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Glacial Heritage Preserve
From I-5
- Take exit 95 and head West on Maytown road toward the town of Littlerock.
- Follow Maytown Rd until you reach the stop sign at Littlerock Elementary. Continue straight onto 128th street and continue straight until ‘T’ at Mima/Waddel Creek rd.
- At ‘T’ take a left and follow Mima creek road for 2.7 miles.
- You will see small tractor sign followed shortly by a gravel road and brown sign marking Glacial Heritage preserve.
- Take a left onto the unmarked gravel road.
- Follow road around corner and through white gate.
Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve
From I-5
- Drive south on I-5 to to exit 95.
- Get onto Maytown Road heading west and proceed for three miles to Littlerock. Continue straight through a stop sign on Littlerock Road, and where it turns left, continue straight again onto 128th Avenue.
- After 0.7 miles, arrive at a T intersection. Turn right onto Waddell Creek Road and continue 0.8 mile.
- A sign for Mima Mounds Natural Area is on the left. Turn here and continue into the second parking area, where there are bathrooms available.
From I-5:
- Take exit 95 and go straight (west) on Maytown Rd.
- Take the first left (south) onto Case Rd.
- For the North unit, go 4.5 miles—the parking lot will be on west side.
- For the South unit, go 5.2 miles and turn west (right) on 180th, then follow 180th to the end of the road (keep right). Jog right, then quickly left into the parking area. We park at the far end.
- Additional walk-in gates to the South unit are located on 183rd along the south boundary of the Recreation Area. Parking is easiest along the road frontage at the historic site opposite the cemetery.
