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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.

Confirm hours and bookings directly with each stop before you go.

At a glance

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. 1

    Wright Park & Seymour Botanical Conservatory

    Start

    Morning

    Tacoma's Victorian-era city park, with the Seymour Botanical Conservatory at its north end.

    Next: Snake Lake is a short drive south-west.

    Directions
  2. 2

    Tacoma Nature Center

    Walk

    Late morning

    An easy loop and boardwalk around Snake Lake.

    Next: Point Defiance is about twenty minutes north-west.

    Directions
  3. 3

    Point Defiance Park

    Main stop

    Afternoon

    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.

    Directions
  4. 4

    Titlow Park & Beach

    Finish

    Late afternoon

    A beach, lagoon and trails under the Narrows bridges.

    Directions

Notes

Wright Park is the oldest of the four, with a conservatory at one end. Tacoma Nature Center adds an easy loop around Snake Lake in the middle of the city. Point Defiance Park is the big one — gardens, forest trails and Five Mile Drive — and Titlow Park & Beach finishes the day on the water under the Narrows bridges. Five Mile Drive has vehicle-free hours; check the current schedule if you plan to drive it.

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