Fort Steilacoom
Fort Steilacoom was founded by the U.S. Army in 1849 between Lake Steilacoom and the Town of Steilacoom. You will find it in Lakewood. A drive of 7.6 mi reaches Tacoma Dome.
A museum inside Lakewood
You can stay in Lakewood
Fort Steilacoom is inside Lakewood, which has 15 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Seattle
Seattle is about 32 miles north (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 66–77°. When to go ↓
An airport 6 miles away
Tacoma Narrows (TIW) has airline service, about 6 miles from Fort Steilacoom.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Fort Steilacoom
Fort Steilacoom was founded by the U.S. Army in 1849 between Lake Steilacoom and the Town of Steilacoom. It was among the first military fortifications built by the U.S. north of the Columbia River in what was to become the State of Washington. The fort was constructed at that site due to civilian agitation about the massacre in 1847 at the Whitman Mission and because of a Native attack on May 1, 1849, on the nearby British Fort Nisqually, in which an American bystander was killed.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1977)
- Wikipedia readers
- 3.7K a year
Places to stay near Fort Steilacoom
Places to stay start in Lakewood (15) and Tacoma (43).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Fort Steilacoom | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | in town | — | 15 10 hotels · 5 motels | 62,755 | $461K | D |
| Tacoma | 7 mi northeast | 10 min | 43 30 hotels · 3 motels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 229,816 | $480K | D− |
| Fife | 11 mi east | 15 min | 15 11 hotels · 3 motels · 1 RV park | 11,061 | $543K | D− |
| DuPont | 6 mi southwest | 10 min | 8 5 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 9,778 | $584K | B |
| Federal Way | 14 mi northeast | 20 min | 19 14 hotels · 3 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground | 99,729 | $553K | D |
| SeaTac | 22 mi northeast | 35 min | 49 39 hotels · 7 motels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 RV park | 34,578 | $520K | D |
| Puyallup | 13 mi east | 20 min | 13 5 hotels · 2 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 42,682 | $552K | D |
| Vashon | 17 mi north | 25 min | 21 5 hotels · 8 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 5 campgrounds | 9,934 | $791K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Nearby, too
Each of these is within 70 miles.
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Mount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
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Your questions on Fort Steilacoom
Is Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood?
Yes. It’s inside Lakewood, WA.
When is the best time to visit Fort Steilacoom?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 66–77°.
How far is Fort Steilacoom from Seattle?
About 32 miles north of Seattle, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Fort Steilacoom?
Tacoma Narrows (TIW), about 6 miles away. The nearest big hub is Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), about 22 miles.
Where should I stay near Fort Steilacoom?
Tacoma (7 mi, 43 places to stay), Lakewood (in town, 15 places to stay) and Fife (11 mi, 15 places to stay).
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