Notable local attractions courtesy of Lakewood Chamber of Commerce.
The Chambers Creek Properties are being developed by Pierce County into one of the finest multi-use parks in the U.S. The award-winning Chambers Bay golf course will be hosting the 2010 U.S. Amateur and 2015 U.S. Open Championships. The views across Puget Sound from the trails are stunning and not to be missed.
The Town of Steilacoom was the first incorporated community in the Territory of Washington. Remnants of the pioneer era have been preserved in the Historic District. The history of the native Steilacoom Tribe is presented in the Steilacoom Tribal Center & Museum. For picnic sites, there are few sites more scenic than Sunnyside Park and Beach with the distant Olympic Mountains in the background across the expanse of Puget Sound.
Find out why Tacoma, one of Washington's first cities, is now being called the City of Destiny.
Fort Lewis is one of the largest army installations in the U.S. The Fort Lewis Military Museum is open to the public.
McChord AFB is the home of Combat Airlift. See their air show in July; also the McChord Air Museum.
This VA hospital has a variety of health care programs for veterans; a multitude of volunteer opportunities exist, both for individuals and for groups. Visitors will be rewarded by views of the hospital's terra cotta buildings, listed on the National Register of Historical Buildings, and American Lake.