Guidebook for Rainier
Everything Else
Ramtha's School of Enlightenment
14507 Yelm Hwy SEWe are close to the school if you are a visiting student.
Sightseeing
Olympia
Great Farmers Market
State Capitol
Puget Sound
Tour the buildings and take in the view of the Puget Sound
20 locals recommend
State Capitol Building [nb] station
Tour the buildings and take in the view of the Puget Sound
Shopping
Yelm
Dining, movies, shopping
An amazing view of Mt Rainier.
Everything you need from cards to prescription. They have a coffee and ice cream shop inside too.
Tim's Pharmacy & Gift Shop
106 1st St SEverything you need from cards to prescription. They have a coffee and ice cream shop inside too.
You can get veggies and beautiful handmade crafts. You can see our really great handblown glass there too!
The market is open year round 10am to 3pm,
April-Oct Thursday to Sunday
Nov & Dec Saturday and Sundays
January - March Saturdays only
93 locals recommend
Olympia Farmers Market
You can get veggies and beautiful handmade crafts. You can see our really great handblown glass there too!
The market is open year round 10am to 3pm,
April-Oct Thursday to Sunday
Nov & Dec Saturday and Sundays
January - March Saturdays only
Drinks & Nightlife
This lounge is in the same building as the local movie theatre...Its a great place for dinner and a drink or just hang out before a movie. Totally not a dive bar! They do trivia night on Tuesday evenings.
7 locals recommend
The Uptown Lounge
201 Prairie Park St NEThis lounge is in the same building as the local movie theatre...Its a great place for dinner and a drink or just hang out before a movie. Totally not a dive bar! They do trivia night on Tuesday evenings.
Food Scene
Artisan pizza and other yummy food....sometimes they have live music.
11 locals recommend
Pizzeria La Gitana - Yelm
309 E Yelm AveArtisan pizza and other yummy food....sometimes they have live music.
Mr Doug's Restaurant
210 NE 103rd AveThe local diner in town, eggs to burgers.
Their food is really great. If you don't want to cook or for lunch. There is no seating.
Simply Organic Cafe & Catering
9144 Burnett Road SoutheastTheir food is really great. If you don't want to cook or for lunch. There is no seating.
Parks & Nature
Mount Rainier
Amazing!
Nice easy walking trails and you can see salmon spawning in the stream.
6 locals recommend
McLane Creek Nature Trail
McLane Creek Nature TrailNice easy walking trails and you can see salmon spawning in the stream.
A nice trail down and up the Deschutes River near the old brewery. Great water falls.
73 locals recommend
Tumwater Falls Park
110 Deschutes Way SWA nice trail down and up the Deschutes River near the old brewery. Great water falls.
Longmire Community Park
16820 Canal Rd SEPlayground for kids and fields