2013 Summer Playground Program
Metro Parks playgrounds, spraygrounds and parks are open and FREE all summer long for kids and families! Playground Programs and USDA Free Meal
Programs at these locations:
- Portland Ave. Park, 3513 Portland Ave.
Playground Program & USDA Free Meal Program
June 17-August 30
7 days per week
Daily organized activities include games, sports, arts, crafts and water activities.
Program Hours:
Monday/Wednesday/Friday 12-6pm
Tuesday/Thursday 12-4pm
Saturday/Sunday 1-4pm
Meal, Pool Hours:
USDA Summer Meal Program 12-1pm
Wading Pool open daily at 1pm - Wright Park, 501 South I St.
Jefferson Park, 801 N Mason Ave.
Playground Program & USDA Free Meal Program
June 17-Aug 16
Monday-Friday 12-5pm
USDA Summer Meal Program 12-1pm
Daily organized activities include games, sports, arts, crafts and water activities.
Sprayground Hours: Click Here
Also at Wright Park:
Ready to Learn Mobile Technology Lab
Mon, Weds, Fri: 2-4 pm
Sponsored by KBTC
As part of the Ready to Learn Project, KBTC has partnered with Metro Parks to bring PBS educational games outside!
Learn more about the Mobile Technology Lab - McKinley Playfield, 4321 McKinley Ave
Franklin Park, 1201 S. Puget Sound
South Park, 4851 S. Tacoma Way
USDA Free Meal Program
June 17-Aug 16
Monday-Friday, 12-1pm
Sprayground Hours: Click Here
About the USDA Summer Meal ProgramMonday-Friday
12-1 pm
The USDA Free Meal Program for children, sponsored by Metro Parks Tacoma in partnership with the USDA and Subway, will serve lunch at no charge to attending children under 19 years of age. All meals are available without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
A free Subway lunch will be distributed to Monday-Friday at designated sites listed above as well as at Titlow Park, Wapato Park and STAR Center.
(Additional free meal sites may be available throughout Tacoma as provided by organizations other than Metro Parks.)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, or disability in the serving of meals. Meals are for minors 18 and under.



