CVC Traveling Guided Walk Event - Olympia Evergreen State College Traveling Guided Walk

Evergreen State College Entrance	The Library
Through the woods	The Longhouse

Event: Olympia Evergreen State College Traveling Guided Walk

ESVA Challenges: That's Entertainment, 39 Counties Second Edition (Thurston)

AVA Special Programs: Step To The Beat

AVA Sanction#/Distance/Rating: SN: 129148 - 2025 - 10K (rated 2C) with 7K option (rated 1B)

Description: The Evergreen State College is the first public four-year college created in Washington in the 20th century. The first day of classes was on October 4, 1971 with 1178 students. The campus contains a large tract of undeveloped land along the Puget Sound waterfront, much of it being second growth evergreen forest, which is of use to the students and faculty of the campus as a research and natural area. The entire campus comprises about 1008 acres, much of it forested land. This total includes 27 acres of southern Puget Sound tidelands. In addition to the main campus, there is also an organic farm.

Walk through the campus on sidewalks and maintained paths with some stairs. The 10K walk includes the campus, the organic farm, a lengthy walk through the woods and down the hill to Eld Inlet (no beach access, but nice views) and up a steep hill (on a paved road) back to the campus, whence the 2C rating. The 7K walk includes the campus, the organic farm and surrounding woods, but no hills of any consequence.

Fall colors on the campus	Seahawk Totem

Start/Finish Times: Register by 9:45 AM on November 6, 2025 ONLY; walk begins at 10:00 AM.

Accessibility/Amenities: Not possible for strollers or wheelchairs. Pets are allowed, but need to be on a leash. Restrooms, coffee, food, and books are available at the college during open hours. If the college is closed, no facilities are likely to be available.

Registration: The registration point is in the parking lot outside Barnes & Noble Books, at 1530 Black Lake Blvd. S.W., Olympia.

Driving drections: From I-5 at Olympia (both Northbound and Southbound), take Exit #104 to US 101 North. Take Black Lake Blvd northbound exit and get into the right lane ASAP. Turn right onto Black Lake Blvd. Take thewhen first right into the Barnes & Noble Books parking lot.

After registering, exit the parking lot to the north onto Cooper Point Road SE, turn left immediately onto Black Lake Blvd. SE, then turn right to get back onto US 101 heading west, then take the first exit onto Evergreen Parkway. Drive several miles north on Evergreen Parkway, eventually passing the College entrance sign. Continue to a roundabout, and turn left into the college. There is a gatehouse outside the parking lot, which may or may not be staffed. If it is, purchase a parking pass and continue on into the parking lot. If it is not staffed, drive on into the parking lot and look for machines which dispense parking passes (credit cards are accepted). In either case, a parking pass is required, as parking is enforced, possibly 24/7. You should allow 3 hours to do the walk when purchasing a parking pass from the machine.

Point of Contact: Perki Sweet at 360-459-8167 or via e-mail to pandpsweet@gmail.com

Walk Start Point: Bus shelter, Evergreen State College, Olympia