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921 Ferguson Road
Ellensburg, WA 98926
waparks.org/parks/olmstead-place/

Located off Interstate 90 in Northwestern Washington, Olmstead Place State Park makes a nice road trip picnic stop. The GPS directions will take you to the old barn, but continue along Ferguson Road to the next driveway for the picnic area. There’s no striping in the small paved lot, but that’s OK because you’ll most likely have it to yourself. There are accessible vault toilets in the parking area, and a level gravel path leads over to several picnic tables on the grass. They aren’t any accessible tables, but there’s room at the end for wheelchairs. There’s a little freeway noise, but it’s a nice departure from the rest area picnic tables. And it’s not crowded.

After lunch feel free to browse around the old homestead. The site is level and there are some gravel pathways but you’ll have to roll over the grass to get to a number of the buildings. There are a lot of farm out buildings as well as the old homestead to peruse. The barn area is also worth a look, and if you can’t manage the pathway, then it’s a short easy roll down Ferguson to get to it. There’s not much traffic on Ferguson, so it’s pretty safe. There’s a sizable display of farm implements next to the barn, and a decorative quilt square adorns the front. It’s a nice picnic spot, and a great place to dodge the crowds.