Boat Ramps Nearby
Illustration Ramp etiquette
12 rules regulars expect you to know
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteFishing piers in Tacoma, WA
We know of one fishing pier in and around Tacoma. Fishing from a pier is the easy way to reach deeper water. Bring your license unless the state or pier covers it, and check the posted hours. 8 more are within 50 miles.
- 9.3 mi
South of Lisabula
Maplewood - 16 mi
- 17 mi
- 25 mi
Point White Pier
Manchester - 26 mi
Illahee Dock
Manchester - 26 mi
Panther Lake
Seabeck - 28 mi
Oakland Bay Water Access Area
Shelton - 33 mi
Juanita Beach Park Fishing Pier
Kirkland - 46 mi
Oscar Hoover Water Access Site
Snohomish
Boat ramps near Tacoma
- Dick Gilmur Shoreline and Kayak Launch Tacoma, 3.2 mi
- Point Defiance Park Boat Ramp Tacoma, 4.9 mi
- Wollochet Harbor Club Boat Launch Gig Harbor, 7.9 mi
- Dockton Park Boat Ramp Tacoma, 8.1 mi
- North Lake Boat Launch Boat Ramp Auburn, 8.2 mi
- 37th Street NW Boat Launch Gig Harbor, 8.3 mi
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The life jacket rule for every paddler
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesFishing piers in Tacoma: questions and answers
Is there fishing piers in Tacoma?
In and around Tacoma we know of South of Lisabula in Maplewood.
What other fishing piers are near Tacoma?
Within 50 miles: Lake Meridian Park Fishing Pier (Kent, 16 miles), Panther Lake Fishing Access (Kent, 17 miles), Point White Pier (Manchester, 25 miles), Illahee Dock (Manchester, 26 miles) and Panther Lake (Seabeck, 26 miles).
More: Fishing from a pier: what to know. Search the map. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Tacoma, WA.