Percival Landing Park

Percival Landing Park
Interactive map of Park location
TypeMunicipal (Olympia)
LocationOlympia, Washington
Coordinates47°02′48″N 122°54′15″W / 47.04667°N 122.90417°W / 47.04667; -122.90417
Area3.38 acres (13,700 m2)
Operated byCity of Olympia, Washington
StatusOpen all year
WebsiteOfficial City Website

Percival Landing Park is a public park in Olympia, Washington, located on the southern most tip of Puget Sound.[1]

History

Percival Dock with "Capital City" steamboat, circa 1900.

Named after a former commercial steamship wharf, the park is a well-known maritime landmark in the Pacific Northwest. Built by Sam Percival in 1860, the wharf operated for several decades, and was torn down and replaced several times during that period.[2][3]

The first phase of Percival Landing Park was completed and opened in 1977, with the second phase opened in 1985, and the third phase in 1988.

The former Unocal Tank Farm site was acquired by the City of Olympia in 1996, and is now an open lawn.

In November 2009, the park underwent structural repairs and was intermittently closed.[4] As of 2022, additional repairs are in consideration.[5]

Features

A view of the Washington State Capitol and Percival Landing.

The park features picnic areas, public art, boat moorage and a playground. A 0.9-mile (1.4 km) boardwalk extends along the eastern shoreline of the West Bay of Budd Inlet from the Fourth Avenue Bridge to Thurston Avenue.

Plinths throughout the park display annual selections of sculptures by local artists and the community votes for the one to purchase for permanent display.[6][7]

The park features a carved Orca by Olympia artist Joe Tougas, who competed an identical work for Yashiro, Japan, Olympia's sister city.[8]

There are several events held annually at Percival Landing Park, including Harbor Days and "Sand in the City", as well as the Wooden Boat Festival.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Percival Landing". Experience Olympia. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Percival Landing". City of Olympia. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "City of Olympia's Historic Places: Percival Landing", Thurston Regional Planning Council. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
  4. ^ "Percival Landing repairs to finish by Jan. 15". The Olympian. November 27, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  5. ^ Vinson, Ty (September 30, 2022). "Olympia's Percival Landing needs a makeover. The city needs a plan and funding first". The Olympian. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  6. ^ "Percival Plinth Project". City of Olympia. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  7. ^ "Story Map Shortlist". ArcGIS Olympia's Percival Plinth Project. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  8. ^ Stevenson, S.B. (1985) Olympia, Tumwater and Lacey: A pictorial history. Donning Publishers. p 221.
  9. ^ "Olympia Wooden Boat Fair 2025 | Boat Festival & Events". Experience Olympia. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
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