Point Defiance Park

This is a very beautiful park with trails for walkers and dogs. Lots of group cold dip on the beach. Some areas are cordoned off to cars, so walkers and bikers and runners have the whole road to themselves. There is a large rose garden and dahlias collection. I go there every weekend and I am always impressed. The facilities are well maintained

We visited the park and walked down to Owens beach. What a magically beautiful green space to enjoy Earth.

This place is SOOOO beautiful! I actually Googled it and gathered historical information about this place.

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/special-reports/article25853656.html

We saw a bunch of things jumping out of the water, but I wasn't able to verify what it was. This park is absolutely beautiful. If I lived here, I would probably be here fishing frequently. We didn't have a bunch of time because our flight leaves tonight. The children really enjoyed playing on the slide, the bathrooms were clean, and the trees are to die for! I love this place

Splendid park! On a sunny summer day in June the rose garden was in full bloom, the garden looked and smelled lovely. Every color of rose blossomed in tall hedges encircling a central gazebo. I'm not sure if I've ever seen so many types of roses all together before. Info about the roses and garden was helpfully located on a couple signs next to the gazebo. Shout out to the park gardeners and Tacoma Rose Society for their efforts!

Located on the tip of Ruston in the Tacoma area, this is a jewel of a public resource and very well maintained. The grounds are expansive and like other reviewers mention, something for everyone--from gardens, walking trails, a zoo, beaches (pebbly), to water and nature activities, picnic areas, and a set of very long slides, many areas along the water with views of the surrounding shores and a glimpse of Mount Rainier on a clear day.

At Owen Beach they have a modern pavilion facility available for rental for private events, kayak rental, and long shoreline along the water where people can sun bathe and also enjoy the water. There was a fair amount of people there on a Friday afternoon, about half the parking lot was filled, and there is a LOT of parking (no pun intended) compared to what I've seen at other local parks. The parking spaces are located along a hill incline so if you're parking closer to the entrance of the beach area (ie, further from the beach itself), that can mean quite a trudge back upwards on your way out.

While I didn't have a chance to check out the zoo and slides yet, I'd gladly check these out if I go back!

My husband's stepmom drove us through this park. It's so lush and green with all the ferns and moss. Right in the city is a park with a whole forest with a walking trail, a beach, a Japanese garden, a flower garden and a zoo and aquarium and the only thing you have to pay for is for the zoo and aquarium. We stopped by the flower garden and saw beautiful dahlias as big as your head, banana leaf trees and a doe as we were leaving the park. Overall, a quieter visit compared to Seattle.

Just a fabulous park. Massive, with something for everyone. We stopped by to check it out recently when passing through and were quite impressed.

Short on time, we ended up just walking the beach from Owen's (where we hung out a bit to watch deer feeding) to the viewpoint. We'd hoped to go on but access stopped at that point. On that day there were pretty regular, albeit minor, slides coming off of the cliffs behind us. It was a little nervy, but I'm certainly glad we did as we were treated to viewings of eagles and seals near the point.

Clearly there's a lot to take in and do at this park. We'd love to stop by again the next time we're nearby. Animal and nature heaven for sure.

Gorgeous gardens, enormous trees, extensive walking trails, waterfront and pebble beach, folks of all ages, no fee... an enviable city park.

Point Defiance advertising for a Facilities Manager. During the process of applying, as a Veteran I felt dismissed. 8 years, active duty, 2 years reserve, Honorable discharge and I felt totally dismissed by a government program. USN.
17 years old good enough to put life on the line during Beruit, Iraq and PanamaUn fit for interview.

Beautiful scenery and quiet place to enjoy your day. We grew up going here as kids and love it still. They have a zoo, beach, Japanese Garden, playgrounds, duck pond, trails, and a cool Fort. Definitely check it out

Came here without a plan. Our gang was parked in queue with other people while waiting to be loaded on a ferry going to Vashon Island. I badly need to pee and boom - found a gem!

It's a nice big park with lush green fields and foliage are swaying. I have not explored the while park but I was sure that this would be one of the most beautiful park in Tacoma. Kids will truly love this as there are fish ponds and flower sanctuary here and most of all a green field that they can ran freely!

As per parking it's pretty plenty spaces and pretty big. Packed some food with you as this park is too pretty not to have picnic here.

PS; it was just a quick one coming on this park that's why I don't give justice on how pretty this park is.

Mahalo for reading and happy juandering fellow yeeps!