Great place for a picknick, then send the kids over to the Waterpark. Then also check out the conservatory, lots of really cool and different plants. read more

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This beautiful urban park reminds me of England. I've never been to England, but the pond, the marble statuary, the paths through huge maples, sequoias and horse chestnut, the conservatory! This is the kind of park you take your out-of-town aunt to, and walk the nicely maintained paths after your coffee (which I'd recommend you get from Sattelite across the street). The conservatory is gorgeous in any season, has a gift shop full of expensive pretty things, and has fish food for the kids to feed the koi. I know a couple of people who have been robbed in the neighborhood late at night, one about 20 years ago and one 15ish years back. I've spent a fair amount of time in the park during after-dark hours (working nights means weekend walks and recreation happen at night, too!), and I've never had a bad experience or felt uncomfortable there. Bad stuff can happen anywhere, and you should always be aware and safe... use common sense and keep your eyes open, but don't let it stop you from enjoying a park as lovely as this! read more

Wright Park - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Favorite Wright Park experience: 10 friends playing cartoon freeze tag after midnight. Good times. It's funny, but this park is like a friend. Comfortable, familiar, ...beautiful and always there for you. I love Wright Park. read more

A treasure for the city. Walking paths, fountains, playground, summer sprayground, sledding during rare snow days, festivals, outdoor movies. Be wary of the occasional riff raff hanging out. read more

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Very big and cool park. I came here for a festival. This park is a nice place to take a stroll or take a little walk.

Wright Park is one of the reasons I live in the North End of Tacoma! Beautiful park that is being updated with new facilities to make it more welcoming to visitors. The Seymour Botanical Conservatory is a fantastic place to spend a few minutes or hours looking at all of the plants that are being grown there. There are a lot of walking paths so you can walk around or through the park and enjoy all statues, trees, and small wildlife that call the park home. There is even free WiFi! you can surf the web and write your own Yelp review while in the park. Tacoma is testing WiFi for use in other parks. I love this idea. Like the other reviewers I will address the homeless that frequent the park at night. I would not let my kids run around in the park unattended at night but frankly where would anyone let their kids run around unsupervised at night? read more

Great place for a walk or run. Friendly people and great scenery.

27 acre municipal park in the middle of Tacoma. Just finished a million dollar facelift; modernized bathroom facilities and new basketball court with better cleared out trails; park is also home to W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory. Sure, there's homeless people after dark but what big city doesn't have homeless people in their parks after dark? Park has two bathroom facilities, bocce ball court and horse shoe pits with tons of benches and tables. Park has many old trees that are tagged to let you know what they are. Also, it's THE downtown place to go sledding when it snows. read more

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Wright park is one of the largest parks in the Tacoma area. It is beautiful to stroll through the park on the gravel pathways on any day of the year. Take in the duck pond or the ornate statues. Bring your horseshoes and have a game. Visit the green house. In the summer, take your kids to the playground area where they have installed a water feature park for the kids to get wet and stay cool. There is so much to actually see and do here. Every year, the cultural ethnic fest is put on in this park and on several occasions throughout the year, you can stumble upon live music being played in the park too. It's a really nice area to spend some time exploring and there are a lot of activities to keep you occupied. Thanks for reading and Enjoy! read more

Love this park!! So cute, great location, great size! The only reason I didn't give 5 stars was because the trails are gravel and you must have tennis shoes or boots on if you do not want to get injured walking them!! I would love to be able to walk this park in sandals on nice summer days but everytime the gravel kicks up or pokes my feet, or spikey things fall off the trees and stab the crap out of your ankles!! Ouch! Love the pond, tables, space to picnic and play games, the kids water park, lawn bowling.. So much to do and a very nice park! (Just remember to wear good shoes) read more

Great park, like a mini Boston Common. Lots of benches and picnic tables and a pond with ducks and turtles. Mature trees and statues and landscaping. Lots of weddings. A playground and a botanical garden. Great place for a picnic or to bring kids and family. There are some wierdos around and its not in the best neighborhood but its pretty enough that you kind of forget all that. read more

Beautiful in the summer, a great little park to run a few loops around to get your mileage in. Creepy people and crows here and there (I think it adds to the ambiance) and lots of places to stop and have a picnic if you choose. read more

This is a nice park in the backside of the city of Tacoma. They have different events scheduled throughout the summer. I just happened to cross that direction and they had an Ethnic Festival going on. I found parking after driving around about 15 minutes. Lot's of people are out walking around, listening to music, viewing the vendors crafts, food tents and informational booths on education, utility resources, parks and recreation as well as some political booths. The park itself has alot of grass to sit yourself down on, so you can bring lawn chairs, towels, blankets or a shade tent. The pathways are gravel and it's easy to get around. There are fountain ponds you can walk or sit around to enjoy, a water park and play area for kids. There is a basketball court in the backside of the park and restrooms are near by. During events there are plenty of portable bathrooms available. Keep in mind to watch your handbags or wallets, because you have a lot of people bumping into you. This place is good for singles, couples, families and animals on leash. I'd say if you had nothing better to do and it's a non event day, you can go find a bench to sit on and ponder about anything that comes to mind. read more

