Browns Point Lighthouse Park

Tacoma, Washington
Managed by Puget Soundkeeper Alliance

Great views of the Puget Sound and of shipping traffic in and out of the deep-sea port on Tacoma's Commencement Bay.

Located at the tip of historic Browns Point the lighthouse park offers shoreline access, beach walking and picnic areas.

Once an active United States Coast Guard station with a full-time crew, the park also features a lighthouse that is on the National Historic Register.

Tours are offered of the History Center, Boathouse, replica surfboat, original fog bell and the Light Keeper's Cottage.

WATER QUALITY
  • No data available
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 10th, 2018. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
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CURRENT WEATHER
1°C
Mostly clear
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MONITORING FREQUENCY

Browns Point Lighthouse Park is sampled weekly from May 26th to September 1st

SOURCE INFORMATION

The Washington Department of Ecology BEACH program tests water quality at salt water swimming beaches every week from Memorial Day to Labor Day for enterococcus bacteria. This is a fecal indicator bacterium that has been shown to have a high correlation with swimmer related illnesses. Three samples are collected at knee depth from across the beach to give an average and more accurately represent the risk of swimming at the beach.

The samples are then delivered to a state-accredited laboratory for analysis and results are available within 24-36 hours.

During the sampling period, Puget Soundkeeper regularly updates the Swim Guide to reflect the most current information.

Sample results are also shared on the Department of Ecology BEACH program website: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/coastalatlas/Tools/BeachClosure.aspx

More information about sampling protocols is available here: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/beach/program.html

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Browns Point Lighthouse Park

Tacoma, Washington
Managed by Puget Soundkeeper Alliance
WATER QUALITY
  • No data available
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 10th, 2018. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
For water quality icon legend, click:   
CURRENT WEATHER
1°C
Mostly clear

Great views of the Puget Sound and of shipping traffic in and out of the deep-sea port on Tacoma's Commencement Bay.

Located at the tip of historic Browns Point the lighthouse park offers shoreline access, beach walking and picnic areas.

Once an active United States Coast Guard station with a full-time crew, the park also features a lighthouse that is on the National Historic Register.

Tours are offered of the History Center, Boathouse, replica surfboat, original fog bell and the Light Keeper's Cottage.

  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Browns Point Lighthouse Park is sampled weekly from May 26th to September 1st

SOURCE INFORMATION

The Washington Department of Ecology BEACH program tests water quality at salt water swimming beaches every week from Memorial Day to Labor Day for enterococcus bacteria. This is a fecal indicator bacterium that has been shown to have a high correlation with swimmer related illnesses. Three samples are collected at knee depth from across the beach to give an average and more accurately represent the risk of swimming at the beach.

The samples are then delivered to a state-accredited laboratory for analysis and results are available within 24-36 hours.

During the sampling period, Puget Soundkeeper regularly updates the Swim Guide to reflect the most current information.

Sample results are also shared on the Department of Ecology BEACH program website: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/coastalatlas/Tools/BeachClosure.aspx

More information about sampling protocols is available here: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/beach/program.html

WATER QUALITY GRAPH



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