Linda's Guidebook

Linda
Linda's Guidebook

1) Food scene

Mouth-watering BBQ (and 2 blocks away!)
Brank's BBQ & Catering
13701 24th St E
Mouth-watering BBQ (and 2 blocks away!)
Amazing breakfasts, huge portions.
12 locals recommend
The Buttered Biscuit
1014 North St
12 locals recommend
Amazing breakfasts, huge portions.
Copper Coins Coffee
16202 64th Street East
Craft coffee, gluten-free food options, live music
9 locals recommend
CRAFT.19
1201 Main St
9 locals recommend
Craft coffee, gluten-free food options, live music
Dixie's Home Cookin
15717 Main St E
El Charro Grill Mexican Restaurant
15422 Main Street East
Offers good, covered outdoor eating area that is COVID compliant. Visit website at https://www.farm12.org/ to “grab a table” in advance of arriving to save time waiting in line during peak times or call in for pickup.
15 locals recommend
Farm 12 Restaurant & Events
3303 8th Ave SE
15 locals recommend
Offers good, covered outdoor eating area that is COVID compliant. Visit website at https://www.farm12.org/ to “grab a table” in advance of arriving to save time waiting in line during peak times or call in for pickup.
Tasty wood-fired pizza
Farrelli's Pizza, Sumner
15007 Main St E
Tasty wood-fired pizza
Half Lion Brewing Company
1723 W Valley Hwy E
Comfort food
Hometown Charm Cafe
1012 Main Street
Comfort food
Amazing burgers and hand-made shakes
Main St Dairy Freeze
1402 Main St
Amazing burgers and hand-made shakes
The best Italian restaurant around
21 locals recommend
Mama Stortini's Restaurant & Bar
3207 E Main Ave
21 locals recommend
The best Italian restaurant around
Not in Sumner, but one of our family’s personal favorites. Kids like the browned butter and matithra cheese, I like the meat sauce mixed with the browned butter and mathirhra cheese and my husband likes the spaghetti and meatballs. It’s a hit all around.
18 locals recommend
The Old Spaghetti Factory
17100 Southcenter Parkway
18 locals recommend
Not in Sumner, but one of our family’s personal favorites. Kids like the browned butter and matithra cheese, I like the meat sauce mixed with the browned butter and mathirhra cheese and my husband likes the spaghetti and meatballs. It’s a hit all around.
Comfort food, craft brews, happy hour
RIVERS EDGE CAFE
13624 Valley Ave E
Comfort food, craft brews, happy hour
This is a destination experience dining location. Food is AMAZING!!
Secret Garden Gift Shop & Tea
1711 Elm St E
This is a destination experience dining location. Food is AMAZING!!
10 locals recommend
Sorci's Italian Cafe and Enoteca
1012 Ryan Ave
10 locals recommend
15 locals recommend
Trackside Pizza
201 N Meridian
15 locals recommend
Great food! Offers COVID compliant outdoor seating and takeout.
13 locals recommend
The Windmill Bistro
16009 60th St E
13 locals recommend
Great food! Offers COVID compliant outdoor seating and takeout.

2) Meal Delivery - Convenience

Make meals easier while on extended travel with a meal delivery service.
FlexPro Meals delivers no-fuss individually proportioned, fresh-made meals each week that can be easily microwaved and eaten. Works for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Flex Pro Meals
5706 Troost Ave
FlexPro Meals delivers no-fuss individually proportioned, fresh-made meals each week that can be easily microwaved and eaten. Works for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Chef cooked, healthy individual meals delivered to you. Pick from meal plans from 4-12 meals per week ranging in price from $8.50-$12.50 per meal.
Freshly
8704 Bollman Place
Chef cooked, healthy individual meals delivered to you. Pick from meal plans from 4-12 meals per week ranging in price from $8.50-$12.50 per meal.

