Fort Steilcoom Park - Lakewood Parks & Recreation

Fort Steilacoom Park is the largest park in Lakewood. It has about every recreation activity a park can offer. With 340 acres, the park has a lake, prairie lands, historical sights, multiple trails, sports fields, a playground, and an off leash dog park. The Fort Steilacoom Park trail system is very popular for hikers, horse riders as well as mountain bikers. The sports fields cover baseball, softball and soccer fields. The 22 acre off-leash dog park is large and very popular. The kids play area may as well be Disneyland because you can easily loose your kids on a weekend day. The property has a long history, first as a military base, then a farm for Western State Hospital.

From I-5 northbound take exit 125. Turn left onto Bridgeport Way and go north crossing 100th street SW and Gravelly Lake Drive. Turn left on Steilacoom Blvd. Travel about 1.2 miles and turn left onto 87th Avenue SW. Turn right immediately into the park.

From I-5 southbound take exit 129 (72nd Street) and turn west onto 74th Street which becomes Custer Drive in 2.3 miles. Turn right on 88th Street SW which becomes Steilacoom Blvd. Turn left on 87th Avenue SW, then turn right immediately into the park.