LOCAL AREAS
ASHFORD AREA
Ashford Park
trails, views, hills/woodsy fields.
🔸 Closed during winter but can park outside & walk in.
🐶 Doggie Friendly.
✨ Easy Parking / Access - Never Busy
Longmire
trails, forest, bridge, river views
🔸 Inside Mt. Rainier National Park / Nisqually Entrance
💵 $30 Day Entrance Fee
❌ Dogs not allowed.
✨ Busy Fri-Sun & Chains required to be carried Nov 1st - May 1st.
Skate Creek
mountain views, river access, forest/woodsy vibes.
🔸 Best on weekdays and typically has campers during summer months
🐶 Doggie Friendly.
❌ NO Restrooms available.
❌ NOT stroller friendly.
Nisqually River
river, bridge views, beach, trains
🔸 Not always accessible - depends on river level
🐶 Doggie Friendly.
✨ Requires a short walk through a trail from parking to beach/river
EATONVILLE AREA
Around Town
small town vibes, small shops, colorful walls
🔸 Easy Parking, & prepare to walk around town
🐶 Doggie Friendly.
✨ Stroller Friendly
Alder Lake
lake access, views, cliffs
🔸 can get really crowded during summer months
so best on weekdays or off season
🐶 Doggie Friendly.
💵 Parking fee of $5 on weekends Memorial Day – Labor Day.
Bud Blancher Trail
Trails, Fields, Bridge, River Access
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Doggie Friendly.
✨ Stroller Friendly
Nisqually Park
Trails, Forest, Flowers, Grassy areas
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Doggie Friendly.
✨ Stroller Friendly
💵 Discover Pass or $10 Day use fee to park
Pack Forest
Trails, woodsy forest, clearings
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Tanwax Chapel
open field & mountain view
🔸 easy parking
Smallwood Park
woodsy, open grassy area, river, small pond
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Doggie Friendly.
Sunny Beach
alder lake, views, stumps & open fields
❌ Best on weekdays or off season
gets crowded on sunny days
❗️ Closed during winter but can park outside & walk in.
🐶 Doggie Friendly.
PUYALLUP AREA
(Puyallup, Graham, Sumner, Orting, Bonney lake)
Frontier Park
woodsy forest trails
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed doggie Friendly.
Meridian Habitat Park
trails, fields, flowers
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed doggie Friendly.
✨ Stroller Friendly
Van Lierop Park
fields, flowers, mountain view
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🔸 can get very busy on weekends during lupine season (May + June)
🐶 Leashed doggie Friendly.
✨ Stroller Friendly
LEWIS COUNTY AREA
(Morton, Randle, Packwood, Mossyrock, Onalaska, Chehalis, Centralia)
Riffe Lake
fields, mountain views, creek & lake
🔸 Short easy walk
✨ Rarely ever busy - we usually have the place to ourselves
🐶 Doggie Friendly.
Carlisle Park
trails, fields, flowers, lake, forest
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed doggie Friendly.
✨ Stroller Friendly
Cowlitz Falls Park
grassy, lake, mountain views
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed doggie Friendly.
TACOMA AREA
(Tacoma, University Place, Lakewood, Parkland, Dupont, Steilacoom)
Chambers Bay
Trails, Fields, views of the sound, bridge, beach access, concrete structures.
🔸 Can get busy on warm summer days, making parking & weekends hard - so best on weekdays during summer.
✨ Stroller friendly and easy walking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Owen Beach
woodsy trails, beach access, forest, buildings
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed doggie Friendly.
✨ Stroller Friendly
P.D. Rose Garden
flowers, garden, pagoda
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
Wright Park
fall color, arboretum, trails
✨ Stroller friendly and easy walking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Cross Park
fields, trails
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Fort Steilacoom
fields, whimsical, pond, trees, barns.
🔸 easy parking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
THURSTON COUNTY AREA
(Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, Tennis, Rainier)
Deschutes Falls Park
Trails, Fields, River, Waterfalls, Woodsy areas
🔸 Waterfall area best for older kiddos, but fields & trail area are great for all
✨ Somewhat stroller friendly and easy walking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Pioneer Park
trails, river access , great fall colors
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed doggie Friendly.
Squaxin Park
nature trails, beach access, flowers
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Nisqually Wildlife Refuge
trails, barn, views
✨ Stroller friendly and easy walking
💵 #3 Entrance Fee per 4 adults / kids under 16 free
Burfoot Park
nature trails & beach
🔸 easy parking, and easy walk
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Mima Mounds
fields, flowers, views
🔸 easy parking/walking
🔸 Gate closes at 5pm sharp - so morning mid day shoots only
💵 Discover Pass required for parking
SOUTH KING COUNTY AREA
(Black Diamond, Enumclaw, Ravensdale, Auburn, Des Moines, Maple Valley, Kent)
Flaming Geyser Park
open fields, river, trails
🔸 Easy parking/walking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
💵 Discover Pass required for parking
Kanaskat-Palmer State Park
woodsy, river, trails
🔸 Easy parking/walking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
💵 Discover Pass required for parking
Lake Wilderness Park
lake, flat trails
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
✨ Stroller friendly and easy walking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Nolte State Park
woodsy, green, lake
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
💵 Discover Pass required for parking
Clark Lake Park
trails, boardwalk, lake views, fields
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Saltwater State Park
beach , trails, wooden bridge
🔸 easy parking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
💵 Discover Pass required for parking
EAST KING COUNTY AREA
(North Bend, Issaquah, Snoqualmie, Sammamish )
Rattlesnake Lake
mountain views, lake access/views, stumps.
🔸 Can get busy on warm summer days, making parking & weekends difficult
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Snoqualmie Point Park
views of snoqualmie valley mt si, open area
🔸 easy parking, and a short easy walk
🐶 Leashed doggie Friendly.
💵 Lower parking is Free but upper lot requires Discover Pass
Tanner Landing
fields, flowers, views, river access
🔸 easy parking / walking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Meadowbrook Farm
lush meadow, view of mt si
✨ Easy parking/ walking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Tollgate Farm Park
walking trails, views, barn, open fields
🔸 easy parking / walking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.
Reinig Bridge / Three Forks Natural
iconic bridge, open field, views
🔸 easy parking
🐶 Leashed Doggie Friendly.