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Welcome to Metro Parks, Come Play! Looking for action-packed adventures? Peaceful places to connect with nature? Scenic spots for a special celebration? For more than a century, we've provided parks and recreation experiences that help create healthy opportunities to play learn and grow!

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• 21 Feb Extreme playground opens at STAR Center New Urban Adventure Course play space will celebrate Grand Opening on Satur...
• 01 Feb Zoo draws more than 660,000 visitors in 2012 Zoolights put on quite a glow for its 25th annual season. And Puget Sound a...
• 01 Feb February's Featured Volunteer - Mary Hart Furman Volunteers play a vital role at Metro Parks Tacoma, working alongside staff...

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• Destination Point Defiance - 3rd Thursday Community Dialogues

  February 21

  Want to learn more about Point Defiance Park? Come to Destination Point D...
• Chili Chase

  February 23, 9am

  STAR Center is hosting its first annual 5K run and 1-mile Kid's Dash on Feb...
• Family Nature Walk

  February 23

  Explore Tacoma's Parks during this free naturalist-led walk. Discover amazi...

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We are an independent government agency creating healthy opportunities to play, learn and grow since 1907.