Tacoma's Chutes and Ladders at Point Defiance Park

✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season

Where: 5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA 98407, Tacoma, Washington

When: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)

Hours: Open 1/2 hour before sunrise; close 1/2 hour after sunset

Cost: free

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A signature hillside playground attraction inside 760-acre Point Defiance Park, listed alongside Owen Beach, the zoo and the Dune Peninsula's Wilson Way bridge among the park's headline destinations. The surrounding park adds beaches, gardens and forested Five Mile Drive trails.

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