Thea's Park is a small waterfront green space with walkways along the water and a small patch of beach access. The charm of the space is that it's both secluded enough to never feel unwelcoming, but active enough to feel safe and social. The park commands a view of Tacoma's industrial peninsula and the Puget Sound. This is not a park for those seeking an opportunity to commune with nature, but instead a place to reflect or recreate within a major port city.

Of the four criteria, Thea's Park suffers from lack of access more than anything. The space is not within easy walking distance from any residential areas and tends to serve the local waterfront businesses with a place to walk or have lunch. The park might be considered a well-kept secret.

The space commands wide views of the Puget Sound and it is easy to read the activity and visitors in the park when you first arrive. There is ample places to sit though most visitors tend to be active.

Lunchtime walkers, kayakers, kite flyers, dog owners, and skateboarders all interact peacefully with those who come to the park to sit and reflect or have a quiet conversation.

Thea's Park is host to a number of regular events. When it is not being host to some annual event, the park tends to attract activities that do not often coexist. Skateboarders use the park with dogs (very uncommon), and both of those groups of users interact freely with kayakers and children on the beach.

Tacoma has a rich history as one of the Pacific Northwest's more socially challenged cities. Parks like Thea's are an equalizing place; when one is not buffered by the trappings of economic class. In a city like Tacoma this is a vital component to the community's health. Thea's Park is signicant in that it presents the first time in the nation that a municipality allowed for the removal of skate prevention "clips" and allowed access to the space by area skateboarders. This has increased activity in the community space which, to date, has resulted in a healthier, more inclusive space.