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Millersylvania State Park
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Park Overview
 Millersylvania
State Park is an 842-acre camping park with 3,300 feet of freshwater shoreline
on Deep Lake. The park, filled with trails, is abundant in old-growth cedar and
fir trees. Millersylvania was constructed almost entirely by hand in 1935 by the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
A vehicle parking permit is no longer required for day visits.
Park Hours Summer: 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Winter: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The park is open year round for camping and day use.
Camping:
Check-in time, 2:30 p.m.
Check-out time, 1 p.m.
Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Driving Directions Located ten miles south of Olympia, Wash., on the
state's western side.
From I-5:
Take exit #95. Drive east, and follow signs to park (about three miles northeast
of the freeway).
Picnic Facilities The park provides four kitchen shelters with electricity,
plus 125 unsheltered and 30 sheltered picnic tables.
Kitchen #1 and #3 are reservable shelters containing a wood stove, grill, sink
and outlets; kitchen #1 also has a fire place. The structures accommodates up to
250 people. To reserve, call (888) CAMPOUT or (888) 226-7688.
Kitchen shelters #2 has a wood stove, grill, sink and outlets and accommodates
up to 100 people, available on a first-come, first-served basis with no use fee.
See "Group Accommodations" for shelter #4.
Activities
| Trails |
Water Activities |
Other |
- 8.6 mi. Hiking Trails
- 7.6 mi. Bike Trails
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- Boating (freshwater)
- Boating (freshwater, non-motorized)
- 1 boat ramp (freshwater)
- 100 feet of dock (freshwater)
- Fishing (freshwater)
- Swimming (freshwater)
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- 1 Amphitheater
- Bird Watching
- 3 Fire Circles
- 3 Horseshoe pits
- Interpretive Activities
- Mountain Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
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For use of the horseshoe pits, please bring your own horseshoes.
There is a fishing dock at the boat-launch area. Fishing is seasonal. Check
fishing regulations for opening and closing dates each year.
The park has a one-mile exercise trail.
Boating FeaturesThe park provides one boat ramp and 100 feet of dock. This is a
hand-type boat launch, for small craft only. Deep Lake has a speed limit of 5
mph.
Featured Creatures
| Mammals |
Birds |
Fish & Sea Life |
- Chipmunks
- Coyotes
- Deer or Elk
- Marten
- Muskrats
- Otters
- Rabbits
- Raccoons
- Skunks
- Squirrels
- Weasels
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- Crows or Ravens
- Doves or Pigeons
- Ducks
- Eagles
- Geese
- Grouse
- Gulls
- Hawks
- Herons
- Hummingbirds
- Jays
- Ospreys
- Owls
- Woodpeckers
- Wrens
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- Bass
- Bluegill
- Bullhead
- Catfish
- Perch
- Trout
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Environmental Features
| Physical Features |
Plant Life |
Special |
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- Cedar
- Douglas Fir
- Hemlock
- Spruce
- Alder
- Apple
- Ash
- Maple
- Foxglove
- Lupines
- Rhododendron
- Berries
- Ferns
- Moss or Lichens
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History The park was originally called "Miller's Glade" by the Miller family,
who once owned the property. The family later changed the name to "Millersylvania,"
meaning "wooded glade." The park's 842 acres were homesteaded by Squire Lathum
in 1855 before being sold to John Miller. Miller's family gave the property to
the state in 1921, stipulating that the land must forever be used as a park.
Millersylvania's buildings were constructed in 1935 almost entirely by hand by
the Civilian Conservation Corps. Relics of a narrow-gauge railroad, and several
skid roads used in the 1800s by the logging industry, remain on park grounds.
Stumps of trees still carry notch scars where springboards supported brawny
loggers. |
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