Flying a kite at Dash Point State Park by likeyesterday by Flickr Creative Commons.
Dash Point State Park sits on Puget Sound just northeast of Browns Point, Commencement Bay and downtown Tacoma. It’s a great recreational destination on its own, and particularly popular with kite flyers and swimmers. It’s also a nice spot to launch a kayak and explore the shoreline to the north and to the south. There’s a jetty from which people go crabbing and fishing. Eleven miles of hiking and biking trails in the park top it all off.
And if you’re traveling on a budget or just very enamored with sleeping in the great outdoors, make Dash Point Point your base from which to explore the nearby city of Tacoma, like its world-renowned Museum of Glass, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium and the Washington State History Museum.
Camping: Dash Point State Park has 114 tent campsites, and 27 sites for trailers / RVs up to 35 feet that have hookups. There is a dump station, flush toilets and showers, and a playground. You can camp here year-round. Reserve a campsite online or call (888) 226-7688.
Location: 5700 Southwest Dash Point Road in Federal Way, WA see map
Hours: 8 a.m. to dusk year-round. A Washington State Discover Pass is required.
Contact the Park: website | (253) 661-4955
Directions: From I-5, take exit #143 (320th St.) and head west about four miles. When 320th St. ends make a right onto 47th St. When 47th St. ends turn left onto Hwy. 509 (Dash Point Rd.) Drive two miles to the park.
Dash Point State Park at low tide by waqasabdul via Flickr Creative Commons
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