PenMet Parks Recreation Center Opens July 1

The Peninsula Metropolitan Park District (PenMet Parks) Recreation Center

will open to the public on July 1, 2025. The state-of-the-art facility, which is located at 2524 14 th

Avenue NW, will help meet the growing demand for recreational amenities in our community.

The 58,000 square foot building features an indoor turf field, three multi-purpose courts, an

elevated track, flexible spaces for fitness and other activities, and gathering areas. The

Recreation Center is part of a 17-acre comprehensive recreation campus that includes an

outdoor event lawn/youth soccer field, an 18-hole miniature golf course, and an extension of the

Cushman Trail.

“The completion of the Recreation Center realizes our shared vision for an inclusive facility that

supports the well-being of the whole community,” said Board of Park Commissioners President

Laurel Kingsbury. “The Recreation Center will significantly enhance PenMet Parks’ ability to

meet our community’s need for safe and fun recreation that is accessible to all ages and

abilities.”

A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17. A grand opening

celebration featuring activities, music, food, and tours of the Recreation Center is planned for 10

a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 21. More details about these events will be announced soon.

Soft opening activities with limited hours and services at the Recreation Center and mini golf

course are planned for the month of June.

The Recreation Center is a 58,000 square foot Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED) Silver certified building. The facility was designed by Barker Rinker Seacat and

constructed by Jody Miller Construction. The total project cost for the Recreation Center

campus and Cushman Trail extension is $31.6 million, the majority of which has been funded by

PenMet Parks district residents. Additional funding support has been provided by the

Washington State legislature, a Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program – Trails Category

grant administered by the Recreation and Conservation Office, and private philanthropic gifts.

The Recreation Center features:

 Regulation size synthetic indoor turf field

 Three multi-purpose courts striped for basketball, volleyball, and pickleball

 Indoor walk/jog track

 Two multi-purpose rooms

 Outdoor event lawn/youth soccer field

 Cushman Trail extension from the 14 th Ave. trailhead to 24 th St. NW

 Reimagined 18-hole miniature golf course with Pacific Northwest themes

PenMet Parks is a metropolitan park district located in unincorporated Pierce County on the Gig

Harbor Peninsula. Formed in 2004, today PenMet Parks manages approximately 650 acres of

parks and open space and provides hundreds of recreation programs every year for all ages

and abilities.