DIRECTIONS to SOLO POINT – Nisqually Canoe landing site
From Blue Heron Canoe site
Solo Point - From I-5, South of Tacoma and Fort Lewis.
Take Exit 119 and go West.
Immediately after the RR tracks veer right onto Steilacoom-Dupont Road.
At 2.0 miles turn left (West) onto a paved road (Solo Point Road).
On your left will be brown WA. State outline sign. Stay on this road for 2 more miles until you meet the water and boat launch.
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DIRECTIONS TO OWEN BEACH – Puyallup Canoe Landing site
From Google Maps
Owen Beach landing area for Puyallup Canoe is the beach area of Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, North of the Narrows Bridge. When entering Point Defiance Park, stay to the right and follow signs to Owen Beach, or use detailed directions below. There are parking and picnic areas at Owen Beach. Restrooms open from 10 am to dusk.
Address: Point Defiance Park / Owen Beach (5605 N Owen Beach Rd.)
It’s about 35 miles / 50 minutes from Olympia
From I-5 going through in Tacoma
Take Exit 132 toward Gig Harbor/Bremerton/WA-16 W
Merge onto WA-16 W
Take exit 3 for 6th Ave toward WA-163 N/Ruston
Continue straight
Turn right at N Pearl St/WA-163
Continue on Roberts Garden Rd
Turn left to stay on Roberts Garden Rd
Slight right at Five Mile Dr
Turn right to stay on Five Mile Dr
Turn right at Owens Beach Rd
Follow Owens Beach Road to Owens Beach parking area.
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DIRECTIONS to ALKI POINT – Muckleshoot Canoe landing site
From Blue Heron Canoe site, Seattle.gov/parks site, and SeattleTravel.com – Alki Beach page
Alki Point - From I-5 take the West Seattle Freeway. Take the Avalon-Harbor Ave exit/ Turn right onto Harbor Ave. Just past Salty’s and Alki Crab is Kayak and Skin Dive Park. Take the second drive to boat launch area.
From I-5 northbound or southbound or from State Road 99 (Aurora Avenue):
Take the West Seattle Bridge to West Seattle
Take the ramp towards Harbor Ave/Avalon Way
Turn right onto Harbor Ave SW
Bear Left on Alki Ave SW
Alki Beach Park is be on your right
Parking:
On street parking only. Parking can be difficult during the summer.
GETTING TO ALKI BY BUS CLICK HERE
The ending address is 1702 ALKI AVE SW, Seattle, WA
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More helpful info below from SeattleTravel.com – Alki Beach Seattle page
Alki Beach Location:
West Seattle juts out into Elliot Bay directly West of downtown Seattle. It can be easily reached by car via the West Seattle Bridge. From downtown Seattle, follow the signs and find your way to I5 South. Take the exit for West Seattle. Once across the bridge, turn right onto Harbor Ave SW, and this will lead you around the tip of Duwamish Head, and onto Alki point. Parking can be a bit dicey on the weekend, but with patience you will probably find street parking not too far from the main strip along Alki Ave SW. During the summer, leave the car behind and take Metro’s water taxi. The Taxi leaves from a location between piers 55 and 56, and for two dollars (each way) gives you a twelve minute ride across the bay. At Sea Crest Park, the taxi’s West Seattle terminus, you will find Metro’s Free DART shuttle is perfectly timed to pick you up and take you to Alki Beach or to West Seattle Junction.
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I watched and hooted at the canoes going through the Narrows south of Tacoma.
Wish I could have come along.
Good luck on your voyages; stay safe!