Category: Parks
Kids Night Out With Legos® – May 29
Bricks 4 Kidz – LEGO® Kids Night Out With Legos® On Friday, May 29, kids ages 5-13 can build motorized models with LEGO®. This kids only event is held at the Frontier Park Lodge, 21800 Meridian S in Graham. It runs from 6:00-9:30pm and includes a pizza dinner for a fee of $25 for 1st…
Mom & Son Dance – May 8TH
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — On Friday, May 8th mothers and sons can enjoy and evening just for you. There will be fun dancing tunes, games, and crafts. The fee per couple is $18 and $7 for each additional son. A professional photographer will be onsite with reasonably priced photos to take home at the end…
May at Chase Garden
It’s an Amazing May at Chase Garden: Anemones, Moms, Military, Music – and Memories ORTING, Wash.— During the month of May – just as the Chase Garden hits its springtime color peak – activities of all kinds are also sprouting up on the garden grounds: Unusual double-flowered white anemones are just one example of rare…
Visit Your National Parks for Free
National Parks Foundation — Did you know that during opening weekend of National Park Week, April 18–19, you can visit any of your more than 400 national parks for free? Be sure to mark your calendar for upcoming fee-free days. Fee-Free Days in Your National Parks: April 18-19: Opening Weekend of National Park Week…
Most Magnificent Mutt Show
Frontier Park in Graham, Saturday, March 28, 2015 in the dog pavilion there will be commotion, humor and lots of wagging tails. It’s the annual Daffodil Festival Most Magnificent Mutt Show. Registration is at 10:30 AM. Kids ages 2 – 14 may enter their dogs at no charge. There are 14 classes to choose from. …
Parks events for those over 50
Port Townsend to Friday Harbor Whale Watching for Active Adults 50 and Over This day long cruise combines orca watching with an on-board naturalist, a tour of San Juan Islands, and a visit to Friday Harbor for shopping and sightseeing. The cruise departs from Port Townsend aboard the Glacier Spirit, a Puget Sound Express Boat,…
March 27 – Kidz Night Out with LEGO Bricks
Kidz Night Out with LEGO Bricks is March 27th from 6-9:30pm at Meridian Habitat Park in South Hill We have a special evening planned for your children, filled of motorized model building with LEGO® bricks! Children will use their creativity to design and build their own models, as well as build with our plans of…
Yoga in Graham
Evening Yoga Classes A new session of Hatha Yoga at the Frontier Park Lodge, 21800 Meridian S in Graham starts Tuesday, March 31 & Thursday, April 2. The 6 week program runs from 6:30-7:45pm for a fee of $54 for one night per week or $108 for 2 nights per week. All levels are welcome. To…
Family Bingo Night on April 3rd
It’s Spring time and that means the sounds of family fun will be heard from miles around Chambers Creek Regional Park as Pierce County Parks & Recreation host the Annual Family Bingo Night on Friday April 3rd from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in University Place. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Cost is $5/person…
Puppy & Dog Obedience Classes
Puppy Obedience Classes Pierce County Parks and Recreation offers your puppy a class for socialization and basic obedience training. A six week class is held at Frontier Park, 21800 Meridian S in Graham on Sundays, March 23-May 4 from 1:00-2:00pm for pups 12-18 weeks. The fee for the program is $75 and is taught by…
Feb 6-8 Ice Show!
Champion guest stars and local skaters featured in new ice show this weekend Professional performers will join members of the Lakewood Winter Club to present the 2015 ice show “Reflections on Ice – Entertaining America!” from Feb. 6-8 at Pierce County’s Sprinker Recreation Center. Five performances are scheduled, and each can accommodate up to 800…
Bud Blancher Trail open in Eatonville
Note from Editor. I received this note from the Nisqually Land Trust several days ago. I was charmed to see the tribute to Bud Blancher. I grew up knowing Bud. He was part owner with my father in a Waco UPF7. We often went to Thun Field to visit the plane and belonged to a…
Pierce County Parks events
Friday Family Indoor Movie Night Friday, January 23 Chambers Creek Regional Park 5:30-9:00 pm Are you looking for something to do with the family during January and February? Pierce County Parks and Recreation has you covered! Bring the whole family to Chambers Creek Regional Park in University Place and watch a movie on the big…
No Sun Fun Run – Jan 17
On Saturday, January 17th, rain, hail, sleet, or snow, the 5K No Sun Fun Run will take place no matter what weather our South Sound winter provides! The Nathan Chapman Trail provides a flat, paved, stroller friendly route. The run is non-competitive and is recreationally timed. All ages and abilities are welcome. The $20 pre-registration…
County Parks – Yoga Classes
Evening Yoga Classes A new session of Hatha Yoga at the Frontier Park Lodge, 21800 Meridian S in Graham starts Tuesday, Jan 6 & Thursday, Jan 8. The 6 week program runs from 6:30-7:45pm for a fee of $54 for one night per week or $108 for 2 nights per week. All levels are welcome. To…
Winds force Fantasy Lights to close again; Parks offers more half-priced nights to compensate
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — Due to the high winds and stormy conditions predicted for Thursday evening, Dec. 11, the Pierce County Parks and Recreation department has opted to close its winter Fantasy Lights experience for the night in the interest of safety. Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park also stayed dark the previous night for the…
20th Annual Fantasy Lights now open in Pierce County’s Spanaway Park
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — Every night through New Year’s Day, visitors can treat themselves to a festive holiday display of lights unlike any other in the South Sound area. This year is the 20th anniversary of Pierce County Parks and Recreation’s Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park and the department has added even more displays to…
One Night Only to WALK through Fantasy Lights! Nov 23
One Night Only to WALK through Fantasy Lights! Sunday, November 23, 2014, 5 – 7 p.m. at Spanaway Park Walk Information Kick off your holiday season with the Fantasy Lights Walk sneak preview. Fantasy Lights Walk takes you through 2.5 miles of animated displays at Spanaway Park in Spanaway, Washington. Walkers of all ages and…
Cross Park – great ideas that still need funding
FREDERICKSON, WA — Clover Creek Elementary was the site of a public meeting on Wednesday night. The purpose was to share ideas and preliminary designs for the proposed Cross Park site on Military Road along Clover Creek, just below the elementary school. Here are a few highlights from the meeting and photos of the preliminary design…