Parks & Recreation
Tacoma Power Parks are available to you and your family for camping, boating, fishing, water skiing, nature watching and day use. Our four parks are located in western Washington on the shores of lakes formed by our hydroelectric dams, which generate clean, renewable energy.
Volunteer camp hosts needed: Do you enjoy the great outdoors and providing excellent customer service? We are looking for volunteer camp hosts at Alder Lake Park’s Group and Elk Plain campground. Get more details on this flier. Please call 360-569-2778 or email parkoffice.lagrande@cityoftacoma.org for more information or to apply.
Current burn ban information: As of April 13, there are no burn bans in place at any of the Tacoma Power Parks.
Updates as of April 13
Mayfield Lake, Mossyrock, and Taidnapam parks:
- Lewis County is in Phase 3 of Gov. Inslee’s Roadmap to Recovery.
- Get boat launch and day-use area information on the River Flows/Lake Levels page.
- Reserve individual campsites up to nine months in advance for dates between May 15 and Sept. 15.
- If state guidelines allow, we plan to open our group camps and kitchen shelters on May 15. Reservations may open on May 15 for dates between May 15 and June 14. Confirmed reservations are still in place.
- Playgrounds are open.
- Kitchen shelters are open on a first-come, first-served basis (limit of 50 people).
Alder Lake Park, Rocky Point, and Sunny Beach Point:
- Pierce County is in Phase 2 of Gov. Inslee’s Roadmap to Recovery.
- Get boat launch and day-use area information on the River Flows/Lake Levels page.
- Reserve individual campsites up to nine months in advance for dates between May 15 and Sept. 15.
- We are not accepting reservations for Alder Lake Park group camps at this time. Confirmed reservations are still in place (limit of 15 people from two households). We are evaluating when we will reopen reservations.
- Playgrounds are open.
- Kitchen shelters are open on a first-come, first-served basis (limit of 15 people from two households).
- Rocky Point campground and day-use area are closed.
We continue to monitor the situation and the actions of Washington State Parks.
The parks include:
Park office: 360-569-2778
Reservations: Use our online system or call 833-290-8180
Park office: 360-985-2364
Reservations: Use our online system or call 833-290-8180
Park office: 360-983-3900
Reservations: Use our online system or call 833-290-8180
Park office: 360-497-7707
Reservations: Use our online system or call 833-290-8180
Fishing and recreation line for all parks: 888-502-8690
Tacoma Power Parks email: tacomapowerparks@cityoftacoma.org
- How to Reserve
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To reserve individual campsites, group camps or kitchen shelters at our parks, use our online system or call 833-290-8180. Our reservation system is for Tacoma Power Parks only and is not part of Washington State Parks.
- General Parks Information
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- You may reserve campsites nine months in advance for dates between May 15 and Sept. 15.
- The rest of the year, campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis (except Mayfield Lake Park).
- Campground check-in begins at 2:30 p.m. Check out is 1 p.m.
- Day-use visitors may use the boat launches and picnic areas between 8 a.m. and dusk.
- Our parks are open year-round except for between Dec. 20 and Jan. 1. (Except Mayfield Lake Park campsites, which are closed Oct. 16 through April 14.)
- See the Department of Natural Resources and respective county websites for burn ban details by county. Alder Lake Park is in Pierce County; Mossyrock, Taidnapam and Mayfield Lake parks are in Lewis County.
- Learn more about reservations and fees at our parks.
- For information about boat launches, river flows and lake levels call (888) 502-8690.
- For other information, please contact us at tacomapowerparks@cityoftacoma.org.
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