Spraygrounds Open This Week
Unseasonably Warm Weather Prompts Mid-Week Opening of 8 of Tacoma’s Spraygrounds
Typically in May, Metro Parks Tacoma spraygrounds operate weekends only from 10 am-8 pm, as systems are prepped and tested for summer season.
Due to the unusually warm temperatures forecast for this week, eight of the District’s nine spraygrounds will be open from May 13-16 with limited hours:
- Jefferson Park - 801 N. Mason Ave.
- Titlow Park - 8425 6th Ave.
- Franklin Park – 1201 S. Puget Sound
- Kandle Park – 2323 N. Shirley St.
- Verlo Playfield (Formerly known as McKinley Playfield) - 4321 McKinley Ave.
- Norpoint Park - 4818 Nassau Ave. N.E.
- Wright Park - 501 South I St.
- Wapato Hills - 6231 S. Wapato St.
These eight locations ONLY will be open Tuesday-Friday this week from 10 am-4 pm.
All nine sprayground locations are open every Saturday and Sunday, regardless of the weather, from 10 am-8 pm.
Tacoma’s tenth and newest sprayground, located at the SERA Campus near STAR Center, is still under construction and will open to the public on June 1.
“Generally, May is a critical time for us to work through any systems or spray feature issues before bringing them back on line full-time for the season”, said Marina Becker, Director of the Department of Parks and Natural Resources. “We’re expanding operations ahead of schedule, so we have to limit the number of locations and the hours available. And, we ask the public’s patience if they encounter any bugs this week. Since there is no scheduled afternoon staffing this time of year, if anything is not working correctly the sprayground may be shut down until staff can address the issue the next morning.”