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I gave this park the highest rating after a visit yesterday. The one hundred year old trees were wearing bright fall colors. The park was clean and well kept. The conservatory is a treasure! What's truly remarkable is that the citizens of Tacoma have managed to thwart the vagrant invasion which threatened to ruin this park for working people and their families. The tents, garbage, and human waste are gone. Let's hope that the good citizens of Tacoma remain steadfast in their resolve to keep and defend their public parks. read more

Our family has been to this park a few times and we genuinely enjoy it. The play area is great for kids of varying ages. Our two year old has a blast. The pond, trails, and grassy areas make for an expansive area to explore. I can only imagine how packed it gets during the summer with the fun splash pad and the cool shade under the massive trees. The only down side to the park is the homelessness and parking. We have never had issues finding street parking but I'm sure it can be troublesome. We will keep coming back to this park. read more

So beautiful... includes green house, pond with bridge and fountains, water park and playground... fun for all.

The park itself? Great! Big playground for kids and toddlers, swings, a spray ground, lots of walking trails (paved and gravel). However, parking sucks. There is free parking all around the park but good luck finding a space. 3 stars because the people here are WEIRD. Multiple adults approached me to ask if I was interested in looking at purses (??) while I was with my one year old. Many homeless individuals asking for change. Pretty sure I witnessed a drug deal go down and many scantily clad women walking around aimlessly... The park is great. Location unfortunate. People made me so uncomfortable I won't come back. read more

Lovely park for a walk -- looks great in the fall and after it snows especially. Best spot in Tacoma for squirrel-chasing, as voted by my dog. The Conservatory is always fun for a quick, very warm stroll among tropical flowers. If you haven't been in a few years, they have a really nice new playground / spray park and have revamped the pond area. Please, though, amateur creepster "photographers" and "models," stop snapping shots of ladies throwing huge bunches of damp leaves in the air. One, you're embarassing yourself. Two, do you have any idea what is beneath those leaves? No? Then don't do that. read more

It's close to home and has a lovely pond. There's a cute bridge that is unfortunately closed off. Nice for a stroll, however, there are often homeless individuals staking claim of areas. Plenty of shaded areas for a picnic, and they occasionally have festivals that are fun to attend. read more

First time at Wright Park today. Definitely a fan. Great place to take the dog to run around. I'm sure there is a "no off leash" law, but it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. And usually, 99% of the people you cross are cool. I'm rather sure the two police offices on bike saw my dog running around, and they never said anything to me. Having a dog that actually listens helps, too. The park itself is pretty, well manicured. read more

Wright park happened to be one of the best perks about the location of Tacoma I moved to. It's beautiful...and always bustling with people from all walks of life. It's a peaceful "getaway" to the downtown hustle and bustle...but only a couple of blocks away! read more

Besides the sketch people out and about (which I guess it to be expected at any public park in an urban area), its a great park to run or play basketball. Its a really beautiful park that is right at the edge of Tacoma's downtown. read more

A very beautiful park. Its a great place to spend the day with your loved ones

Very beautiful park which was recently renovated. A great place to stroll with someone you love!!

Love taking walks at this park. The outside trail is 9/10th of a mile. They also have a water park thing, playground, basketball court and there's different events that happen here throughout the year. read more

I just moved to Tacoma with my husband in April, and am slowly finding my way around. I have been to Wright Park twice with my dog, and I am a fan! I love the people that I see just laying on the grass enjoying the beautiful weather (when we have it). And my dog LOVES to chase the squirrels! I would love to find a place to let him off the leash though. Anyone know of a dog park in the area?? read more

Love this park & the way they have cleaned it up! I love to take my son there to feed squirrels there are so many! The summer activities are great too read more

Love this park!! Great for kids! Great for dogs! Super friendly people and it has good bathrooms!

Love this park! It's a beautiful place for a dog walk, picnic, or a jog. Parks and Rec does a good job with upkeep and new additions.

There is an arboretum on the edge of Write Park. I recently went there. It is $3.00 to get in for adults and free for children under 12. It was something fun to do for a change, they have a small selection of story books you can sit on a bench and read to your children if you want to and a tiny coy fish pond. This is a very tiny place, best for children more than adults I am sure to them it seems much bigger so if you want to get out of the rain and see something different this would be fun. Again though there are tons and tons of homeless people and I encountered one on it's way out when I was coming in. There are attendants here though that stay inside, there is one at the front and one in the shop, two very nice ladies who were very happy to take picture of me with my girls. I don't dislike homeless people, I think it is sad that there are no shelters for them and certainly not right at all however many homeless people suffer with mental ilness which is why they are not capable of supporting themselves and I just don't really enjoy encountering this when with my kids. Just the same this is a cute place to visit. read more