Name: Kennedy Creek Letterboxes (3)
Location: West of Olympia Washington
County: Mason (county line)
Placed 01/19/03 By Hoopoe (scribenbirder@msn.com)

Kennedy Creek is a small Dept of Fish and Wildlife area devoted to
education of citizens about the salmon and the habitat. Peak season
for a visit is late October through November. This facility is used
for school education so may be busy during this time. However, it
is a very nice venue anytime.

Visit www.wa.gov/wdfw/fish/chum/viewingchum_kennedy.htm to learn
about this venue, and to read more about fish culture and populations
in Puget Sound.

Nearby Letterboxes abound in the greater Olympia, Thurston County
area. Fudrick's "Frye Cove" boxes at the Steamboat Island Rd. exit
are closest.

Driving directions: From I-5 in Olympia take exit 104 (Aberdeen,
Shelton, Ocean Beaches) westbound. Watch for the whimsical Bovine
Family on the south (left) side of the road. After you spot them
will be the junction of Hwy 101 and Hwy 8. Continue on Hwy 101 to
milepost 356; be in the left hand lane to make a left hand turn at
this point. This road crossing will be after a gradual right hand
turn and you will just start to see the water of the Kennedy Creek /
Puget Sound confluence. Turn left across the highway onto the Old
Olympic Highway. Continue on this loop road for 0.7 mile to a gravel
road on the right. A sign "Kennedy Creek" will be on a tree high on
the right. The road has a gate and there might be a sign posting the
road as closed. While there is logging activity at this time, it is
permissible to pass. On weekday visits be aware and prepared to
stop. Drive 0.5 mile. As you pass through the power line clearing
and past another smaller gate swing right into a parking area that
has two stone circles in the middle. You have arrived.

These boxes were placed for a Boy Scout event and there are boxes by
other South Puget Sound LBrs here. We hope you enjoy your visit.

Salmonberry

Salmonberry was so named as it was widely used by the local people to
cut the oils in preserved salmon. Many fruits were used in this
fashion.