Nature Sleuths

Join the hunt for hidden treasure! Not the lost coins of yesteryear but something far older. Grab your gear and set out solo or with other adventurous explorers. This all-ages, family-friendly treasure hunt will take you through old-growth forests, hidden urban gems, beaver ponds, marine beaches, and much more!

Using the GooseChase app on your tablet or smartphone, explore and sleuth your way through one or many missions at 21 beautiful parks located in Thurston County.

Play along with the Goose Chase app and complete each park’s mission to receive a park-specific Nature Sleuth sticker and be entered into a drawing for cool prizes! The more missions you complete, the higher your chances are to win!

Participating Parks:

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Estuary Boardwalk

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Twin Barns

Black Lake Meadows Reserve

Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls

Burfoot County Park

Darlin Creek Preserve

Decatur Woods

East Bay Public Plaza

Grass Lake Reserve

Hawks Prairie Ponds

Kenneydell Park

LBA Park

McLane Creek Nature Trail: Forest Walk

McLane Creek Nature Trail: Wetland Walk

Millersylvania State Park

Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve

Mission  Creek Nature Park

Nisqually Reach Nature Center -Part 1-Tide Prediction

Pioneer Park

Randall Preserve

Squaxin Park (Priest Point Park): Ellis Cove Forest Trail

Squaxin Park (Priest Point Park): Flora Vista Beach Trail

The Evergreen State College Beach

Tolmie State Park

Tumwater Historical Park

Watershed Park

William Ives Trail

Wonderwood Park

Woodard Bay Conservation Area

Woodland Creek Community Park

Yauger Park