Local Park Guide

I gathered up a list of local parks within the area. We love to check out each park on different weeks and then pick our favorite. Usually turns out that we can’t just pick one. If one isn’t listed that you know about please feel free to share. Remember you're only a kid once so get out and have FUN.

1. Fort Steilacoom Park At 340 acres, Ft. Steilacoom Park is the largest park in Lakewood and provides a diverse mix of active and passive recreation. It features an expansive trail system, baseball, softball and soccer fields, state-of-the-art playground, off-leash dog park two picnic shelters and year round restrooms.

2. Harry Todd Park This 17-acre park contains play equipment, two baseball fields, four basketball courts, a tennis court, two picnic shelters, picnic tables, swimming beach access, Skate Park, and year-round restrooms. Harry Todd Park is also home to the Commencement Bay Rowing Club.

3. American Lake Park This popular 5-acre park is located on the north shore of American Lake. It offers a seasonal restroom, picnic shelter, picnic tables, a swimming beach, a playground, and a public boat launch.

4. Edgewater Park This 1-acre park provides public boat launch access to Lake Steilacoom and is a nice site for picnicking. Boat launching is free of charge. Access and parking are limited.

5. Kiwanis Park This 3-acre park is home to Lakewood’s largest skate park. The 12,000 sq. ft., in-ground, concrete skate park has proved extremely popular with youth from around the region. The park also has play equipment, year-round restrooms, and a walking path.

6. Springbrook Park This 3.5-acre park features a youth baseball field with a base distance of up to 70ft, play equipment, two half-court basketball courts, and a rentable picnic shelter.

7. Active Park This 2-acre park features a large open grass play area, picnic shelter, playground equipment, and basketball court.

8. Lakewood Game Refuge This 100-acre open space area is managed by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and offers a trail system for walking and bicycling.

9. Oakbrook 7th Addition Park This small neighborhood park offers picnic areas, open space, and playground equipment. *New park opening in June 2019*

10. Seeley Lake Park This 47-acre Pierce County Park is located in the middle of Lakewood and presents a loop trail surrounding woods and wetlands. This trail is popular with runners and walkers.

11. Wards Lake Park This 22-acre natural area includes a fishing pier, playground, a rentable picnic shelter (with electricity available upon request), a trail system, and year-round restrooms.

12. Washington Park This 3.5-acre park features a youth baseball field with a base distance of up to 60ft, a walking trail, playground equipment, picnic tables, and off-street parking.

13. DuPont PowderWorks Park This park is the most popular in DuPont. Offers a variety of things to do. There is a basketball court, soccer fields, a baseball diamond, and play structures for children. There are a covered picnic pavilion and a nice restroom. There are walking trails nearby. They also have an Off-Leash Area for pets!

14. Sellers Park The nice little park in a semi-wooded setting in an older section of DuPont. There are big open fields with plenty of room for children to run and play. There is one play structure but no swings.