Raft Island

#8867 among destinations in the United States

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Raft Island is a private island and CDP located near the Pierce County community of Rosedale, Washington, United States. Gig Harbor, Washington is the nearest incorporated town, although unincorporated Artondale is much closer. The island features approximately 200 homes on 160 acres. All of these homes are served through the Gig Harbor post office. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1 mi²Coordinates: 47°19'44"N, 122°40'5"W

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WashingtonUnited States

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Raft Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Harbor History Museum, Titlow Beach, Discovery Village.

6.9 miSE
Twin bridges crossing Puget Sound
Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma
176 min walk • The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of twin suspension bridges that span the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington. The bridges connect the city of Tacoma with the Kitsap Peninsula and carry State Route 16 over the strait.
3.6 miE
Museum, Maritime museum, History museum
Harbor History Museum, Gig Harbor
91 min walk • The Harbor History Museum is a regional maritime and history museum in Gig Harbor, Washington. It hosts exhibits on regional culture and history, and Midway Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1893 and moved to the museum's grounds in 2009.
7.7 miSE
Park
Titlow Beach, Tacoma
196 min walk • Titlow Beach is in Tacoma, Washington, USA. It is located along Puget Sound near the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It has a beach, community center, park, water play area, two restaurants. a view of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, a small boardwalk, and is a popular scuba diving area.
3.8 miNE
Game and entertainment center, Museum
Discovery Village, Gig Harbor
97 min walk • Discovery Village is located in Gig Harbor, Washington. It is an interactive hands-on museum and learning center for children aged 0 to 9 years. This museum has a large pacific northwest playground, indoor sand box, gemstone treasure hunt and dramatic play village. Discovery Village opened in 2010.
1.9 miNE
47°20'58"N • 122°38'24"W
Sehmel Homestead Park, Gig Harbor
50 min walk • Playground, Park
1.1 miSW
National park
Cutts Island State Park
28 min walk • Cutts Island State Park is a public recreation area park comprising the entirety of two-acre Cutts Island in Carr Inlet in Pierce County, Washington. The island is a clay butte with a stand of trees and a teardrop-shaped beach at low tide.
2.8 miNE
47°21'11"N • 122°37'16"W
McCormick Forest Park, Gig Harbor
71 min walk • Forest, Park
4.6 miS
47°15'55"N • 122°38'6"W
Chapel on Echo Bay, Fox Island
119 min walk • Church
5.8 miSW
Town
Home
149 min walk • Home is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The 2010 Census placed the population at 1,377. The community lies on the Key Peninsula and borders the waters of Carr Inlet, an extension of Puget Sound.
4.6 miNE
City
Purdy
118 min walk • Purdy is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place north of the city of Gig Harbor, at the junction of Washington State Routes 16 and 302 on the northern boundary of Pierce County, Washington.
4.4 miS
Island
Tanglewood Island
113 min walk • Tanglewood Island is a small island in Hale Passage off the northern shore of Fox Island in Pierce County, Washington. It was originally called Grave Island and was sacred to the Nisqually Indians, who for decades practiced tree burials by placing their honored dead in dugout canoes high in the fir trees.