Guidebook for Lake Tapps

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Guidebook for Lake Tapps

Food Scene

A local favorite. Eat in or take out. The teriyaki chicken and spicy teriyaki are favorites when we don't have time to cook and clean.
Modoo #2 Teriyaki
15127 Main Street
A local favorite. Eat in or take out. The teriyaki chicken and spicy teriyaki are favorites when we don't have time to cook and clean.
Great beers. Love the hamburgers, fish tacos and steak salad. The Lemonade is refillable and fantastic. Outside dining, too.
10 locals recommend
Hops n Drops
21290 WA-410
10 locals recommend
Great beers. Love the hamburgers, fish tacos and steak salad. The Lemonade is refillable and fantastic. Outside dining, too.
Been in business in Sumner forever! A local favorite for pasta and pizza (real salad bar, too!) Interesting antique decor. Check on-line menu.
8 locals recommend
Aversano's Italian Restaurant
6015 Parker Rd E
8 locals recommend
Been in business in Sumner forever! A local favorite for pasta and pizza (real salad bar, too!) Interesting antique decor. Check on-line menu.
Good family-friendly Mexican restaurant with tortillas made on-site. Sunday brunch is good!
30 locals recommend
Puerto Vallarta Restaurant
35105 Enchanted Pkwy S
30 locals recommend
Good family-friendly Mexican restaurant with tortillas made on-site. Sunday brunch is good!
The local Public House. Family-friendly sports bar. Good $5 pizzas on Sunday. Very good food, UK Pub style with European cuisine from Germany, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Great cocktails, Sit outside and enjoy the view during warm weather. Live music, karaoke, comedy. (Moving to new location soon)
Gordon and Purdy's
16202 64th Street East
The local Public House. Family-friendly sports bar. Good $5 pizzas on Sunday. Very good food, UK Pub style with European cuisine from Germany, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Great cocktails, Sit outside and enjoy the view during warm weather. Live music, karaoke, comedy. (Moving to new location soon)
Local Italian restaurant with Lake View. Outside dining weather permitting. Less than 1/2 mile from cabin. Outside dining.
10 locals recommend
Al Lago Restaurant
3110 Sumner Tapps Hwy E
10 locals recommend
Local Italian restaurant with Lake View. Outside dining weather permitting. Less than 1/2 mile from cabin. Outside dining.
Hand tossed pizza, pasta, great salads. Bar too. A Sumner neighborhood hangout. The place to eat before Sumner High School football games.
Farrelli's Pizza, Sumner
15007 Main St E
Hand tossed pizza, pasta, great salads. Bar too. A Sumner neighborhood hangout. The place to eat before Sumner High School football games.
Downtown Sumner. A great place to eat while you rest from window-shopping in town.
15 locals recommend
Trackside Pizza
201 N Meridian
15 locals recommend
Downtown Sumner. A great place to eat while you rest from window-shopping in town.
Be ready to share a pastry from this bakery. They really are legendary in size and OH so GOOD!
31 locals recommend
Legendary Doughnuts
2602 6th Ave
31 locals recommend
Be ready to share a pastry from this bakery. They really are legendary in size and OH so GOOD!
Just because this is Washington, Starbucks is near.
Starbucks
1406 Lake Tapps Pkwy E
Just because this is Washington, Starbucks is near.
Sandwiches to go, or eat in. Great way to Picnic for an afternoon.
Subway
1402 Lake Tapps Pkwy E
Sandwiches to go, or eat in. Great way to Picnic for an afternoon.
Make time to walk the Gardens and specialty shop.
13 locals recommend
The Windmill Bistro
16009 60th St E
13 locals recommend
Make time to walk the Gardens and specialty shop.
Sometimes you just need a quick meal on the way to sightseeing in Seattle.
McDonald's
1400 Lake Tapps Dr S E
Sometimes you just need a quick meal on the way to sightseeing in Seattle.

