PARKS Metro Parks Tacoma offers a wide spectrum of parks and open space resources. • Park Finder • Alphabetical List of Parks • Point Defiance Park
	ATTRACTIONS • Fort Nisqually Living History Museum • Meadow Park Golf Course • Northwest Trek Wildlife Park • Point Defiance Marina Complex • Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium • Tacoma Nature Center • W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory
	ATHLETIC FACILITIES • Heidelberg Davis Athletic Complex • SERA Athletic Fields • Peck Field
	COMMUNITY CENTERS • STAR Center • Center at Norpoint • People's Community Center • Portland Ave. Community Center
	POOLS & SPRAYGROUNDS • Kandle Pool  (outdoor) • Stewart Heights Pool (outdoor) • Eastside Pool • Center at Norpoint Pool • Wading Pools          • Spraygrounds
	DOG PARKS & ACTIVITIES
	GARDENS Thematic gardens, including a Japanese Garden, Rose Garden and Northwest Native Garden provide a wide variety of horticultural experiences for visitors. Take a leisurely stroll, have a picnic, bring your camera and enjoy Tacoma's gardens.
	CONDUCT IN OUR PARKS • Tacoma Municipal Code - Park Code Chapter 8.27 • Parks open 1/2 hour before sunrise • Parks close 1/2 hour after sunset • Smoking in parks is prohibited
	ACCESSIBILITY Over 70 of our parks & facilities have transition plans that Metro Parks Tacoma has been actively working to resolve through capital bond improvements and maintenance work orders. Most of the improvements will be completed by the end of 2012.
	CONSERVATION • Ecosystem Services • Stewardship • Bio Blitz • Nature Education
	HISTORY Our historic places make our community special and offer experiences and information that help make the past real. • Historic Places • Historic People • Art & Artifacts
	RENTALS • Weddings & Facility Rentals • Picnic Shelters & Kits • Event Rentals • Sports Field Rentals • Pool Parties • Rental Forms & Policies
	VOLUNTEER Whether you're a sports enthusiast who wants to pass on lessons of teamwork, a senior with time and talent to give, or a student looking for course credit, we have a volunteer opportunity to fit your lifestyle. • CHIP in!
	CONTACTS • General Information (253) 305-1000 / TTY (253) 759-9286 • Emergency 911 • Security/Public Safety (253) 305-1050   (during business hours) • Non-Emergency Park Issues info@tacomaparks.com • Weather Closure Line (253) 305-1062