Yelm Highway Community Park

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What's happening?

The City hosted an Open House on February 22, 2024 to present an updated Yelm Highway Community Park Master Plan.

You can see the future soccer fields, pickleball courts, playground, basketball courts, off-leash dog area and other amenities in the documents below.

Over the last year City staff have worked to pursue development permits and finalize necessary grant funding to move forward with construction of Phase I. The updated timeline estimates that construction of Phase I will begin early 2026.

Project History

The City of Olympia does not have any soccer fields within the park system. This has been an identified need for over two decades and has been listed as a community priority in the last four adopted Parks, Arts, and Recreation Plans.

In 2014, a Community Park Site Suitability Study was commissioned, and the Yelm Highway Community Park parcel was identified as the best location to develop soccer fields and the long-needed community park. In 2018, the City purchased the property, and then engaged in a public process to develop a master plan from 2019-2022.

What's happening?

The City hosted an Open House on February 22, 2024 to present an updated Yelm Highway Community Park Master Plan.

You can see the future soccer fields, pickleball courts, playground, basketball courts, off-leash dog area and other amenities in the documents below.

Over the last year City staff have worked to pursue development permits and finalize necessary grant funding to move forward with construction of Phase I. The updated timeline estimates that construction of Phase I will begin early 2026.

Project History

The City of Olympia does not have any soccer fields within the park system. This has been an identified need for over two decades and has been listed as a community priority in the last four adopted Parks, Arts, and Recreation Plans.

In 2014, a Community Park Site Suitability Study was commissioned, and the Yelm Highway Community Park parcel was identified as the best location to develop soccer fields and the long-needed community park. In 2018, the City purchased the property, and then engaged in a public process to develop a master plan from 2019-2022.

  • Help name this park!

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    04 Sep 2024

    We’re seeking suggestions to permanently name three important park properties that have not yet been officially named by the City: “The Olympia Armory,” “Yelm Highway Community Park,” and “Kaiser Woods Park.”

    We will be collecting ideas from September 4-27, 2024.

Page last updated: 04 Sep 2024, 09:14 AM