Fircrest, WA

united states

Fircrest is a quiet residential community in Pierce County, just southwest of Tacoma near Puget Sound. Reach it via I-5 to SR-16 west, exiting at Union or 6th Avenue. The 45-minute drive from Seattle passes through Tacoma, while locals use 19th Street SW and Union Avenue as main routes. The city centers around a historic 18-hole golf course from 1923 that winds through the towering Douglas fir trees that inspired the town's name.