Mission Creek Nature Park

Mission Creek Nature Park is a park in Thurston, Washington. Mission Creek Nature Park is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Lien Hoa Temple, as well as near the playground Play.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Washington State Capitol and Artesian Commons.

Washington State Capitol

Government building

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The Washington State Capitol in Olympia is the home of the government of the state of Washington. It contains the chambers of the Washington State Legislature, offices for the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and state treasurer. Washington State Capitol is situated 2 miles southwest of Mission Creek Nature Park.

Artesian Commons

Park

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Artesian Commons is a 0.2-acre pocket park in downtown Olympia, Washington built in May 2014 around an artesian spring. It is described by the city as Olympia's first urban park. Artesian Commons is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Mission Creek Nature Park.

Providence St. Peter Hospital

Hospital

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Providence St. Peter Hospital is located in the Lilly Road Medical District of Olympia, Washington and is Providence Health & Services’s eleventh largest Washington state hospital. Providence St. Peter Hospital is situated 1½ miles east of Mission Creek Nature Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olympia and Tumwater.

Olympia

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Olympia is the capital of Washington State, and the seat of Thurston County in the South Sound region. The small city of 56,000 has a diverse economic base, and is a breeding ground for alternative culture in the Pacific Northwest, having spawned or influenced many of the region's better-known personalities.

Tumwater

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Tumwater is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 25,350 at the 2020 census. The city is situated near where the Deschutes River enters Budd Inlet, the southernmost point of Puget Sound; it also borders the state capital of Olympia to the north.