Picnic Shelters and Park Rentals

Covered picnic shelters with barbecue grills are available for rent to individuals, families and non-profit groups at Woodland Creek Community Park, Rainier Vista Community Park, the Lacey Depot and the Regional Athletic Complex (RAC). All other picnic shelters are available on a first come, first served basis.

  • Shelters may be reserved for half-day and full-day periods between April 1 through October 31. 
    • For most sites, reservations for the current year may be submitted beginning the first business day in February.
    • For the Lacey Depot, reservations for the current year may be submitted beginning the first business day in April.
  • Picnic shelters can be rented for groups of 75 people or less. For larger groups, more than one shelter must be rented, if available.
  • For larger community activities and special events1, please fill out the application packet. Smaller events can be reserved online.

NOTE: Regional Athletic Complex (RAC) Parking Lot Expansion Project COMPLETE

Effective May 20, 2024: The parking lot construction project in the northwest corner (Marvin Rd SE and Steilacoom Rd SE) of the RAC) is COMPLETE with a new asphalt parking lot and additional site improvements. The lot is now open to the public.

Picnic shelters at the RAC are now available to reserve online, from June 1 through October 31.

Rental Options

Woodland Creek, Rainier Vista & RAC

Rental OptionsHoursFees
Half-Day8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
3 p.m. – 10 p.m.
$50 Rental Fee
Full-Day8 a.m. – 10 p.m.$100 Rental Fee

Lacey Depot

Rental OptionsHoursFees
Half-Day8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
3 p.m. – 10 p.m.
$100 Rental Fee
Full-Day8 a.m. – 10 p.m.$200 Rental Fee
  1. “Special event” means any fair, festival, concert, performance, show, parade, run/walk/bike, or other publicly attended entertainment or celebration which is to be held in whole or in part upon publicly owned property or public rights-of-way, or if held wholly upon private property, will nevertheless affect or impact the ordinary and normal use by the general public of public property or public rights-of-way within the vicinity of such event. ↩︎