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Lacey, WA Road Trips

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city in Thurston County, Washington, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

4

Longest Drive

325.6 mi

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Quickest Drive

5h 4m

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Lacey, WA by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

57,088

Median Income

$87,277

Median Home Value

$427,900

Median Age

37.7

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Lacey, WA at a Glance

Elevation

203 ft

Area

17 mi²

Sister Cities

Mińsk Mazowiecki

City data from Wikidata (Q970086), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Lacey, WA

Lacey is a city in the southern Puget Sound region in the state of Washington. It is just east of Olympia, Washington state's capital.

1 Panorama Auditorium, 1670 Circle Loop SE. (updated Feb 2026)

1 Cebu Restaurant, 9408 Martin Way E, ☏ +1 360-455-9128. Serves Filipino food in a friendly atmosphere. It's a little bit hard to find - it's in a strip mall next to a gas station. If you're heading east on Martin Way, it's not too far past Marvin Road. 2 Ricardo's, 676 Woodland Square Loop SE. A small Italian bistro. Amazing menu, wine selection and atmosphere.

1 Holiday Inn Express, 4460 3rd Ave SE, ☏ +1 360 491 7985.

Lacey is approximately 60 mi (97 km) south of Seattle and 115 mi (185 km) north of Portland. Lacey is along Interstate 5 (I-5), from exits 107 to 111. 1 Olympia-Lacey Centennial station, 6600 Yelm Hwy SE (Along Yelm Highway SE, past Compton Blvd SE). (updated Sep 2022) Intercity Transit bus route 64 bus travels between the train station and downtown Olympia, which is 7.5mi/12km to the northwest. Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates train service around the United States of America. (updated Mar 2022) Routes stopping at Olympia-Lacey Centennial station: Amtrak Cascades operates between Vancouver, BC and Eugene via Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Everett, Edmonds, Seattle, Tukwila, Tacoma, Lacey (Olympia), Centralia, Kelso (Longview), Vancouver, WA, Portland, Oregon City, Salem, and Albany. There are two round trips daily along the portion between Vancouver and Seattle, four round trips daily along the portion between Seattle and Portland, and two round trips daily along the portion between Portland and Eugene. No train departures travel the whole length of the route. Additional service between Vancouver and Seattle, and between Portland to Eugene are provided on the Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach. Coast Starlight operates daily between Seattle and Los Angeles. Stops include Tacoma, Portland, Eugene, Klamath Falls, Dunsmuir, Redding, Chico, Sacramento, Davis, Martinez, San Francisco (Emeryville), Oakland, San Jose, Salinas, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Van Nuys, and Burbank.

Intercity Transit, ☏ +1 360-786-1881, toll-free: +1-800-287-6348. Operates local buses in and around Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater. Route 620 travels between Olympia and Tacoma via Lacey. (updated Sep 2022)

Travel tips adapted from Lacey on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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