# Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Tacoma

Playgrounds, parks, museums and other things to do with kids in Tacoma. See which ones have a changing table, room for a stroller and what ages they suit before you go. 6 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-07, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Sprinker Recreation Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/sprinker-recreation-center-tacoma) (playground, Tacoma). Recreation center with an outdoor playground (tall slide, rope climbing, smaller equipment for little kids) and a summer splash pad.
2. [Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/dune-peninsula-at-point-defiance-park-tacoma) (playground, Tacoma). Waterfront park with six slides running down beside the stairs from the Wilson Way Bridge toward the marina, and a paved walking loop.
3. [Foss Waterway Seaport](https://ourplayday.com/places/foss-waterway-seaport-tacoma) (museum, Tacoma). Free maritime museum with hands-on displays, boats, a working wooden boat shop and exhibits on the waterfront's history.
4. [LeMay - America's Car Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/lemay-america-s-car-museum-tacoma) (museum, Tacoma). Car museum with a Family Zone: a pinewood car racing track, cars to pretend-drive, a road-trip map and a postcard art station.
5. [STAR Center Treetops Family Play](https://ourplayday.com/places/star-center-treetops-family-play-tacoma) (indoor play space, Tacoma). Treetops indoor and outdoor family play for ages six months to 12, where grown-ups stay and play alongside their kids.
6. [Washington State History Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/washington-state-history-museum-tacoma) (museum, Tacoma). History museum with a big fifth-floor model railroad of 1950s Washington, plus family programs on state history for kids four to ten.

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Each listing carries the kid facts (high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus, wheelchair access) with the source and month of each. A list needs at least three places to exist.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/places/in/tacoma/playgrounds. All of Tacoma: https://ourplayday.com/places/in/tacoma