PAWA Paints Fort Steilacoom Park & Farmers Market Paint Out/Lakewood

🌟 Membership: This event is exclusive to PAWA members. Join at PAWA Membership.

🎉 Event Details: This is an inviting and very large South Sound painting destination. Location includes Waughop Lake, which is lined by a very paint friendly paved loop trail. Also noteworthy are a series of historic rustic red barns and silos, offering great shapes to inspire solid compositions.
The park was a homesteader's farm circa 1844, then became Fort Steilacoom in 1849. In 1868, the government purchased it for use as the "Insane Asylum for Washington Territory". Hospital residents grew crops and orchards in the park area, and planted many of the poplar trees that line the lake shore. More than 3,000 hospital residents are buried in the cemetery near the parking lot. Work is now being completed by the organization Grave Concerns to mark the names of all who are buried there.
As an added bonus, enjoy fresh produce, food truck treats, and wonderful memories at the Lakewood Farmers Market. Held on Tuesdays (starting June 4th), the market features a rich selection of vendors, lawn games, food trucks and live music.

Facilitator:
Dave Roholt +1(253) 508-0763 [email protected]

🎨 Meeting Location: Meeting location for PAWA artist is the red barnes next to the parking lot at the end of the main road dividing the park called Lake Waughop road. Feel free to call/text me as needed.

🍽️ Lunch: Farmers Market with food options including food trucks starting at 2:00 PM. Other options for both grocery and restaurants close by.

🎨 After Lunch: Optional Farmers Market

📍 Directions:

Fort Steilacoom Park is located in the city of Lakewood, Washington just South of Tacoma and North of Nisqually. If using a GPS type in Waughop Lake Trailhead and it will guide you to the parking lot next to the red barns that will serve as our meeting point. Otherwise please note directions as desired below:
From I-5 in Tacoma, south bound, take exit 129 ( S 72nd St.) Go west (right) on 74th in 2.3 miles 72nd becomes Custard. Go another 1.2 miles and turn right on Steilacoom Blvd. Go 1.5 west and turn left onto Elwood Drive SW. Turn right on Dresden Lane into park.
From I-5 south of Tacoma, southbound, take exit 125 (Lakewood). Turn left onto Bridgeport Way W. Go north on Bridgeport Way W, crossing 100th St SW . Turn left on Steilacoom Blvd and go west; then proceed as above.

📍 Other information:

For additional Information on the park see https://cityoflakewood.us/fort-steilacoom-park/

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