3) Grocery Stores

Has just about everything, including organic, gluten free, health supplements and a pharmacy
19 locals recommend
Fred Meyer
1100 N Meridian
19 locals recommend
Has just about everything, including organic, gluten free, health supplements and a pharmacy
Great for the budget conscious
6 locals recommend
WinCo Foods
6621 166th Ave E
6 locals recommend
Great for the budget conscious

4) Unique Shopping

Designer and higher quality thrift shop boutique. You’ll be amazed at what you find here. It’s worth a stop.
Blue, A Goodwill Boutique - Sumner
926 Main St
Designer and higher quality thrift shop boutique. You’ll be amazed at what you find here. It’s worth a stop.
Five 12 Apparel
909 Main St
Fleurish Home, LLC
Ryan Avenue
Our daughter’s favorite local bookstore.
A Good Book
1014 Main St
Our daughter’s favorite local bookstore.
Inta Vintage
1109 Main St
Junkers Nest
1002 Main St
Kissed By Chloe
1018 Main St
My Big Sisters Shoes Boutique
921 Main St
Off the Beaten Path
1109 Main St
Pamela's On Main
A Picket Fence
1006 Main St
23 locals recommend
Puyallup Farmers' Market
330 S Meridian
23 locals recommend
My Pampered Life Seattle
15127 Kincaid Ave
Simple Tidings & Kitchen
1115 Main St
Sparrow & Nightingale's
1008 Main St
SugarBabies
926 Main St
VanLierop Garden Market Ltd
1020 Ryan Ave
Whispering Hills Market LLC
909 Main St

5) Hikes and Parks

Get outside with hikes and parks. Go to <<https://www.wta.org/go-outside/hikes >> or download the WTA Trailblazer app for more trails in the area
6 locals recommend
Franklin Ghost Town
6 locals recommend
A Magical Hike on the Gnomes Trail in Maple Valley is fun loop within a network of trails called Henry Ridge in Maple Valley. This whole area is so pretty it feels like a fairy tale, which is probably why many of the trails sport names like Once Upon a Time, Lil’ Red and The Lorax. Get more information about Gnomes Trail at this website below before heading out: https://www.soundsfunmom.com/2017/11/15/take-a-magical-hike-on-the-gnomes-trail-in-maple-valley/
Gnomes Trail
Gnomes Trail
A Magical Hike on the Gnomes Trail in Maple Valley is fun loop within a network of trails called Henry Ridge in Maple Valley. This whole area is so pretty it feels like a fairy tale, which is probably why many of the trails sport names like Once Upon a Time, Lil’ Red and The Lorax. Get more information about Gnomes Trail at this website below before heading out: https://www.soundsfunmom.com/2017/11/15/take-a-magical-hike-on-the-gnomes-trail-in-maple-valley/
8 locals recommend
Lake Tapps Park
2022 198th Ave E
8 locals recommend
Great hike!
7 locals recommend
Pinnacle Peak Park
26838 SE 481st St
7 locals recommend
Great hike!
Local botanical garden. Beautiful! Highly recommended. There is even a nature trail down to a cold spring.
PowellsWood Garden
430 S Dash Point Rd
Local botanical garden. Beautiful! Highly recommended. There is even a nature trail down to a cold spring.
The Ruston waterfront in Tacoma is a cool drive lined with unique places to enjoy the water, eat and shop. Get out and walk the path along the beach. It’s a great place to enjoy an afternoon.
8 locals recommend
Ruston
8 locals recommend
The Ruston waterfront in Tacoma is a cool drive lined with unique places to enjoy the water, eat and shop. Get out and walk the path along the beach. It’s a great place to enjoy an afternoon.
This hike offers great views, but be ready for a steady climb the whole way.
34 locals recommend
Mt. Si Trailhead
34 locals recommend
This hike offers great views, but be ready for a steady climb the whole way.
24 locals recommend
Tiger Mountain Trailhead
Tiger Mountain Trail
24 locals recommend
Victor Falls City Park
18212 Rhodes Lake Rd E
The Skookum Flats hike is one of our family’s favorites and it’s located just past Enumclaw off HWY 410. Choose between a shorter or longer river walk through old-growth forest to a 250-foot cascading waterfall. The Skookum Flats Trail meanders alongside the White River between the Dalles and Silver Springs Campgrounds, just outside the northeast entrance of Mount Rainier National Park. As the name suggests, Skookum Flats involves little in the way of elevation gain, taking hikers on a gentle tour through old-growth forest, past mossy rocks and fallen trees, with plenty of river views. If you opt for the shorter, 4.2 mile hike with just 100 feet of elevation gain, begin from the trailhead on FR 73 just beyond the bridge. Once you're on the trail, head south, following the river upstream. If you're after a longer hike, start from the trailhead on FR 7160 and begin your hike northward, heading downstream. From either direction, the trail is wide and mostly free of rocks and roots, making it an ideal outing for all abilities.
Skookum Flats - North Trailhead
National Forest Development Road 7300
The Skookum Flats hike is one of our family’s favorites and it’s located just past Enumclaw off HWY 410. Choose between a shorter or longer river walk through old-growth forest to a 250-foot cascading waterfall. The Skookum Flats Trail meanders alongside the White River between the Dalles and Silver Springs Campgrounds, just outside the northeast entrance of Mount Rainier National Park. As the name suggests, Skookum Flats involves little in the way of elevation gain, taking hikers on a gentle tour through old-growth forest, past mossy rocks and fallen trees, with plenty of river views. If you opt for the shorter, 4.2 mile hike with just 100 feet of elevation gain, begin from the trailhead on FR 73 just beyond the bridge. Once you're on the trail, head south, following the river upstream. If you're after a longer hike, start from the trailhead on FR 7160 and begin your hike northward, heading downstream. From either direction, the trail is wide and mostly free of rocks and roots, making it an ideal outing for all abilities.
So nice that you can go visit a rainforest right outside our back door! Go see the unique wonders of this temperate rainforest.
Carbon River Rainforest Trail
So nice that you can go visit a rainforest right outside our back door! Go see the unique wonders of this temperate rainforest.

