Parks
Research 5 parks within weekend reach of Tacoma, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Tacoma. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Tacoma. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Tacoma, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Point Defiance Park is Old-growth forest park on a Puget Sound peninsula in northwest Tacoma. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Point Defiance Park, about 9 km (6 mi) from Tacoma
Image credit: Image: Crash Dalco / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Flaming Geyser State Park is Riverside state park on the Green River northeast of Tacoma. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Flaming Geyser State Park, about 32 km (20 mi) from Tacoma
Image credit: Image: Steven Pavlov / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alki Beach Park is a beach reachable from Tacoma as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Alki Beach Park, about 37 km (23 mi) from Tacoma
Image credit: Image: Joe Mabel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Golden Gardens Park is a beach reachable from Tacoma as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Golden Gardens Park, about 49 km (30 mi) from Tacoma
Image credit: Image: Joe Mabel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Federation Forest State Park is Old-growth forest park on the White River east of Tacoma. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Federation Forest State Park, about 58 km (36 mi) from Tacoma
Image credit: Image: Bryan Ochalla from Seattle, WA, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0