Titlow Beach and Park

I am not that fond of this park. The trail is really short and you hardly feel like you’re getting a workout. Also the water by the parking lot is stagnant and smells really boggy. Obviously the free splashpad is probably what draws most families here. There is a nice area next to the splashpad if you want to picnic or just chill. There are also tennis courts next to the parking lot if you’re wanting to do that. Also, I’ve never had a problem with parking here although even though the parking lot is in plain view, I still feel a little unsafe leaving my car or walking the trail. I honestly would rather drive a bit further and just go to Point Defiance as the trails are more variable and it’s a bit more natural and scenic. The beach is much better as well.

Yeah some of the people you see here are weird, but that’s Tacoma.
I love everything about the park, even when there used to be a pool.
I live not far from it and my son and dog love it!

We weren’t planning on going here but stumbled on it while looking for a place to hang out for the afternoon. There is an awsome splash park for the kiddos with plenty of benches and picnic tables. We also took the path through the trees and hoped to find a way to the beach. Eventually we found a way down, but it took several attempts down pathes that ended with cliffs. Overall it was great!

Interesting and neat park. There’s a nice spot to feed the ducks. It is right on the water. The playground is nice and has a large variety of play equipment. This is always a nice spot to go with more middle class like individuals attending this park. I have never had a problem with theft or safety here but that doesn’t mean to not be alert as those things can happen anywhere. It is worthwhile to explore this park.

Always so crowded even more so in summer. Too many older kids being crazy around my toddler and she didn’t want to play:/ Seems like a popular park for kids that are a bit older… Would be willing to go back once my little ones are a bit bigger

Yesterday my friend and Iet uo just to hang out. We went for a walk and not 20 minutes later we get back to find 3 cars (including mine) were broken into. A dad with 2 children has his window out, my lock got messed up and another guy had his things stolen (which were covered and he had tinted windows) has anyone else had this problem?

The spray park is pretty fun for the kids! I would go back on a sunny day!

Large grassy area with a new water park and childrens play area/​swings/​climbing toys. Also has tennis courts and a small field for tee ball. Walk 5 minutes SW around the park, cross the train tracks and you’re at the pier/​dock/​rocky beach that overlooks gig harbor, the smaller islands SW, and the Tacoma narrows bridge. Perfect on a summer day/​evening.

Love this park. Great little spot to explore.
Sans the many trains. I hope Tacoma says no to Coal trains!

Definitely more park than beach. The highlight is its large and awesome spray pad. There is also a pretty good play area complete with plenty of equipment for kids of all ages. A few picnic tables areas are scattered about, a few of them even covered.
Where this park/​beach fails is the enormous gross pond and wetland area separating it from train tracks and the actual beach. The best fluffy grass area is fenced off for some unknown reason leaving only dead grassy areas to play on.
The spray pad alone earns this park four stars but I’m knocking it down one for the awful pond/​train combination and how they negatively influence the beauty of this place. Also, having a ton of space is great, but not if it’s unusable.
I’m probably a bit biased against Tacoma in general, too. You just can’t avoid the occasional «aroma.» All in all a decent park. If I lived in the area I would probably visit again.

New equipment there. The splashtastic park area took the place of the pool which is probably better with all the kids peeing in the pool anyway. Now they just get water prayed or splashed on them. There are three different playground equipment areas. A «trail» area that gets a little bit of tagging and part of it is right next to the railroad track. The «beach» is dependent on the tide. Some days you might be able to walk out, but I have been there where you have to just look from the dock.

We decided to skip the park area and went straight for the beach. If you drive North of the parking lot area of the park, you’ll come across a private road labeled along the lines of «hidden road to the beach.» Park here. There’s a path surrounded by forest that leads you over the train tracks and towards some weird, fenced off buildings. Forget that. Before crossing the bridge, take the steep path to the right and head down toward the train tracks. There’s no troll under the bridge. You can continue on the path to the right (which is probably safer), or you can head down to the left. You’ll have to scurry across the train tracks and walk along the tracks for several hundred feet before reaching the water. I was hoping a train would pass by because it would have been exciting, but we weren’t lucky on this occasion.
What a gorgeous view of the Sound and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. This is a cool spot for photos and even for sitting down on the rocks to do some thinking or drawing/​painting.

Titlow Beach has a cute little park with plenty of playground equipment for the kids to run around on.
The beach and the park are more or less cut in half with the railroad tracks. Train traffic is frequent here. Amtrack and freight trains often go through here. I hate being nearby a freight train here because it blasts my ears apart. The Amtrack train does not have such a loud horn and is ok to be closer to it from the fence.
There is a nice walking path along the beach which takes you to a forested area. The beach along the sound is wonderful and the view from the higher paths is great! The pavement ends and then resumes which takes you past a club house, a paved road and yet more paths. It is great walking along these paths in the city because it feels like you are in the country. Really a nice little park!

I really like Titlow. It’s walking distance from my parents house and it’s a nice little park. It’s got some history and there used to be a little hotel there as well (it’s the brown run down building). There is a man made lake with ducks and geese that you can feed, there’s several public and secluded trails that you can take walks, jog or bike. There’s also a community pool that’s open in the summer. Also a couple tennis courts, and a basketball court. The train tracks are there, some right next to the trail and they go by quite frequently. They have a two playgrounds and also a huge grassy area for dogs to just run. Steamers the restaurant is right next to the park as well as a few dive-​y bars. There’s also an area where scuba divers scuba, and there’s a viewing point which has a great view of the narrows bridge. There is also a beachy, sandy, pebbly area right on the ocean. Once I saw like a 100 jellyfish washed up on shore and they were all dead. Also, several years back some girl committed suicide by throwing herself in front of the train but honestly I love this park. The air’s cleaner and it’s so green and peaceful and it’s a great place to just be.
There’s plenty of parking and it’s safe and friendly though it ‘s a little rundown. Great place!

This visit to Titlow was specifically for rock finding!!! Me and my girlfriend were on a mission to do some landscaping and found this beach to provide the best variety, don’t worry we didn’t take much.
I have been here before to walk, the trail can get a little sketchy, I would never walk it alone… but it has the beach, trails a park and then some.
They are doing some construction by the pool and park area so beware of that.

Couldn’t find this park in a search, so I guess I’ll add it and hope I don’t stumble across it later.
I like Titlow park. They have a large area for the kiddos to run and a couple different big toys. The train tracks are right there between the park and the beach. My son is obsessed with trains, so it’s a huge bonus for him.
They’re currently doing an awful lot of construction work. I’ll update this after we go back a few times and when that’s done.