Puyallup River
The Puyallup River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. About 45 miles long, it is formed by glaciers on the west side of Mount Rainier. It flows generally northwest, emptying into Commencement Bay, part of Puget Sound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary to Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “Pugallup River” and “Puyallop River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Working Waterfront Maritime Museum and Stadium Bowl.
Working Waterfront Maritime Museum
Museum
The Working Waterfront Maritime Museum is a Maritime Museum located in Tacoma, Washington, USA. The museum sits on the Thea Foss Waterway. Along with the Discovery Wharf Children's Activity Area, the WWMM is a part of the Foss Waterway Seaport, a 501c3 non-profit organization founded in 1996.
Stadium Bowl
Stadium
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The Stadium Bowl is a 15,000-seat stadium in the Stadium District of Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is adjacent to Stadium High School and has views of Commencement Bay and Puget Sound from its open north end.
Old City Hall Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old City Hall Historic District is located on a bluff at the north end of Tacoma's business district, overlooking Commencement Bay. The Old City Hall and the Northern Pacific Office Building stabilize the northern boundary of the district and the Pantages Theatre/Jones Building just south of the district boundary, complements the Winthrop Hotel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Tacoma and Hilltop.
Downtown Tacoma
Quarter
Downtown is the central business district of Tacoma, Washington, United States, located in the inner Northeast section of the city. It is approximately bounded east-west by A Street and Tacoma Avenue, and north-south by South 7th Street and South 25th Street.
Hilltop
Quarter
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The Hilltop Neighborhood is a historically diverse neighborhood in the Tacoma, Washington Central District. The National Register of Historic Places specifies the geographic area of Hilltop as located within the City of Tacoma and bounded on the east… Hilltop is situated 1½ miles southwest of Puyallup River.
North Slope
Neighborhood
Photo: Murderbike, Public domain.
The North Slope is a neighborhood of the north end of Tacoma, Washington, located south of Yakima Hill. North Slope is situated 1½ miles west of Puyallup River.
Puyallup River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Puyallup River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر بويالوب”
- Catalan: “Puyallup”
- Cebuano: “Puyallup River”
- Chinese: “皮阿拉普河”
- Dutch: “Puyallup River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پويالوپ”
- Esperanto: “Rivero Puyallup”
- French: “Puyallup”
- German: “Puyallup River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Puyallup”
- Spanish: “Río Puyallup”
- Venetian: “Puyallup”
- Welsh: “Afon Puyallup”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Puyallup River”. Photo: Reubentg, Public domain.