6) Sightseeing/Activities (Local)

Things to see or do locally
Experience the very best views of Seattle from the water on one of our seven sightseeing cruises.
130 locals recommend
Argosy Cruises - Seattle Waterfront
1101 Alaskan Way
130 locals recommend
Experience the very best views of Seattle from the water on one of our seven sightseeing cruises.
Seattle flourished after the Klondike gold rush. See how Seattle played a role in this historic time.
53 locals recommend
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
319 2nd Ave S
53 locals recommend
Seattle flourished after the Klondike gold rush. See how Seattle played a role in this historic time.
157 locals recommend
LeMay - America’s Car Museum
2702 E D St
157 locals recommend
The Museum of Glass is an amazing place to see beautiful blown glass artwork displayed as well as being made. Artwork by famous artists like Chihuly have been displayed here.
268 locals recommend
Museum of Glass
1801 Dock St
268 locals recommend
The Museum of Glass is an amazing place to see beautiful blown glass artwork displayed as well as being made. Artwork by famous artists like Chihuly have been displayed here.
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park is a 723-acre wildlife park located in Eatonville, Washington, United States. The park is home to black and grizzly bears, grey wolves, bald eagles, a cougar, wolverines, bobcats and more. Its primary feature is a tram tour which takes visitors through a 435-acre free-roam area. The park also allows guests to drive their own vehicles past bison, mountain goats, Roosevelt elk, deer, caribou, swans and more on a Wild Drive tour. Guests can also take a premier Keeper Adventure Tour and go off-road in a Jeep with a keeper and up close to wildlife.
106 locals recommend
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
11610 Trek Dr E
106 locals recommend
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park is a 723-acre wildlife park located in Eatonville, Washington, United States. The park is home to black and grizzly bears, grey wolves, bald eagles, a cougar, wolverines, bobcats and more. Its primary feature is a tram tour which takes visitors through a 435-acre free-roam area. The park also allows guests to drive their own vehicles past bison, mountain goats, Roosevelt elk, deer, caribou, swans and more on a Wild Drive tour. Guests can also take a premier Keeper Adventure Tour and go off-road in a Jeep with a keeper and up close to wildlife.
Seattle landmark. See the fish fly and other local vendors. Get the classic Seattle experience that you will never forget!
2310 locals recommend
Pike Place Market
1531 Western Ave
2310 locals recommend
Seattle landmark. See the fish fly and other local vendors. Get the classic Seattle experience that you will never forget!
A MUST SEE! A classic area landmark that never fails to provide awe-inspiring views. These falls are impressive and don’t require a hike to get to.
505 locals recommend
Snoqualmie Falls
6501 Railroad Ave
505 locals recommend
A MUST SEE! A classic area landmark that never fails to provide awe-inspiring views. These falls are impressive and don’t require a hike to get to.
See Sumner’s history at this historic house converted to a museum.
Sumner Ryan House Museum
1228 Main St
See Sumner’s history at this historic house converted to a museum.
167 locals recommend
Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Ave
167 locals recommend
AMAZING Zoo. So fun to just pack a lunch and go walk around for the day.
338 locals recommend
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
5400 N Pearl St
338 locals recommend
AMAZING Zoo. So fun to just pack a lunch and go walk around for the day.
Enjoy this amusement and water slide park.
93 locals recommend
Wild Waves Theme and Water Park
36201 Enchanted Pkwy S
93 locals recommend
Enjoy this amusement and water slide park.
More than a museum, find out what it was like to be an Asian-American in the Pacific Northwest. Learn the inside story about what makes Chinatown International District unique.
97 locals recommend
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
719 S King St
97 locals recommend
More than a museum, find out what it was like to be an Asian-American in the Pacific Northwest. Learn the inside story about what makes Chinatown International District unique.

