Swan Creek Family Bike Morning
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Let’s hang out with our kiddos and families and enjoy
what Swan Creek has to offer. Meet at 10 AM at the shelter near the pump track.
We’ll socialize with other cycling families, check out the pump track, and
watch the kids ride around the great loop. Snacks and hot water for tea and hot
chocolate will be available, bring a cup! Staff from 2nd Cycle will
be on hand to help inflate tires.
At 11, we’ll take a group lap around the park, through the
community garden and back to where we started. More experienced kids are
welcome to do as many laps as their parents wish. The park is mostly flat,
though there are a few small inclines. We’ll wrap up around noon.
Swan Creek is Tacoma’s second largest park by land area and
it has a lot to offer. You can find mountain bike trails, a dog park, hiking
trails, a creek for mucking about and miles of empty streets that are perfect
for kids to learn how to safely ride bikes.
Swan Creek used to be a residential neighborhood during World War II,
and temporary houses were demolished in the 1950s. These empty residential streets
are a great place for new riders to get confidence away from traffic.
Getting to Swan Creek park –
Parking is available behind Lister Elementary School at 4738
East T St, Tacoma, WA 98404. There are approximately 50 stalls. Follow the
inter-generational trail toward the large picnic shelter.
You can also park near the Eastside Community Center at 1721
E 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98404. You’ll enter the park east of the Pipeline trail
and take about a half-mile walk or ride through the unpaved mountain bike trail
network.
Restrooms
Restrooms are available at the T streets parking lot. There is
also a drinking fountain there, though it may still be off at the time of our
ride. There is a large accessible
port-a-potty located near the mountain bike trails. There are two additional
port-a-potties near the community garden.
