Parks and Open Spaces Archives - Page 3 of 6 - Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust

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In addition to picnic tables and open space, Wye Park provides easy access to the interesting museums and shops that Cle Elum has to offer. Alternatively you can head north on the Coal Mines Trail. Cle Elum is also a great jumping off point for further flung adventures in the beautiful Teanaway area. In...

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Upper Yakima Basin

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While once stocked, the levy separating these ponds from the Yakima River has been breached creating off channel rearing habitat – Yakima River fishing regulations apply. The adjoining Hanson Ponds Park site hosts a disc golf course.

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Cle Elum’s Centennial Park contains a football/soccer field and a community garden.

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Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley

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Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites, Parks and Open Spaces, Trails

This wilderness covers over 414,000 acres in the Okanagon-Wenatchee and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. It contains more than 700 lakes and mountain ponds, rugged creeks, and open meadows. It can be accessed by 47 trailheads and over 600 miles of trails. The Alpine Lakes Wilderness sits at the heart of the Mountains to Sound...

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Urban Communities

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Museums and Education Centers, Parks and Open Spaces, Picnic or Day Use Areas, Trails

This amazing Seattle city park contains miles of trails, beaches, old growth forest, a native plant garden, boat launch options, and more! The lobe of Seward Park is a distinctive peninsula in Lake Washington and home to a rare urban patch of old growth forest. The Coast Salish referred to the peninsula as “skEba’kst”...

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Snoqualmie Valley

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This park at the confluence of the North, South, and Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River preserves fish and wildlife habitat and offers an astounding up-close view of Mount Si. An eight-acre, mowed, and off-leash dog park provides open space with water access for running dogs of any size.

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Upper Yakima Basin

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This park, a tribute to the Armed Forces of America, sits next to the Kittitas Valley Memorial Pool and has a fun play structure, basketball hoops, and lots of space in which to run.

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Upper Yakima Basin

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This park has two playgrounds, a half court basketball court, a baseball field, the Mercer Creek restoration area, barbecue pits, and a picnic shelter.

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Upper Yakima Basin

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The popular Mountain View / Lions Park in Ellensburg has swings, a large picnic shelter, soccer and baseball fields, two climbing structures (one for big kids one for little), and a roller hockey rink.

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Ellensburg

This special place has become a favorite refuge for Central Washington University students to relax and grab a moment away from hectic college life. Japanese landscape architect Masayuki Mizuno designed the space, dedicated to late CWU President Donald L. Garrity.