Fort Nisqually Picnic Area

Fort Nisqually Picnic Area is a picnic site in Pierce, Washington. Fort Nisqually Picnic Area is situated nearby to the historic building Granary, as well as near Off Leash Dog Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Nisqually and Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.

Fort Nisqually

Fort

Photo: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Nisqually was an important fur trading and farming post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Puget Sound area, part of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is located in Tacoma, Washington, US, and is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest, PDZA is owned by Metro Parks Tacoma. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is situated 3,000 feet east of Fort Nisqually Picnic Area.

Fire Station No. 14

Fire station

Photo: Murderbike, Public domain.

Fire Station No. 14 is a fire station located at 4701 Forty–first Street in Tacoma, Washington. The architect was Morton J. Nicholson and the station was built in 1928 by Martin H. Fire Station No. 14 is situated 2 miles southeast of Fort Nisqually Picnic Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruston and Tahlequah.

Ruston

Village

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ruston is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,055 at the 2020 census. Although it is nearly indistinguishable from the adjacent city of Tacoma, the predominantly residential area still retains its status as a separate municipality long after it ceased to be a company town.

Tahlequah

Hamlet

Vashon is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon–Maury Island, the largest island in Puget Sound south of Admiralty Inlet. Tahlequah is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fort Nisqually Picnic Area.

Gig Harbor

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gig Harbor is a city on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington State, just across the dramatic Tacoma Narrows Bridge from Tacoma, making it the southern gateway to the Kitsap Peninsula and the Olympic Peninsula.

Fort Nisqually Picnic Area

Type: Picnic site
Category: tourism
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.30404° or 47° 18′ 15″ north

Longitude

-122.53319° or 122° 31′ 60″ west

Open location code

84VV8F38+JP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1365668704

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=picnic_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Granary and Off Leash Dog Park.

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