Swan Creek Family Bike Morning - March 24, 2024 - 10 AM - Noon

 

Swan Creek Family Bike Morning

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 2^nd 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.