Open ½ hour before sunrise
Close ½ hour after sunset
This park features sports fields, skateboard park, playground and a large outdoor swimming pool.
A major recreation attraction for Tacoma’s east side and south end, this park features updated playing fields, skateboard park, playground and a large outdoor swimming pool with water slide and zero-depth entry. The first parcel for this park, which is now 24.55 acres, was acquired in 1950. The original South End Pool opened in 1958.
Play Area Accessibility Details
- Parking: Yes – designated for Park & Pool
- Restroom: Yes
- Water Fountain: Yes – near restroom building
- Surface: Combination wood fiber and rubberized
- Swings: Yes – (1) high back swing (has been ordered)
- Ground Play: Primarily elevated play features; seat and saucer
- Adaptive Play: Ramped structure and one transfer system structure
- Sensory Play: Limited Manipulatives or Sensory Play, Imagination – Ship Theme
- Play Tables: None
- Shade: Limited shade, one shelter
- Accommodations: Benches and tables surround play space
- Sprayground: No – an enclosed pool is on site.
Park Improvements
Skatepark Upgrades
The newly expanded Stewart Heights Skatepark is open!
Completed in November 2025, skateboarders now have a 4- to 6-foot-deep concrete bowl to show off their tricks, plus many of the existing skate features were upgraded. This skatepark was the third built by Parks Tacoma back in 2001, switched from modular wood to concrete in 2008 and was due for some love.
It was paid for by a grant and the 2014 voter-approved bond so thank you, Tacoma, for investing in recreation assets that allow our community skaters a place to learn, play and grow! A community celebration will be held in Spring 2026.
Aquatic Facility Maintenance
The pool coping/gutter system will be replaced before the 2026 summer season begins in May.
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