7) Sightseeing/Day trips

Things to do within a day’s time
Do you want to take a ferry through the San Juan Islands? Go to https://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/scheduledetailbyroute.aspx?route=ana-sj and reserve a seat on the Anacortes ferry.
71 locals recommend
Anacortes
71 locals recommend
Do you want to take a ferry through the San Juan Islands? Go to https://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/scheduledetailbyroute.aspx?route=ana-sj and reserve a seat on the Anacortes ferry.
The drive up HWY 410 (just out our back door) to the top up Chinook Pass takes you through Mt Rainier National Park and provides you with many places Ali g the way to snap breathtaking photos of the mountain and surrounding foothills. Pack a lunch and some sturdy shoes and stop at the rest area at the top of the pass to explore some of the trails through the high alpine meadows and lakes for even more amazing northwest photo opportunities.
6 locals recommend
Chinook Pass
6 locals recommend
The drive up HWY 410 (just out our back door) to the top up Chinook Pass takes you through Mt Rainier National Park and provides you with many places Ali g the way to snap breathtaking photos of the mountain and surrounding foothills. Pack a lunch and some sturdy shoes and stop at the rest area at the top of the pass to explore some of the trails through the high alpine meadows and lakes for even more amazing northwest photo opportunities.
Access the Mt Rainier Gondola (see below for more info) in summer and skiing in winter. It’s truly a year-round destination.
60 locals recommend
Crystal Mountain Resort
33914 Crystal Mountain Blvd
60 locals recommend
Access the Mt Rainier Gondola (see below for more info) in summer and skiing in winter. It’s truly a year-round destination.
51 locals recommend
Ebey's Landing State Park Heritage Site
Ebey's Landing Road
51 locals recommend
The Hoh Rain Forest is located on the Olympic Peninsula. There is stunning scenery and hiking trails. Bring sturdy shoes, a rain coat, and your camera! PS - stop at the visitor center for area tips and maps.
131 locals recommend
Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center
18113 Upper Hoh Rd
131 locals recommend
The Hoh Rain Forest is located on the Olympic Peninsula. There is stunning scenery and hiking trails. Bring sturdy shoes, a rain coat, and your camera! PS - stop at the visitor center for area tips and maps.
While this is a little further away (approx 2hr drive) it is well worth scheduling a day (or weekend) trip to see this charming Bavarian-style town tucked away in the Cascade mountains along Hwy 2. Not only does the town remind you of “The Sound of Music”, but the drive to get there has scenery not to be missed. Festivals like May Day and Octoberfest are especially fun. You could also make this a weekend trip!
281 locals recommend
Leavenworth
281 locals recommend
While this is a little further away (approx 2hr drive) it is well worth scheduling a day (or weekend) trip to see this charming Bavarian-style town tucked away in the Cascade mountains along Hwy 2. Not only does the town remind you of “The Sound of Music”, but the drive to get there has scenery not to be missed. Festivals like May Day and Octoberfest are especially fun. You could also make this a weekend trip!
