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Dash Point State Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 3,922 Google reviews · Waterfront wedding venue in Federal Way, Washington · 0.8 mi to the beach
Park offering 400 acres on Puget Sound for swimming, camping, hiking, biking & hand-launched boats.
Plan your tour
- Setting waterfront venue, 0.8 mi to the beach — verified by its distance to a real shoreline
- Lodging on-site rooms come up in reviews and the venue's own info — a built-in room block for a destination beach wedding; ask what's included
- Phone +1 253-661-4955
- Website parks.state.wa.us — most venues book tours right on their site
On the property
What couples highlight
“Beautiful landscape although the trail to the beach from picnic are could be a little wider.”
From the reviews
Let's get right to the Dash Point on this review. This is as sandy of a beach as you will find around the Tacoma area. Get there early on a hot day and camp out where the sand is soft-ish. The hikes are nice and it's a very beautiful layout to get down to the water by following the creek. The camping looks rough.
The beach parking lot was full, so we were directed to park at picnic area. One little car took two spots. I hope there is some kind of patrol that tow's vehicles that do that... We took 2 dogs.. BEWARE of those who don't leash their dogs!! Ours were leashed. Clearly signs are posted to leash and to pick up poo..
We used this state park in January and we were overall pleased. The scenery and the ability to still have the option to either drive over or take the trail over the beach was wonderful. Dogs welcome on a leash. Rangers were helpful.
Amazing place for tide pooling, lots of clams and nice views but difficult to reach by public transit and cab doesn't pick the right location to the beach. So double check the drop location!
Getting married at Dash Point State Park
Dash Point State Park is a public beach or park, so a ceremony here almost always needs a permit from the managing city, county, or state parks office — and the rules matter: many public beaches cap your guest count, set ceremony windows, and restrict what you can set up (some ban chairs, arches, and amplified sound entirely). There's no on-site coordinator, catering, or weather backup, so you'll bring your own vendors and a rain plan. The payoff is a stunning setting at a fraction of a private venue's cost. Start with our public-beach permit guide, then call the local office to confirm this season's rules.
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