Located on a thin strip of land right off Harborview Drive is Austin Estuary Park. The park offers a fishing area…More with a low bank beach area, plus one picnic table. Since this park is almost at the end of the harbor, views of marinas and Mount Rainier can be spectacular. The entrance to the park is between Murphy's Landing Marina and Gig Harbor Automotive Center at the end of Harborview Drive before the street turns into North Harborview.</p> <p>There is parking in the vacant lot next door. Austin Estuary Park provides an "Animal Clean-up Station" and a trash receptacle at the entrance gate to the park.</p>

The Skate Park is located at the Gig Harbor Civic Center off Grandview Street. This park offers two picnic tables, a…More playground with a climbing wall, swings and other amenities.</p> <p>One can park in the lot to the right when entering the civic center. In addition to being located next to the civic center, the park is adjacent to the Gig Harbor Police Station, making the park relatively safe. Other parks nearby include the Civic Green area and the Grandview Forest Park at Cushman Trail.</p>

This park is located next to the sand volleyball courts on the corner of Crescent Valley Drive NW and Vernhardson…More Street. The BMX park has over 10 dirt jumps that can launch BMXers high into the air. The park has one picnic table and a water fountain is located at the sand volleyball courts by the parking lot. Restrooms are at the nearby Crescent Creek Park (a trail connects the two parks on the bottom of the hill).</p> <p>A gravel parking lot is located off of Crescent Valley Drive NW. The large dirt jumps are professionally shaped and can offer some exciting possibilities to the trained BMXer.</p>

Located just in front of Gig Harbor Civic Center. Civic Center Green offers a large open field with benches…More surrounding the outer edges. This park also offers trash receptacles and water fountains. The large open field has a view of Gig Harbor and Mt. Rainier on a nice day.</p> <p>Also located nearby (in the same parking lot) are the Skate Park and Grandview Forest Park which has the Cushman Trail winding through. Plenty of ample parking is available for this park. However, handicap access is limited since the green open field area is raised and accessible by stairs.</p>

For residents of the Key Peninsula, Volunteer Park is the home of good times and good memories. Located next to Key…More Peninsula Middle School off of Key Peninsula Highway, Volunteer Park offers two sports fields, a skate park, picnic shelters, horseshoe pits and walking trails. There is also a nine-whole frisbee golf course on the grounds.</p> <p>Volunteer park hosts several events throughout the year, including Key Peninsula Little League games and the annual Key Peninsula Fair. The park was built in 1977 and is administered by Key Pen Parks.  Contact the park for information on hosting private events or reserving picnic pavillions.</p>

Joemma Beach State Park is a 155-acre state park with 3,000 feet of pristine beaches, breathtaking views of Case…More Inlet and excellent crabbing, fishing and beachcombing.  The park also boasts excellent camping, and most sites have views of the Puget Sound.  Boaters are able to launch and moore their boats in the summertime, and many choose to fish off of the large dock.  On Independence Day, fireworks light up Olympia and the western Puget Sound.</p> <p>Joemma Beach State Park was originally named John F. Kennedy State Park when it opened in 1968.  In 1995, it was renamed Joemma Beach State Park, in honor of the couple who lived on the property from 1917 to 1932.  It is located next to the YMCA Camp Coleman, off of Bay Road on the southwest side of Key Peninsula.</p>

Located in downtown Gig Harbor, Jerisich Dock offers a nice spot to relax and take in the spectacular views. The…More park has a working dock for boats, public restrooms and four picnic tables. Parking is at the street and benches are scattered throughout the park. There is beach access at the park but it is more of a low bank area.</p> <p>Jerisich Dock shares an open grass field with this park which is great for a picnic. The entrance to the dock has a exquisite statue of a fisherman to welcome visitors. In addition, the park has educational interactive signs about the local area and offers loaner  life vests at no charge for children. There is an animal clean-up station at the street located next to an anchor sculpture. This is a nice park in the heart of downtown.</p>

City Park at Crescent Creek has a lot to offer, including a baseball field, tennis courts and a half-court basketball…More area. The park is located off Vernhardsen Street, just past Crescent Creek. This park has a large area for parking, an up-to-date playground, an open green grass play area and several trails following the creek.</p> <p>The park also offers bathrooms, five picnic tables, three barbecues, a covered pavilion with a wood stove and sink with running water (all facilities are first-come, first-served). In addition, the creek area has interactive educational signs and wooden deck viewing areas to look at the vast wildlife the area has to offer. The upper area with the ballpark and tennis courts has a trail that leads to the BMX park and the sand volleyball area.</p>

Located at the corner of Vernhardson and Crescent Valley Drive Northwest are the Sand Volleyball Courts. It is best…More to park in the gravel parking lot on Crescent Valley Drive Northwest located at the BMX park. The two parks actually share the lot. There are two full size soft sand courts with legal standards and ropes for boundaries. First-come, first-served.</p> <p>The courts also offer benches along the wall (inside the playing area), and surrounding perimeter netting so the ball doesn't leave the area. Bathrooms are available at the neighboring City Park at Crescent Creek, which is accessible by a trail through the back end of the BMX park. There is one picnic table and a trash receptacle on site. An animal clean-up station is located in the gravel parking area.</p>

Just follow the "View Climb" signs to find the Finholm View Climb area. If that doesn't work, park in the…More designated area directly across from <a href="http://www.anthonys.com/restaurants/locations.html">Anthony's Home Port Restaurant</a>. The park has a restroom at the bottom of the climb in the parking lot and there is handicapped parking at the top of the climb area on Franklin Avenue.</p> <p>The view climb has viewing decks approximately every 20 steps. There are approximately 95 to 100 steps to the top. It offers spectacular views on clear days of Gig Harbor and the surrounding area. Benches are located at each level of the climb.</p>