This wildlife refuge features more than four miles of wheelchair-accessible trails. The highlight is the Nisqually Estuary Trail. The trail is two miles (one way), and the first mile is a wooden boardwalk or compact gravel. It travels along a wetland, then a boardwalk leads you out over the estuary, where the Nisqually River and McAllister Creek flow into Puget Sound.
It is an incredible place for birding and wildlife appreciation. There aren't many benches, and the estuary trail is fully exposed to the sun, but there are two covered observation decks. The Twin Barns Loop is another accessible boardwalk trail that is partially shaded. All the trails are generally flat and the boardwalks are in decent condition; there are a few boards with up to half-inch thresholds on one side.
