Alder Lake Park
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 Stacel Point in Alder Lake
Park
- Swimming beach, playground, open lawn areas for sunning or playing games
- Picnic shelter, 45 picnic sites with tables and grills
- Bathhouse with showers, restrooms
- Boat moorage for campers (ADA accessible)
- Public pay telephone
- Parking
- Day Use Parking - Alder Lake Park's Stacel Point $5
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. A day-use fee is
charged from May 15 to September 15.
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 - No Charge
No alcoholic beverages are permitted. Sunny Beach Point is open from May 15 to
September 15, lake level permitting. Day use is free.
Mossyrock Park
Day-Use Facilities
- Reservable day-use kitchen
shelter
- Boat launch with year-round access to Riffe Lake
- Swimming beach
- Picnic tables that offer expansive views of Riffe Lake
- Clean, fully-equipped children's play structure
- Fish-cleaning station
- Grassy lawns, horseshoe pits and volleyball net
- Half-mile loop nature trail
How to Make a Reservation for
the Kitchen Shelter
To request a kitchen shelter reservation, complete the
Kitchen Shelter
Reservation Application Form. Make sure you mark the park where you want
to reserve the kitchen shelter. For more information visit the
Reservations 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
- Clean, fully-equipped children's play structure
- Sandy beach and swimming area (no lifeguard)
- 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. Make sure you mark the park where you want
to reserve the kitchen shelter. For more information visit the
Reservations 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.
Enjoy your visit!
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