Point Defiance Park - Park Watch
Point Defiance Park has an active Park Watch program helping to maintain visitor safety and protect the park’s resources.
Park volunteers, outfitted with yellow safety vests and lanyards, provide extended eyes and ears on activities they are seeing in an effort to discourage car break-ins, vandalism, and other park rule violations such as smoking, drinking, feeding of wildlife and unleashed dogs. In addition, Park Watch Volunteers check for fallen trees and other naturally occurring potential hazards.
To become a Park Watch Volunteer, fill out an application to create an account, and someone will contact you to schedule a brief orientation.
Qualifications Required
- Park Watch Orientation Must be Completed
Our parks need you
Parks Tacoma manages over 2,812 acres of parks and green space, historic landmarks, community centers, beautiful gardens, and special attractions that give us all a chance to get out and play more.
We're asking you to chip in by investing your time and talents to help us improve parks and green spaces, protect neighborhood buildings, and promote a healthier environment while also helping to build a stronger community.
Our roots
Park Volunteers, formerly known as "CHIP-in!" originated in 2003 when Parks Tacoma faced a lack of funds for maintaining all of the city's parks. Rather than take drastic measures - simply closing parks and walking away - a proactive approach was taken to develop a partnership between the park district and the community to help keep parks open and operating.
