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Point Defiance
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Tacoma, Washington, USA

Point Defiance

Length4.6 mi
Elev. Gain341.1 ft
Est. Steps11000
Park
Created by R

Point Defiance Introduction

Point Defiance is a 4.6 mile (11,000-step) route located near Tacoma, Washington, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 341.1 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Point Defiance

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Fort Nisqually

Historical
Fort Nisqually was an important fur trading and farming post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Puget Sound area, part of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. It was located in what is now DuPont, Washington. Today it is a living history museum located in Tacoma, Washington, USA, within the boundaries of Point Defiance Park.

Point Defiance Park

Park
Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington, United States, is a large urban park. The 760-acre (3.1 km2) park includes Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, the Rose Garden, Rhododendron Garden, beaches, trails, a boardwalk, a boathouse, a Washington State Ferries ferry dock for the Point Defiance-Tahlequah route to Vashon Island, Fort Nisqually, an off-leash dog park, and most notably about 400 acres of old-growth forest.

Camp 6 Logging Museum

Place
Camp 6 Logging Museum was located on a 14-acre (57,000 m2) forested site inside Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington. Established in 1964 as the Camp Six Logging Exhibit by Western Forest Industries Museum, Inc by members of the Logging Industry in Washington State. Designed by logging engineers, Camp 6 included a replica of an operating railroad connecting the working sites with the bunk houses and bunk cars of the camp.

The Mountaineer Tree

Tourist Attraction

Narrows Viewpoint

Tourist Attraction

Mountaineers Tree

Landform

Dalco Passage Viewpoint

Tourist Attraction

Vashon Viewpoint

Tourist Attraction

Gig Harbor Viewpoint

Tourist Attraction

Bridges Viewpoint

Tourist Attraction

Comments

R
2025/02/06
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

4.6 mi

Elev. Gain

341.1 ft

Est. Steps

11000
Created by
R
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