Parks
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Dash Point State Park
Dash Point State Park is a 398-acre camping park in Federal Way with 3,301 feet of saltwater shoreline on Puget Sound. The beach provides unobstructed views of the Sound. Park activities can include camping, picnicking, fishing, hiking, beachcombing, unguarded swimming, and marine life-study.
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Discovery Park
Discovery Park provides an open space of quiet and tranquility away from the stress and activity of the city. It's a sanctuary for wildlife, as well as an outdoor classroom for people to learn about the natural world. Maintained in its semi-natural condition, the park offers a biologically rich and diverse natural area for urban dwellers and an unmatched opportunity for environmental education.
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Forest Park
This 100-acre wood is Everett's oldest and largest park. The park is 111 acres and home to a baseball field, miles of trails, a playground, and an indoor pool. It is an beautifully maintatined oasis in an urban environment.
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Mukilteo Lighthouse Park
This park's icon is the historic Mukilteo Light Station, situated on Point Elliott. It includes 17 acres of land around the lighthouse, beach access, picnic areas, and a popular boat ramp.
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Myrtle Edwards Park
Myrtle Edwards Park, on the waterfront north of Downtown Seattle, has a 1.25-mile winding bike and pedestrian path along Elliott Bay. It boasts fantastic views of the Olympic Mountains, Mount Rainier, and Puget Sound, and is easy to access from downtown with an easy connection along the paths to the Magnolia and Interbay neighborhoods.
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Point Defiance Park
The 702-acre Point Defiance Park is a popular destination for about two million people each year. Natural forest, saltwater beaches and spectacular views offer numerous possibilities for recreation, education and communing with nature.
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Washington Park Arboretum
The Washington Park Arboretum is a spectacular urban green space on the shores of Lake Washington, just east of Downtown Seattle and south of the University of Washington. Serving as Washington 's official State Arboretum, it contains internationally-recognized woody plant collections on 230 acres.
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Trails
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Burke-Gilman Regional Trail
This is a popular recreational trail for walkers, runners, cyclists, skaters and commuters. The trail begins in Ballard and follows an old railroad right-of-way to Lake Washington. At Blyth Park in Bothell the trail becomes the Sammamish River Trail and continues for 10 miles to King County's Marymoor Park in Redmond.
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Interurban Trail
Bike riders, walkers, joggers, and others in South Snohomish County enjoy traveling the 11.8 miles of paved surface on the Interurban Trail, which generally follows the route once used by the Interurban Trolley that ran from downtown Seattle to Everett from 1910 through 1939.
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Mercer Slough Nature Park Trails
The 320-acre Mercer Slough Nature Park in Bellevue is Lake Washington’s largest remaining wetland, containing hundreds of plant species, an abundance of water resources, and a diverse habitat for over 170 species of wildlife. Interconnected elevated boardwalks, soft surface trails and asphalt paths transport visitors through this unique urban wetland.
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Mountains to Sound Greenway
The Mountains to Sound Greenway is a regional trail system for pedestrians and bicyclists that offers an accessible, safe and enjoyable non-motorized route from Seattle urban areas into the Cascade Mountains and across Washington state.
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Recreation
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Jefferson Park Municipal Golf Course
Jefferson Park is a 52.4 acre public park on top of Beacon Hill in Seattle. The first municipal golf course in Seattle, Jefferson Park provides Seattle residents with 27 holes of golf plus other recreational activities. Additional amenities include a community center, playfields, and lawn bowling green.
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Sprinker Recreation Center
Sprinker Recreation Center offers indoor and outdoor recreational facilities for all ages and abilities, including ice skating, tennis, racquetball, wallyball, pickleball, ping-pong, basketball, football, soccer, softball, baseball, and skateboarding.
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Tacoma Skate Parks
Skateparks are the #1 choice of teenagers when polled by parks & recreation departments, and Tacoma’s skateparks are for everyone – the only rule is to have fun. So grab your board, bike or in-line skates and head out to one of Tacoma’s Metro Parks’ skateparks.
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Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center
The Aquatic Center has been the site of Olympic Trials, top national and international competitions, and the Pacific Northwest's premiere events. In addition to swimming and diving events, the Aquatic Center is open to the public for lap swims, family swims, swimming lessons and more.
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