A century of summers   ·   1926–2026Black Lake, Olympia, Washington
Columbus ParkOn Black Lake · Since 1926

A look around Columbus Park

The lake.
The little moments.

Columbus Park photos: waterfront afternoons, shady corners and places to gather. Take a closer look through the seasons and the years.

Open any photo to see the full image. Some photographs show earlier park settings; activities and facilities may change.

See where it all fits

A wooden bench at Columbus Park faces Black Lake across a green lawn, with flowering branches overhead.
A place beside the lake
Flowering trees, a bench and picnic tables stand on the lawn beside Black Lake.
Spring on Black Lake
Visitors gather on the grassy bank and swim near the dock at Black Lake.
Days at the beach
A picnic table sits in a shaded dirt clearing beside a narrow wooded creek.
A shaded clearing
Picnic tables stand in a shaded clearing under tall trees.
Among the trees
A small footbridge crosses a wooded creek beside a grassy clearing.
Creekside paths
A decorated picnic table with red, white and blue balloons overlooks the lake.
Gather by the water
Rows of picnic tables sit on a sunny lawn shaded by mature trees.
Room for a picnic
A long open-sided pavilion shelters picnic tables beside a grassy lawn.
Under the pavilion
Picnic tables sit beneath a small open-sided shelter with the lake behind it.
A lakeside shelter
A timber-sided kitchen building has a covered entrance, green roof and serving windows.
The kitchen building
A red swing frame stands in a gravel play area bordered by trees.
Time to play
An open grassy recreation field is bordered by trees, with play equipment and a covered structure in the distance.
Open space
Children and adults fish and gather along the shore of Black Lake beside picnic tables and a dock.
Fishing Day on the shore
A black-and-white photograph shows people on the beach and in the water in front of lakeside buildings.
From the park archives
A black-and-white photograph shows cars on a wooded lane beneath a Columbus Park sign.
An earlier entrance

Columbus Park photos to picture your next visit.

A picnic, a weekend under the trees, or a gathering by the lake.

Contact the park

Find your way around.

The campground map the office hands out to campers. Read the map in text or open it full size ↗. Confirm your assigned site with the office.

Columbus Park campground map, 2026: numbered campsites, the office, beach, kitchens, restrooms, parking and the creek beside Black Lake. A text description is on the park map page.