Camp Murray

Camp Murray is a U.S. military installation located southwest of Tacoma, Washington, adjacent to Joint Base Lewis–McChord. It is home to the headquarters of the Washington Army and Air National Guard, Washington State Guard and the Washington Emergency Management Division, all part of the Military Department of the state of Washington.

Photo: Washington National Guard, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Camp
Description: National Guard base in Pierce County, Washington
Also known as: “Camp Murray, WA” and “Camp Murray, Washington”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Madigan Army Medical Center and Thornewood.

Madigan Army Medical Center

Hospital

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The Madigan Army Medical Center, located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord just outside Lakewood, Washington, is a key component of the Madigan Healthcare System and one of the largest military hospitals on the West Coast of the United States. Madigan Army Medical Center is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Camp Murray.

Thornewood

Guest house

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Thornewood is an English Gothic estate in what is now Lakewood, Washington. It consists of three buildings, including Thornewood Castle. Each building is privately owned by different parties and include the great hall or "castle", the former garage or carriage house, and the former lodge house. Thornewood is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Camp Murray.

Lakewold Gardens

Park

Photo: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lakewold Gardens is a 10-acre non-profit estate garden located at 12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood, Washington, in an area known as the Lakes District. It is open to visitors year-round. Lakewold Gardens is situated 2½ miles northeast of Camp Murray.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Lewis and DuPont.

Fort Lewis

Town

Photo: Squelle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Lewis is a United States Army base located 9.1 miles south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. Fort Lewis was merged with McChord Air Force Base on February 1, 2010, to form Joint Base Lewis–McChord.

DuPont

Town

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

DuPont is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,151 at the 2020 census. Originally a company town, the city is named after the DuPont chemical company which operated an explosives manufacturing plant in the area from 1909 to 1975. DuPont is situated 3½ miles west of Camp Murray.

Steilacoom

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Steilacoom, a small town of 6,400 people on the southern Puget Sound, is the oldest incorporated town in Washington state. It has 4 buildings and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the oldest Catholic church in the state and the first Protestant church north of the Columbia River.

Camp Murray

Category: military installation
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.11565° or 47° 6′ 56″ north

Longitude

-122.56429° or 122° 33′ 51″ west

Elevation

266 feet (81 metres)

Open location code

84VV4C8P+77

GeoNames ID

5788939

Wikidata ID

Q5027439

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“Camp Murray” goes by many names.

Chinese: “Murray營”
Chinese: “穆雷营”
Chinese: “莫瑞營”
French: “Camp Murray”

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