Mima Mounds — Saturday, May. 12, 2018

Olympic Peninsula > Olympia

Weather was great for the day. The flowers are definitely past peak bloom, but there are still plenty of nice patches of camas, spring gold, and others through the southern loop section. Also, just in case you are allergic, there are bumblebees that flit around, so be mindful. The northern loop is paved ADA accessible and in excellent condition, the southern loop is basically a well worn path that looks like it was made by ATVs or quads. It's not as smooth as the northern loop, but it's still very accessible and easy going. A couple of things to note, except for a small part of the northern loop on the eastern side of the preserve, there's no shade, so if the sun is out, make sure to have protection - I got a bit toasted. The other is that parking is VERY limited, a few regular spots (a couple of which are 15-minute only) and some room to park smaller vehicles on the shoulder.