The best parks & outdoor spots in Tacoma
10 parks & outdoor spots we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.
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Chambers Bay Loop Trail Head
Parks & OutdoorsHike-friendly site for families, solo adventurers and pooches, featuring a sandy beach and a park.
Chambers Bay Loop Trail Head
Parks & OutdoorsHarry Todd Park
Parks & Outdoors17-acre, lakeside destination with a swimming beach & picnic tables, plus a skate park & more.
Harry Todd Park
Parks & OutdoorsPowellsWood Garden
Parks & Outdoors3-acres of serene landscaped gardens nestled in a forest, with paths, a pond, stream & conservatory.
PowellsWood Garden
Parks & OutdoorsSteel Lake Park
Parks & OutdoorsThis 52-acre, lakeside park offers a playground & volleyball pit, plus live summertime concerts.
Steel Lake Park
Parks & OutdoorsAmerican Lake Park
Parks & OutdoorsPopular 5-acre lakefront park featuring a lifeguard-manned swimming beach, playground and picnic areas.
American Lake Park
Parks & OutdoorsKubota Garden
Parks & OutdoorsHilly 20-acre Japanese-style garden dating to 1927, with flowers, ponds, waterfalls & a moon bridge.
Kubota Garden
Parks & OutdoorsSunnyside Beach Park
Parks & OutdoorsPark with 1400 ft. of shoreline plus a playground, volleyball court, trails & picnic facilities.
Sunnyside Beach Park
Parks & OutdoorsFort Steilacoom Park
Parks & OutdoorsLarge area with baseball, softball & soccer fields, plus hiking paths, play sets & a dog park.
Fort Steilacoom Park
Parks & OutdoorsCoastal Farm & Ranch
Parks & OutdoorsOutfitter for farm/ranch supplies offering livestock feed, boots & workwear, tools, stoves & fences.
Coastal Farm & Ranch
Parks & OutdoorsLakewold Gardens
Parks & OutdoorsLandscape designer Thomas Church's 10-acre flora collection includes rare & unusual plants.
Lakewold Gardens
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