Metro Parks Tacoma is a CAPRA-accredited, independent park district that leads efforts to build a healthy, sustainable community.
Metro Parks Tacoma offers a variety of experiences on its 2,905 acres:
- Two AZA-accredited zoos
- An old-growth forest inside 760-acre Point Defiance Park
- Sports complexes, pools and spraygrounds
- Community centers
- A marina on Puget Sound
- An accredited living history museum
- 87 miles of trails
- Nine community gardens
- A golf course
- A Victorian-style conservatory inside an arboretum
- and hundreds of program offerings in sports, arts, and more.