Browns Point, Washington

Browns Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States,[1] bordered by Tacoma on the east and Puget Sound on all other sides.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.403 square miles (1.04 km2), all land.

[2] The community is supported by the local Browns Point Improvement Club, which owns much of the land adjacent to the lighthouse.

The club is best known in the Pacific Northwest for its fundraiser, the Browns Point Salmon Bake.

Started in the 1940s by Browns Point pioneer and Puyallup tribal member Jerry Meeker, the festival is held in the first weekend of August in even-numbered years.

Map of Washington highlighting Pierce County