Spanaway Park

Little Spanaway Lake–South Beach, 3 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Little Spanaway Lake–South Beach, 3 beaches is a 2-mile out-and-back in Spanaway Park near Spanaway, WA. The route passes North Beach, South Beach and Little Spanaway Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 354 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.11708, -122.43579
Nearest town Spanaway, WA

Directions

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Little Spanaway Lake–South Beach, 3 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 341–356 ft

Out & Back · Spanaway Park

Trailhead: 47.11708, -122.43579

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: Pacific Avenue South & South 155th Street stop 132 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 500 ftPass North Beach.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftPass South Beach.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 200 ftPass Little Spanaway Lake.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:19 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:15 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pacific Avenue South & South 155th Street stop 132 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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