Trip
Day Hike - Dash Point State Park
Come and join me on a nice winter hike in Dash Point. It's a lovely 7 mile hike through a great inter-city park in which you rarely known you are in a city. And we end up stopping for lunch on at the Puget Sound waterfront!
- Sun, Dec 16, 2018
- Tacoma Hiking & Backpacking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Easy
- Easy
- Mileage: 7.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 700 ft
- FULL (7 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We can either meet at the South Federal Way P&R at 9am and drive as a caravan to the trailhead or meet at the Dash Point Highlands Park Trailhead at about 9:20am. No bathroom at the trailhead so may want to stop at a bathroom prior at a gas station or the Winco at 160 SW Campus Dr, Federal Way, WA 98003 which has a bathroom in the front lobby area just beyond Customer Service.
PASS REQUIRED TO PARK: none at this trailhead.
This is a surprisingly fun urban hike. Most of the time you are not even sure you are in the middle of a city. I did this hike last month and all involved had a great time. Why don't you come this month! Also, I just completed a course on the trees of PNW and how forests change over time; would love to talk about that if anyone is interested. Lastly, you can learn a little about the area logging history on this hike.
Note: Many of the hiking trails are shared with bikers so be prepared to yield to the bikers.
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Sun protection
- Insulation (extra clothing)
- Illumination
- First aid supplies
- Fire
- Repair kit and tools, including knife
- Nutrition (extra food)
- Hydration (extra water)
- Emergency shelter
- Additional information in leader's email before the hike.