Artondale
| Artondale, Washington | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Artondale, Washington |
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| Coordinates: 47°18′0″N 122°37′45″W / 47.30000°N 122.62917°WCoordinates: 47°18′0″N 122°37′45″W / 47.30000°N 122.62917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Pierce |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.8 sq mi (35.8 km2) |
| • Land | 13.6 sq mi (35.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,653 |
| • Density | 931.3/sq mi (359.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 98335 |
| Area code(s) | 253 |
| FIPS code | 53-02910 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1511972 |
Artondale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 12,653 at the 2010 census.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Artondale ranks 82nd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
Artondale has several parks and some other green spaces. The largest "green space" is the Gig Harbor Golf Club, located in the valley of Artondale Creek where the first school on the Gig Harbor peninsula was built [1]. Unfortunately, access to the golf club, the ground and the parts of the creek it contains is restricted to due-paying members, limiting who can enjoy this green space.
Artondale contains several PenMet Parks. Wollochet Bay Estuary Park is a 20.3 acre park with 854 feet of shoreline located to the east of Wollochet Dr NW [2]. The park contains and protects the saltwater marsh where freshwater from Artondale Creek mixes with saltwater from Wollochet Bay, creating a unique ecosystem important to the area's bird population. The park is considered to be "undeveloped", consisting mainly of an open grassy area with some crabapple trees. Views of the estuary and access to the creek and the bay are limited by trees and other foliage. The park is most easily accessed when heading North on Wollochet Dr NW, where one can make a sharp right curve into the gravel road adjacent to a private driveway. This gravel road is the only parking available. That being said, parking is not usually an issue at this quiet, peaceful, and underused park.
Harbor Family Park, located at the intersection of 70th Ave NW and 32nd St NW, is a relatively recent addition to the park system made up of areas that were once private residences [3]. Now the houses are gone, and only a few concrete foundations and traces of old, dirt driveways remain, though neighboring houses can often be glimpsed through the trees. The park consists of dirt trails that wind their way through 18.7 acres of lush, second-growth forest. The gravel parking lot can be accessed via either 70th Ave NW or 32nd St NW. At the parking lot, a trashcan and entrance sign mark the start of the trails. Trails can also be accessed by foot at several places along 70th Ave NW. The trails are popular with dog-walkers and runners. The trails are unmarked and often diverge and converge unexpectedly, so users unfamiliar with the area may want to stick to the trails close to 70th Ave NW, where the sounds and glimpses of cars keep one from getting lost.
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