Alder Lake Park
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- Swimming beach, playground, open lawn areas for sunning or playing games
- Picnic shelter, 45 picnic sites with tables and grills
- Restrooms with showers
- Boat moorage for campers
- Public pay telephone
- Day-use parking ($5 on weekends and holidays between Memorial Day and
Labor Day weekends)
How To Get There
From Tacoma, take Interstate 5 south to State Route 512. Travel east on
SR 512 about 2 miles to the Pacific Avenue exit (SR 7). Go south on SR 7
about 27 miles to the intersection with School Road at the Alder Parks
Store. Turn right and follow the signs to the park.
To reach the Stacel Point picnic area, take the first left past the
Alder Lake Park's registration booth. No alcoholic beverages are
permitted in this part of the park.
Sunny Beach Point
Sunny Beach Point is a nine-acre, day-use park off State Highway 7, about
0.6 miles south of Alder Lake Park.
- Beach, sunning area
- Picnic shelter, 20 picnic sites with tables and grills
- Restrooms
- Public pay telephone
- Parking - free
Sunny Beach Point is open from May 15 to September 15, lake level
permitting. No alcoholic beverages are permitted.
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Rocky Point Campground
- 24 RV sites with electricity and water hookups
- Picnic area
- Boat launch
Part of the Alder Lake Park, Rocky Point campground is off State Route 7, 8 miles east of Alder Park.
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Mayfield Lake Park
Day-Use Facilities
- Reservable day-use kitchen shelter
- Boat launch with year-round access to Mayfield Lake, fees for weekend
parking
- Picnic tables along shoreline of lake
- Playground
- Horseshoe pits
- Volleyball court
Day Use and
Boat Launch Parking
$5 on
weekends and holidays between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends
How to Make a Reservation for
the Kitchen Shelter
To request a kitchen shelter reservation, complete the
Kitchen Shelter
Reservation Application Form. For more information, visit the
kitchen shelter reservation page.
How to Get There
From Tacoma, take Interstate 5 south to
Highway 12 East (Exit 68). Drive east on Highway 12 for approximately 17
miles. Turn left on Beach Road and drive a quarter of a mile to the park
entrance.
An alternate route from Tacoma is to take
Highway 7 south to the town of Morton. At Morton, turn right onto Highway 12.
Continue on Highway 12 to Beach Road, approximately 14 miles. Turn right and
continue on Beach Road to the park entrance.
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Mossyrock Park
Day-Use Facilities
- Reservable day-use kitchen
shelter
- Boat launch with year-round access to Riffe Lake
- Picnic tables that offer expansive views of Riffe Lake
- Children's play structure
- Fish cleaning stations
- Grassy lawns, horseshoe pits and volleyball net
- Two trails: 4.5 miles and half-mile
How to Make a Reservation for
the Kitchen Shelter
To request a kitchen shelter reservation, complete the
Kitchen Shelter
Reservation Application Form. For more information, visit the
kitchen shelter reservation page.
How to Get There
Mossyrock Park is about 90 miles south of Tacoma in Lewis County, near the town of Mossyrock. From Tacoma, take Interstate 5 south to Highway 12 East (Exit 68). Drive east
on Highway 12 for approximately 21 miles. Turn right on Williams Street (flashing yellow
light). Continue several blocks on Williams Street to a "T"
intersection in the town of Mossyrock. Turn
left onto State Street. Outside of town, State Street becomes Mossyrock Road East, and
then Ajlune Road. Ajlune Road leads into the park.
An alternate route from Tacoma is to take Highway 7 south to the town of Morton. At
Morton, turn right onto Highway 12. Continue on Highway 12 to Williams Street; turn left
and continue as above.
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Taidnapam Park
Day-Use Facilities
- Reservable day-use kitchen
shelter
- Boat launch (open summer months when lake elevation is high)
- Picnic tables and grills
- Children's play structure
- Small swimming area (lake level permitting)
- Pedestrian fishing bridge across the Cowlitz River (ADA accessible)
- Two fish cleaning stations
- Horseshoe pit and volleyball net
- Native American history interpretive display
- A gorgeous setting amid tall trees and native plants such as Oregon grape, salal,
red flowering current, sword fern, alder and Western red cedar
- Wildlife viewing, including bald eagle and osprey
How to Make a Reservation for
the Kitchen Shelter
To request a kitchen shelter reservation, complete the
Kitchen Shelter
Reservation Application Form. For more information, visit the
kitchen shelter reservation page.
How to Get There
Taidnapam Park is about 110 miles south of Tacoma in Lewis County, near the town of
Morton. From Tacoma, take Interstate 5 south to Highway 12 East (Exit 68). Drive east on
Highway 12 for approximately 37 miles (5 miles past Morton). Turn right on Kosmos Road,
then left onto an improved gravel road (#100 Champion Haul Road).
Follow the improved gravel road approximately 4 miles to the park entrance. Turn right
in to the park. An alternate route from Tacoma is to take Highway 7 south to the town of
Morton. At Morton turn left on to Highway 12. Continue on Highway 12 to Kosmos Road; turn
right and continue as above. For your safety and that of others, please obey all posted
speed limits, particularly on the gravel road.
On Hood Canal across Highway 101 from the Cushman Powerhouse No. 2 is
Saltwater Park, owned and maintained by Tacoma Power. Saltwater Park,
is a day-use park with a boat launch, fire pits, picnic tables and restrooms.
How to Get There
The Cushman Project is near Hoodsport on the Olympic Peninsula. It takes
about an hour and a half to drive from Tacoma to the Cushman Project.
The most direct route from Interstate 5 is to exit at Olympia on to
Highway 101 north toward Shelton. Hoodsport is about 15 miles north of
Shelton. To reach the major recreation areas at Lake Cushman, turn left at
Hoodsport on to Highway 119. This road leads past Camp
Cushman and other
picnic and camping areas up to the Staircase Campground of the Olympic
National Park. Enjoy your
visit!
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