Tacoma, Pierce County, WA

Places to go in Tacoma

26 scouted venues — the coffee shops, restaurants, parks, and hidden corners we think are worth your time.

Bresemann Forest

Outdoors

Bresemann Forest

Destination for nature walks on various trails in a tranquil forest setting with a small creek.

Military Road &, Bresemann Blvd, Parkland, WA 98444, USA

Chambers Bay Loop Trail Head

Outdoors

Chambers Bay Loop Trail Head

Chambers Bay Walk, University Place, WA 98466, USA

Chambers Creek Regional Park

Outdoors

Chambers Creek Regional Park

6320 Grandview Dr W, University Place, WA 98466, USA

Dash Point State Park

Outdoors

Dash Point State Park

Park offering 400 acres on Puget Sound for swimming, camping, hiking, biking & hand-launched boats.

5700 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA 98023, USA

Dickman Mill Park

Outdoors

Dickman Mill Park

2423 Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA

Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park

Outdoors

Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park

5361 Yacht Club Rd, Tacoma, WA 98407, USA

Flaming Geyser State Park

Outdoors

Flaming Geyser State Park

480-acre park with river access featuring 2 geysers, hiking trails & a model-airplane flying area.

23700 SE Flaming Geyser Rd, Auburn, WA 98092, USA

Jack Hyde Park

Outdoors

Jack Hyde Park

2201 Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA

Judge Jack Tanner Park

Outdoors

Judge Jack Tanner Park

3427 Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA

Kandle Park

Outdoors

Kandle Park

City park offering playgrounds, skate dots, picnic sites, a community garden & an outdoor pool.

2323 N Shirley St, Tacoma, WA 98407, USA

Marine View Park

Outdoors

Marine View Park

This 27-acre woodlands nature area has shaded hiking trails & a steep path to a sandy shoreline.

20945 Marine View Dr SW, Normandy Park, WA 98166, USA

Owen Beach

Outdoors

Owen Beach

Waterfront park with picnic shelters, grills, kayak rentals & views of Vashon Island.

Owen Beach, 5605 Owen Beach Rd, Tacoma, WA 98407, USA

Point Defiance Park

Outdoors

Point Defiance Park

Large park with the Point Defiance zoo & aquarium, hikes in an old-growth forest, gardens & beaches.

5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA 98407, USA

Puget Creek Natural Area

Outdoors

Puget Creek Natural Area

N Lawrence St &, Alder Way, Tacoma, WA 98407, USA

Rose Garden

Outdoors

Rose Garden

8F3M+R4R, 5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA 98407, USA

Ruston Way Park

Outdoors

Ruston Way Park

Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA 98407, USA

Sequalitchew Creek Trail Head

Outdoors

Sequalitchew Creek Trail Head

Sequalitchew Creek Trail, DuPont, WA 98327, USA

Soos Creek Trail

Outdoors

Soos Creek Trail

Wooded park with a playground, picnic shelter & BBQs, plus paved walking/biking trails & restrooms.

Kent, WA 98042, USA

Swan Creek Park

Outdoors

Swan Creek Park

Park with trails for walking & mountain biking, a community garden, wooded canyon & upland forests.

2820 Pioneer Way E, Tacoma, WA 98404, USA

Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Park

Outdoors

Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Park

Waterfront park created as an appeasement for the violent expulsion of Chinese residents in 1885.

1741 N Schuster Pkwy, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA

Tacoma Narrows Park

Outdoors

Tacoma Narrows Park

1502 Lucille Pkwy NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335, USA

Thea's Park

Outdoors

Thea's Park

535 Dock St, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA

Titlow Park

Outdoors

Titlow Park

75-acre park with extensive beach frontage, a kids' spray park, playgrounds, trails & tennis courts.

8425 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA 98465, USA

W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory

Outdoors

W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory

Victorian conservatory in Wright Park with a big historical greenhouse housing 500+ plant species.

316 S G St, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA