Eatonville is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It is 51 mi (82 km) south of Seattle. The population was 2,758 at the 2010 census. The town saying is “Better Together”.

For centuries, Nisqually people roamed the rivers and streams of the Eatonville area. Leschi, one of the main leaders of Nisqually was born in this Place in 1808.

In 1889, Indian Henry was one of the Nisqually who guided the town’s Euro-American founder, Thomas C. Van Eaton, from Mashell Prairie to the present site of Eatonville. Legend has it that upon arrival Henry declared, “This is a good place. Not much snow.”

Area white settlers and the accompanying Nisqually were in obsession of goods, which “T.C.” provided at his trading post. Supplies were carried by his stage from Spanaway greater than a rude trail through dense forest. In 1891, the settlers built the town’s first school, which is yet in use.

For years Eatonville was a waypoint for visitors to Mount Rainier. In 1902, the Tacoma Eastern Railroad arrived, providing freight and passenger help and a indispensable link to Tacoma. Soon after the railroad’s arrival, several small mills sprang stirring in the vicinity. In the 1970s, the Wildlife park of Northwest Trek was opened and it remains to be one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area, other than Mount Rainier itself.