Indian Creek Cottonwood & Dmiller Lake via I 5 Trail
3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Indian Creek Cottonwood & Dmiller Lake via I 5 Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Olympia, WA. The route passes Indian Creek Cottonwood before reaching Dmiller Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Indian Creek Cottonwood & Dmiller Lake via I 5 Trail
3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 75–190 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.03330, -122.88460
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:55 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Eastside at 18th [nb] stop 168 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Karen Fraser Woodland Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Indian Creek Cottonwood.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto I 5 Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Dmiller Lake.
- 50 ftReach Indian Creek Cottonwood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Karen Fraser Woodland Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 8:00 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Eastside at 18th [nb] stop 168 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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