Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
Explore the best best camping spots & outdoor adventures options for kids and families in Tacoma
Tacoma Nature Center
Preserve featuring wetlands & forests. A 71-acre tract of wetlands & forest around Snake Lake, featuring trails & a visitors center.
Cummings Park
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Browns Point Lighthouse Park
Scenic spot for tours, fishing & picnics. Waterfront park for picnics, with a storied lightkeeper's cottage open for tours or overnight stays.
Wapato Park
Leafy lakeside strolling & recreation. Urban park featuring a woodland area, a lake, walking trail & dog park, plus a historic pergola.
Dash Point Park & Pier
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Dash Point Beach
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Point Defiance Park
Hiking, forests & a zoo/aquarium. Large park with the Point Defiance zoo & aquarium, hikes in an old-growth forest, gardens & beaches.
Camp Kilworth
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West Hylebos Wetlands Park
With multiple trails & boardwalks. Large, lush park with a network of trails & boardwalks through wetlands (no dogs or bikes allowed).
Chambers Creek Regional Park
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Five Mile Lake Park
Waterfront area for outdoor recreation. Lakeside place with a beach & fishing dock, plus a playground, baseball field & tennis courts.
Wolf Camp and the Conservation College
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Sunrise Beach Park
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Donkey Creek Park
Viewing platforms for salmon & a trail. Green space offering a salmon-bearing stream & viewing platforms, plus benches, restrooms & a trail.
Sun Outdoors Gig Harbor
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Wildwood Park
Forested site with play & picnic areas. 80-acre grounds with many tree-studded picnic areas, trails, a playground, 2 ball fields & more.
Saltwater State Park
Waterfront area with camping & more. This park on the shores of Puget Sound has campsites, volleyball courts & an artificial reef.
Game Farm Wilderness Park
Year-round camping & a disc golf course. Set within 72 acres, the grounds offer year-round group camping sites & an 18-hole disc golf course.
AYH Ranch Campground & Lodging
Rustic, Western-style retreat. Enduring, Old West-style campground with seasonal tee-pee & tent sites & a year-round log cabin.
Camp Long
High & low ropes courses amid the trees. Forested ropes course facility featuring both low & high platforms, bridges, swings & wobbly steps.
Cormorant Cove
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Schmitz Preserve Park
Forested park with trails & wildlife. Tranquil, 53.1-acre park with hiking paths & nature watching among old-growth forest.
Alki Adventure Camp
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Lake Boren Park
Lakeside spot for strolling & playing. Local park with walking paths, a kids' play area, picnic shelters, a fishing dock & athletic courts.
Hamilton Viewpoint Park
Outdoor area with water & mountain views. A scenic, urban park with city, harbor, bay & mountain vistas, plus wooded areas.
Enatai Beach Park
Park for picnics, swimming & kayaking. Lakefront park with a dock offering swimming & a picnic area, plus seasonal kayak & canoe rentals.
Seven Hills Park
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Moss Bay
Kayak & paddleboard rentals plus tours. Waterfront company providing kayak & paddleboard rentals, private tours, lessons & children’s camps.
Interlaken Park
Wooded area for biking, hiking & jogging. 51.7-acre city park featuring paths & trails for bikers, hikers & joggers in a densely wooded area.
Kelsey Creek Park
Play equipment & a farm with animals. This 150-acre park with a playground & trails also features a farm with programs, tours & animals.
Discovery Park
534-acres of wilderness. Seattle's largest green space features miles of rugged trails & beaches, plus views of the Sound.
Miyar Adventures
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Union Bay Natural Area
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Doris Cooper Houghton Beach Park
Water-focused recreational destination. Scenic waterfront recreational area drawing locals for volleyball games, swimming & kayaking.
Bridle Trails State Park
Woodsy trails & horse-show grounds. Forested 482-acre park with horse-show grounds & many walking & equestrian trails; no bikes allowed.
Fay Bainbridge Park
Small marine camping park on Puget Sound. 17-acre beachfront park with picnic shelters, a kayak launch, campsites & views of Puget Sound.
Tolt-MacDonald Park & Campground
Camping, hiking & picnicking destination. This 574-acre park on the Snoqualmie & Tolt rivers is a popular spot for camping, hiking & picnics.
Meadowdale Beach Park
Public area with trails & beach access. Open from early until dusk, this park has forest trails, picnic tables & shelters & beach access.
Beach Camp at Sunset Bay
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Picnic Point Park
Scenic beach with picnicking facilities. Beach boasting scenic views of Puget Sound & Whidbey Island plus picnic tables & charcoal cookers.
High Trek Summer Camps - Seattle's Outdoor Adventure Day Camp
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High Trek Adventures
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Hauge Homestead Park
Park with a pier & waterfront access. Quaint lakeside park with children's play areas, picnic tables & a fishing pier.
Thornton A. Sullivan Park
Lakeside preserve with nature trails. This 35-acre lakeside park features swimming, limited boating, a playground & wooded trails.
Green Lantern Park
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Kasch Park
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Skydive Snohomish
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Mukilteo Beach
Cozy beach with stunning sunset views. Tranquil beach known for its expansive views of the sound & neighboring islands.
Ferguson Park
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