5th Ave. Bridge - Salmon viewing

salmon,

From late August to early October of each year you may want to walk across the Fifth Avenue Bridge in downtown Olympia where you can join a bunch of people leaning on the rail and staring into the water. They are gazing at schools of big chinook salmon, which swim in circles below the fish ladder that leads to Capitol Lake and the Deschutes River. The salmon return every year to the Deschutes and the Tumwater Falls Hatchery. The 5th Avenue Bridge, which crosses the Deschutes River, has a small dam with a fish ladder running through it. The fish ladder on the Budd Inlet side of the dam is a series of 11 steps, each about 1 foot from the next.The salmon run attracts other wildlife gathering to take advantage of the easy pickings the salmon made for them. You’ll likely see harbor seals feeding on the salmon as well as heron, sea gulls and other shore birds. There is a free parking lot by Capitol Lake Park along 5th Avenue. It is small, and likely to be full on a popular viewing day.

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Located in 5th Avenue, Olympia, WA 98501

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