1701 14th Ave NWGig Harbor, WA 98335
All parks are open 7 AM to dusk.
A perfect location for our four-legged dog friends to stretch their legs. The park features separate small dog and large dog areas.
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Park Description
Tubby’s Trail Dog Park near Hwy-16 is 8.5 acres and is a wide, rectangular field perfect for throwing balls. As a catchment area for excess water, it can get muddy during the rainy season. It is fully fenced and has a large dog area and a small dog area.
Unless in an off-leash area, all dogs must be leashed within our parks. Report an off-leash dog or other animal issues by contacting Pierce County Animal Control. Animal control officers are responsible for enforcing the laws and codes involving animals within our parks.
Park Features
General
Dogs off-leash area with play meadow; Small dogs off-leash area with play meadow for dogs under 25 pounds; Large dogs off-leash area with play meadow for dogs over 25 pounds
Picnic
Picnic tables
Additional
Sanicans, parking, dog bags
History
“Tubby” was a black male Cocker Spaniel that fell into fame when Galloping Gertie collapsed on November 7th, 1940. He was the only victim of that great disaster, earning a special place in the hearts of many in our community. His death symbolizes the drama of that terrible day. Tubby was owned by Leonard Coatsworth and although he did his best to coax Tubby out of the car Tubby refused to leave. PenMet Parks has named this off-leash dog park in remembrance of Tubby, the only fatality when the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge fell into Puget Sound.
After serving as a military reservation related to defense of the Narrows, this site was owned by Doc and Lucille Weathers. In the late 1980s, the site was approved for a business park known as Narrowsgate. The business park was never built, primarily because of insufficient access from State Route 16.
In 2001 a portion of the site was purchased by the Washington State Department of Transportation with the balance of the site purchased in 2003 to be used for the modular office buildings and concrete batch plant for Tacoma Narrows Constructors, the firm that would build the New Tacoma Narrows Bridge which opened on July 16th, 2007.
After the bridge opened, the site was vacated and sold to the Peninsula Metropolitan Park District in 2012. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office supported the PenMet Parks acquisition with a 50% matching grant.
The park district is currently using the site for a trailhead supporting non-motorized uses for Cushman Trail and the Scott Pierson Trail system.
Park Rules
Please visit our Policy Webpage to view our updated Park Use Regulations
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