Puget Creek Natural Area
Features You'll Find:
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NATURAL FEATURES
- Stream / River
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
- Trail / Soft
Hours:
Open ½ hour before sunrise
Close ½ hour after sunset
N Alder Way & N Lawrence St.
Tacoma, WA 98406

At 66-acres, this natural area has one of only three salmon-bearing streams within the city limits and also offers opportunities for enhanced environmental education.
This natural area was established in 1985.
PARK IMPROVEMENTS
Puget Creek Boardwalk
A new boardwalk was constructed through the lower wetland area, in cooperation with the Puget Creek Restoration Society.
Status: 10/20/16 Project completed.
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HISTORY
"Gold Discovered in Puget Park!" was the headline of an August 8, 1891 newspaper article in the TACOMA NEWS. Puget Park, located at the corner of Procter Street and North 31st, was one of the first parks donated to the City of Tacoma. Read more about the history of Puget Park.
PARK IMPROVEMENTS

A new boardwalk was constructed through the lower wetland area, in cooperation with the Puget Creek Restoration Society.
Status: 10/20/16 Project completed.
View status of all parks and projects
- Puget Creek Management Plan
- Appendix Maps
- Appendix Report A.1 & B.1
- Link to article on North Tacoma Gulches and Natural Areas in The News Tribune on July 27, 2014.