Nature reserve · Washington
Peninsula Gardens
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Peninsula Gardens is a nature reserve in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Indian Hill stands 167 m to the east, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Adam Tallman Park, a park 1.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 4.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- PenMet Parks
How to reach it
Coordinates47.30786, -122.60928
- 4.5 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 11.5 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
- 13.8 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
- 15.0 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO SOUTHWORTH
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 19 mi
- Point White Pier · 20 mi
- Beck Road Public Road End · 20 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Adam Tallman Park: 1.1 mi
- Kenneth Leo Marvin Veterans Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Skate Park: 1.4 mi
- Civic Center Green: 1.5 mi
- Grandview Forest Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Kinbee Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ford Hill: 1.5 mi
- Indian Point: 7.0 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 8.7 mi
- Indian Hill: 9.2 mi
Artworks
- Pancake Stack-O-Meter: 1.5 mi
- Fish Flurry: 1.5 mi
- Ulsh Fauxtem Pole: 1.6 mi
- Mussel Beach: 2.0 mi
- Ringing In The Salmon: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Before Gig Harbor: 2.2 mi
- The Puyallup Tribe / sx̌ʷəbabš | The Swift Water People: 2.2 mi
- After Medicine Creek: 2.2 mi
- Gig Harbor 9/11 Memorial: 3.1 mi
- The Chapel on Echo Bay Plaque: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Harbor History Museum: 2.2 mi
- Fox Island Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- Fireboat No. 1: 6.3 mi
- Puget Sound Museum of Natural History: 6.7 mi
- Job Carr Cabin Museum: 7.0 mi
Gardens
- Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 3.1 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 3.8 mi
- Northwest Native Plant Garden: 4.2 mi
- Nature Play Garden: 4.2 mi
- Iris Garden: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Harbor Hill Environmental Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Z's Reef Marine Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Puget Creek Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- Parks Tacoma Headquarters: 6.9 mi
Attractions
- Muskoxen: 4.1 mi
- Muskoxen: 4.1 mi
- Wallabies: 4.1 mi
- Paul Titus Carousel: 4.1 mi
- Kids' Zone: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 42
- Fox Island Sand Spit: 3.4 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 3.6 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 3.8 mi
- Owen Beach: 3.8 mi
- Salmon Beach: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Fort Nisqually Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Rustic Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- The Meadow: 7.0 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Browns Point Lighthouse: 7.7 mi
- Generator Building: 7.7 mi
- Boat House: 7.8 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 7.8 mi
- Oil House: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Windy Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Sixth Engineer Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Eighteenth Infantry Bluff: 18.6 mi
Springs: 7
- Ellison Spring: 7.0 mi
- Garrison Springs: 9.0 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 14.5 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 16.5 mi
- Clear Creek Springs: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Dickerson Falls: 19.2 mi
- Victor Falls: 22.7 mi
- Nisqually Falls: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Peninsula Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | E 91° | 167 m | 9.2 mi |
| Black Hill | S 187° | 153 m | 16.4 mi |
| Goodman Hill | S 186° | 145 m | 16.6 mi |
| Kelly Hill | S 179° | 140 m | 17.1 mi |
| Newman Hill | S 185° | 138 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bare Hill | S 186° | 136 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sanders Hill | S 185° | 135 m | 17.2 mi |
| Swift Hill | S 178° | 130 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:31 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacoma Narrows AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Gig Harbor · 2 mi
- Purdy · 6 mi
- Key Center · 7 mi
- Home · 8 mi
- Lakebay · 8 mi
- Tacoma · 8 mi
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