The Jungle (Olympia, Washington)

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The Jungle is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) homeless encampment in Olympia, Washington that has existed since c. 2016. It has been described as one of the largest encampments in the state of Washington, and as of 2026, it is estimated to contain hundreds of campers. The majority of the encampment is private property owned by a development corporation; some of the area is city property, and some is State of Washington property adjacent to Interstate 5. According to Olympia Mayor Dontae Payne, the encampment was the city's only major encampment at the beginning of 2026. In 2018, a socialist candidate for a Tumwater City Council vacancy used their organization of a cleanup at the camp, which they called Jungle of Hope, and desire to appropriate the property, as campaign information on Change.org. In 2019, Seattle television station KIRO-TV reported on homeless people digging up erosion control material and tunneling under Interstate 5 at the encampment. A Seattle television station reported that violence...

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