A MUST DO! Visit the tallest active volcano in the US. Drive up to Paradise lodge and hike some of the scenic trails right from the parking lot. Make sure to bring your camera to capture the spectacular views!! You can also visit without having to pay park entrance fees by driving to the too if Chinook Pass. (PS - Make sure to bring a jacket and bug spray since it can be sunny and cool at the top).
607 locals recommend
Mount Rainier National Park
607 locals recommend
A MUST DO! Visit the tallest active volcano in the US. Drive up to Paradise lodge and hike some of the scenic trails right from the parking lot. Make sure to bring your camera to capture the spectacular views!! You can also visit without having to pay park entrance fees by driving to the too if Chinook Pass. (PS - Make sure to bring a jacket and bug spray since it can be sunny and cool at the top).
Available from Crystal Mountain Resort during the summer, experience beautiful views best seen only from the heights at the top of the mountain.
Mt. Rainier Gondola
Available from Crystal Mountain Resort during the summer, experience beautiful views best seen only from the heights at the top of the mountain.
WOW! Do you want to see the mountain that erupted? Now is your chance to see all the devastation and the recovery. Learn what happened here in the Northwest that fateful day back on May 18, 1980. Bring your camera and your coat. Be prepared to capture some memorable photos.
67 locals recommend
Mt St Helens Visitor Center
3029 Spirit Lake Hwy
67 locals recommend
WOW! Do you want to see the mountain that erupted? Now is your chance to see all the devastation and the recovery. Learn what happened here in the Northwest that fateful day back on May 18, 1980. Bring your camera and your coat. Be prepared to capture some memorable photos.
See wildlife in their natural settings at this unique “drive-through” style wildlife park.
106 locals recommend
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
11610 Trek Dr E
106 locals recommend
See wildlife in their natural settings at this unique “drive-through” style wildlife park.
Do you want to see the ocean? Just 2 hours away is Ocean Shores where you can get an amazing view of the vast Pacific Ocean. The water is cold, so don't plan on swimming.
10 locals recommend
Ocean Shores Beach
10 locals recommend
Do you want to see the ocean? Just 2 hours away is Ocean Shores where you can get an amazing view of the vast Pacific Ocean. The water is cold, so don't plan on swimming.
One of the 3 temperate rainforests located in the Olympic National Park. Stop at the Ranger station to get visitor information.
Quinault Rain Forest Ranger Station
902 N Shore Rd
One of the 3 temperate rainforests located in the Olympic National Park. Stop at the Ranger station to get visitor information.
The San Juan Islands are well known for splendid vistas, salt water shores, quiet woodlands, orca whales and one of the last remaining native prairies in the Puget Sound/Northern Straits region. Plan your visit early and enjoy the ferry ride. Better yet, make it a weekend trip and enjoy staying at one of the many local hoteliers orbed & breakfasts on the islands.
48 locals recommend
San Juan Islands
48 locals recommend
The San Juan Islands are well known for splendid vistas, salt water shores, quiet woodlands, orca whales and one of the last remaining native prairies in the Puget Sound/Northern Straits region. Plan your visit early and enjoy the ferry ride. Better yet, make it a weekend trip and enjoy staying at one of the many local hoteliers orbed & breakfasts on the islands.