WDFW Public Boat Launch

WDFW Public Boat Launch is a slipway in Pierce, Washington. WDFW Public Boat Launch is situated nearby to Short Island, as well as near Beard Island.

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 1¼ miles southeast of WDFW Public Boat Launch.

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 1 mile northeast of WDFW Public Boat Launch.

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 2 miles northeast of WDFW Public Boat Launch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Lewis and Steilacoom.

Fort Lewis

Town

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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.

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.

DuPont

Town

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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 southwest of WDFW Public Boat Launch.

WDFW Public Boat Launch

Type: Slipway
Categories: recreation area and transportation
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.12196° or 47° 7′ 19″ north

Longitude

-122.56906° or 122° 34′ 9″ west

Open location code

84VV4CCJ+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6403354937

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=slipway

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Highlights include Short Island and Beard Island.

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