Drinks & Nightlife

Just down the hill 10 minutes drive. Music on the weekends. Good small steak special every day.
Schafer’s Bar & Grill
16202 64th St E
Just down the hill 10 minutes drive. Music on the weekends. Good small steak special every day.
A bar and Pizzeria. Specialty drinks and food. Outside dining!
36 locals recommend
The Rock Wood Fired Pizza
34817 Enchanted Pkwy S
36 locals recommend
A bar and Pizzeria. Specialty drinks and food. Outside dining!

Parks & Nature

A great day trip of walking and hiking the trails on Mt Rainier. Our 14,000+ ft volcano. Beautiful photo opportunities.
607 locals recommend
Mount Rainier National Park
607 locals recommend
A great day trip of walking and hiking the trails on Mt Rainier. Our 14,000+ ft volcano. Beautiful photo opportunities.
Check online for best times of the year to view these magnificent creatures.
Seattle Orca Whale Watching
950 Westlake Ave N
Check online for best times of the year to view these magnificent creatures.
Only about an hour, Crystal Mountain is Washington's largest Ski Resort. See info on-line.
60 locals recommend
Crystal Mountain
60 locals recommend
Only about an hour, Crystal Mountain is Washington's largest Ski Resort. See info on-line.
A place to get in the lake, sunbathe. A park across the street.
6 locals recommend
Allan Yorke Park
7203 W Tapps Hwy E
6 locals recommend
A place to get in the lake, sunbathe. A park across the street.
A public (pay for) park. Bring your lunch and paddle board. Get there early, parking fills up quickly on a sunny summer day.
8 locals recommend
Lake Tapps Park
2022 198th Ave E
8 locals recommend
A public (pay for) park. Bring your lunch and paddle board. Get there early, parking fills up quickly on a sunny summer day.

Sightseeing

Iconic symbol of Seattle. In the heart of the Seattle Center.
1748 locals recommend
Space Needle
400 Broad St
1748 locals recommend
Iconic symbol of Seattle. In the heart of the Seattle Center.
Tour Seattle.
160 locals recommend
Ride the Ducks of Seattle
400 Pine St
160 locals recommend
Tour Seattle.
Watch for famous "flying fish" at the market. A Seattle iconic place to see.
2310 locals recommend
Pike Place Market
1531 Western Ave
2310 locals recommend
Watch for famous "flying fish" at the market. A Seattle iconic place to see.

Arts & Culture

This is a fabulous formation of glass.
34 locals recommend
Chihuly Bridge of Glass
34 locals recommend
This is a fabulous formation of glass.
Spend a day touring this beautiful collection of blown glass. The colors are amazing!
268 locals recommend
Museum of Glass
1801 Dock St
268 locals recommend
Spend a day touring this beautiful collection of blown glass. The colors are amazing!
167 locals recommend
Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Ave
167 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

If you enjoy cars, this a museum for you!
157 locals recommend
LeMay - America’s Car Museum
2702 E D St
157 locals recommend
If you enjoy cars, this a museum for you!
(Almost) Every weekend year round is a new event at the fairgrounds. Check on-line for event schedule. The Fair opens in September for 3 weeks.
45 locals recommend
Washington State Fair
110 9th Ave SW
45 locals recommend
(Almost) Every weekend year round is a new event at the fairgrounds. Check on-line for event schedule. The Fair opens in September for 3 weeks.
Concerts, sports.... events every week. Check on-line for schedule.
87 locals recommend
Tacoma Dome
2727 E D St
87 locals recommend
Concerts, sports.... events every week. Check on-line for schedule.
Other than gambling: Check online event schedule, concerts and events.
48 locals recommend
Emerald Queen Casino I-5 in Tacoma
2920 E R St
48 locals recommend
Other than gambling: Check online event schedule, concerts and events.
338 locals recommend
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
5400 N Pearl St
338 locals recommend

Everything Else

A little gambling anyone?
45 locals recommend
Muckleshoot Casino
2402 Auburn Way S
45 locals recommend
A little gambling anyone?