Regional Athletic Complex

This is an amazing park! Different playgrounds for different ages– and kept up pretty well. Nice trails for running or walking.

I’m from out of town (all the way from Canada), and I was looking for a place to run that is safe, clean, and free from traffic, and I’m so happy I found this place! My hubby was here racing his car at the Ridge, so I decided to check this place out. I wish we had parks like these back home – it was seriously so clean and a beautiful place for a stroll or run.
The park is large, and I managed to get a 11 km run in that day (4km each way from the hotel, and another 7 km in the park – I ran around a each field a few times to get this, but it was maybe 2 miles all around as another reviewer said). So you can take an easy stroll/​jog, or go nuts like me!

Nice place to stroll around with kids! Two play structures, one for 2 – 5 year olds and one for 5 – 12. Pretty view of Mount Rainier! Just wish there was more shade!

I was a little skeptical about trying to run here because there aren’t very many pictures of the place and I wasn’t sure what to expect, but to my surprise, it’s pretty big! They have 2 walking/​running trails. One that circles the baseball fields and another that goes around the soccer field. In total, it is a little less than 2 miles. There’s a few playgrounds, which seemed filled with a lot of happy kids. I saw some parents bringing balls out to play with their families. It was nice. Not a lot of shade, which sucks cause this summer has been hoooooottttt.
It’s clean. Easy to get around. And, for the most part, well taken care of by the workers and patrons.

The Regional Athletic Complex — aka «The RAC» is a very spacious and well maintained park. There are 5 baseball/​softball fields, numerous soccer fields, and two open air basketball courts. Set between the fields and courts, in a grassy area, is a large playground. Parking, picnic ramadas and tables are close by. There are several charcoal barbecue pits available. When baseball and softball get going in the spring a concession stand is open. They sell most everything – burgers, dogs, pizza, garlic fries, soda, slushys, ice cream. There are many bathrooms in the baseball/​softball area that are kept clean by a roving crew that are usually very friendly. More bathrooms are located by the b-​ball courts and picnic area. The only negative about this place is that its located across the street from Ostrom’s mushroom farm. Sometimes the odor generated from that place is just horrific and hangs in the air for hours. You can only hope you go scent blind after a few minutes. Then you might be able to tolerate it.

Always very clean. Nice area to walk in. The grass is always well maintained, and doggy bags everywhere.

Wow this place rocks for sports. Plenty of parking, generous clean restroom facilities, all-​weather fields and Mt Rainier. Only complaint is the high prices of the concession, almost twice as much as other ball parks in the region.

This is a really nice complex. I have played baseball all over Western WA, and this is the nicest complex as a whole I have been too. The only downside is that it is right next to a mushroom farm/​plant, so when the wind blows a certain direction it can be a little smelly.
The 5 baseball/​softball fields are turf. There is one field with 90′ base paths, and the other 4 are smaller. There is a nice, large concession stand located in the middle of the fields, and there are a ton of nice bathroom stalls. The whole area is concrete, which is great if you don’t like trudging through mud to watch your kids play ball. The fields frequently host huge slow pitch tournaments.
During the summers, the baseball field hosts the Puget Sound Collegiate League (PSCL). I played in the PSCL for 3 years when I was at Saint Martin’s University, and this is a great location. Baseball was meant to be played on grass, but in rainy WA, a turf field is a necessity.
There are also a lot of Soccer fields at this park. I think one is turf and there are a few other grass fields. I ran on one of the grass fields one time and it seemed like a well-​maintained surface. There is a large playground, lots of walking trails, and a plethora of parking. The RAC is so nice and clean– it is an example of what an athletic complex should be.