Picnic or Day Use Areas Archives - Page 3 of 5 - Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust

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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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Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley

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Camp Brown Day Use Area offers a family-friendly and accessible place to experience the scenic Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley. Located approximately eleven miles down the Middle Fork Road, this gently meandering half-mile loop trail, built following Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, provides scenic views of the congressionally-designated Wild and Scenic Middle Fork Snoqualmie...

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Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley

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This day use area provides access to the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River.

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Snoqualmie Valley

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Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites, Parks and Open Spaces, Picnic or Day Use Areas, Trails

Nestled between Mount Washington and Rattlesnake Mountain, this lake is popular for fishing, swimming, hiking, and picnicking. The Palouse to Cascades Trail heads east from here and the Snoqualmie Valley Trail heads north. The Cedar River Watershed Education Center houses exhibits relating to the 90,000-acre watershed that supplies much of Seattle’s drinking water.

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Urban Communities

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This waterfront park gives Seattle residents and visitors the opportunity to experience a variety of sculpture in an outdoor setting, while enjoying the incredible views and beauty of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound. Admission is free.

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Parks and Open Spaces, Picnic or Day Use Areas, Trails, Wildlife Information and Viewing Area

This 531-acre, day-use park with over 6,000 feet of waterfront at the head of Lake Sammamish provides swimming beaches, motorized and non-motorized boat launches, playgrounds, picnic areas, trails, and more. Lake Sammamish provides important habitat for recovering salmon, as well as recreation opportunities for local residents. The 11-mile East Lake Sammamish Trail connects Lake...

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Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites, Parks and Open Spaces, Picnic or Day Use Areas, Trails, Wildlife Information and Viewing Area

Many lake and river systems of King County flow to the sea through the busiest locking system in the nation, also known as the Ballard Locks. Watch boats pass, explore the visitor center, take a tour, stroll through the botanical garden, and learn about salmon in the Fish Ladder Education Center (where you might...

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Upper Yakima Basin

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The Roslyn Yard is a small public space on private land in downtown Roslyn, WA. You are welcome to picnic and bring take out from Roslyn area businesses. It hosts public events, music, movies and other entertainment.

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Snoqualmie Valley

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Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, King County

This day-use picnic area, set in a remnant stand of old growth forest along the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River, has 10 picnic sites including four along the river. The short, easy nature trail traverses an old growth forest that includes mature Douglas fir, western hemlock and western red cedar trees. See mosses,...

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Tradition Plateau, Issaquah

This extremely popular trailhead just off Interstate 90 provides direct or indirect access to several trails in the West Tiger Natural Resources Conservation Area and Tiger Mountain State Forest.