Family
Point Defiance Family Trek
A family-paced day around Point Defiance and the Ruston waterfront.
Confirm hours and bookings directly with each stop before you go.
At a glance
- Length
- Full day
- Typical cost
- Admission plus food
- Getting around
- mixed
- Family
- Built for families.
- Accessibility
- Paved paths at the main stops; beach access is over uneven ground in places.
The route
- 1
Point Defiance Park
StartMorning
Enter through the park gates — everything on this Trek sits inside or beside the park.
Next: The zoo entrance is inside the park.
- 2
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Main stopMorning
Plan on a few hours if you want the aquarium as well as the animals.
Next: Drive or walk on through the park to the fort.
- 3
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
MuseumEarly afternoon
A reconstructed Hudson's Bay Company post with costumed interpreters.
Next: Head downhill toward the beach.
- 4
Owen Beach
BeachAfternoon
Saltwater beach with a paved promenade and picnic space.
Next: About ten minutes' drive south to Proctor.
- 5
Pacific Northwest Shop
ShoppingLate afternoon
Northwest-made gifts in the Proctor District.
Next: A block away on North 26th.
- 6
The Blue Mouse Theatre
FinishEvening
A 1920s neighbourhood cinema — check the schedule before you count on it.
Notes
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