Four parks in one day
Green Spaces Trek
Tacoma's park system in a single loop: a Victorian city park, a lake trail, a 700-acre headland and a beach under the Narrows.
Tacoma Trekker original illustration — an artistic interpretation, not a photograph.
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Plan this Trek
- Length
- Full day
- Typical cost
- Free
- Getting around
- driving
- Family
- Good for all ages, with plenty of open ground.
- Accessibility
- Wright Park and parts of Point Defiance are paved; trails elsewhere are unpaved and uneven.
The route
1. Wright Park & Seymour Botanical Conservatory → 2. Tacoma Nature Center → 3. Point Defiance Park → 4. Titlow Park & Beach
Numbered markers follow the stop order below.
- 1
Wright Park & Seymour Botanical Conservatory
StartMorning
Tacoma's Victorian-era city park, with the Seymour Botanical Conservatory at its north end.
Next: Snake Lake is a short drive south-west.
- 2
Tacoma Nature Center
WalkLate morning
An easy loop and boardwalk around Snake Lake.
Next: Point Defiance is about twenty minutes north-west.
- 3
Point Defiance Park
Main stopAfternoon
Gardens, forest trails and Five Mile Drive on a headland above the water. Five Mile Drive has vehicle-free hours — check the current schedule.
Next: Titlow is about twenty minutes south along the west side.
- 4
Titlow Park & Beach
FinishLate afternoon
A beach, lagoon and trails under the Narrows bridges.
Notes
Hours and bookings can change — confirm with each stop before you go.
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