Author: parksmonkey
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Youth Empowerment Through Circus
Circus can be a great way for kids to get active and build social skills. The School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts (SANCA) works to share the joy of circus with youth of all ages and abilities. Check out this Story Map to learn about how our Youth and Amateur Sports Grants program helped…
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Big Backyard 5K 2019 in photos
Ok. We did it. 10th annual Big Backyard 5K presented by Kaiser Permanente. We even added a 10k and commemorative medals to celebrate this milestone year. And this is 10 years, in a row, of thanking you all for your support! 10 years of raising funds to support the maintenance and operations of your King…
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Weekend of service
“Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Over the holiday weekend our staff,…
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@ Work: Windfall
The week’s storm has kept our crews on windfall patrol. This time of year always brings the pain. In the form of fallen trees in inconvenient areas. After major and minor windstorms, or heavy rain, our staff are quite busy removing the obstructions. In the mosaic below are photos posted to issues in SeeClickFix by…
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Nature getting in the way of your parks?
Wind. Pfff. KC Parks staff ain’t skeered. Crews have been at windfall for days. We have trees down from Vashon to Enumclaw. Sammamish River Trail to Pinnacle Peak. We on it. Should you happen across any issues, we have not already addressed, please hit us up on SeeClickFix. It geolocates the location. You can post…
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Mornings. Am I right?
More photos over here.
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CHOMP! 2018 in pictures
Another great year. Thank you to everyone that attended. Big ups to Artist Home and our staff for putting this together. Hope to see you all next year. www.chomplocal.org
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Maury Island gets some WTA love
Last month, Department of Natural Resources and Parks Director Christie True paid a visit to a group of Washington Trails Association volunteers who spent a “working vacation” week building a new multiuse trail at Maury Island Marine Park. Every summer WTA sponsors working vacation trail projects in the high country and wilderness areas of…
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Timber! Music Fest 2018 in pictures
Artist Home put together another great, sold out, Timber! Music Fest. Now on its sixth year! Total attendance: 3000 Of the 3000 attendees 597 were children ages 12 or under admitted for free Programming featured performances from 30 regional and national artists A big shout out to Artist Home for being such an amazing partner…
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King County Parks represented at Special Olympics 2018
Rama ‘RJT’ Tall has been a King County employee since 1990 as a Parks Specialist with the Department of Natural Resources and Parks. He is also one of the employee athletes who represented the State of Washington during the Seattle- and King County-hosted 2018 Special Olympics USA Games. RJT competed on the soccer field.…
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Special Olympics 2018 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center
45 states sent delegations! One more day left to attend. Check the schedule and join us tomorrow. It’s the last day. You can see more pics over here.
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Marymoor Park Concerts: I Love the 90’s. We took pics.
You can see the rest of the tight pics over here, bruh.
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MATE International ROV Competition has begun!
Taking place at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, June 21st to 23rd. Welcoming 800 students, 65 teams from 19 countries. For more info on the event visit pacificnorthwest.marinetech2.org
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Marymoor Park Concerts: Janelle Monae
Amazing show. Amazing crowd. More pics over here.
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Big Backyard 5K 2018 in photos
Thank you to all of our participants and partners for your support. Your involvement helps make your King County parks a better place. We appreciate your involvement and thank you for making Your Big Backyard that much more awesome. See you next year for the 10-year anniversary of BBY5K! More photos on our Flickr…
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Bike Everywhere Day 2018: Ducklings, rabbits and swag
Thank you everyone for coming out. Another great year of smiling faces, and randanimals (random animals – get it?)
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Have issues?
Safety issue or equipment in need of repair in any of our parks or trails? Use SeeClickFix our issue reporting tool. It can be accessed from your phone or desktop. You can report issues anonymously, or if you would like to be updated on the progress of your report, create a quick account. Once you have…
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Marymoor Park: Festival of Colors
Last weekend Festival of Color put on a great free event at Marymoor. Here it is in pictures. If you’d like to see more visit our Flickr feed.
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Parks Playlist: Groundhog Day 2018
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Parks Playlist: Winter Punch-Kick
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2017 Halloween Carnival in the WC
The White Center Teen Program put together a killer Halloween Carnival this year. Thanks to all the teen volunteers we were able to keep the ghouls contained. For more pics visit our Flickr feed. And remember – There is only Zuul.
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2017 Haunted Pool Party
Ghoul ball. Haunted tunnel. Costume contest. GIANT TURTLE (we assume it’s not alive). Come scare/join us this Friday at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. Unless you’re scared. And that’s okay. It’s okay to be scared. Nothing wrong with that. Schedule of events are below. Bring your containment unit. We might have some class 4…
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CHOMP! 2017 in pictures
More pics over on Flickr
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Trail Alert: Everywhere
Please do not be alarmed if you come across this rad motorcycle on one of your favorite trails. Details about its purpose are below. *Should you come across this, please notify us immediately and know that crying in public is ok. Mobile mapping vehicle on Regional Trails through 8/25 King County Parks has authorized Transmap…
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Cine en el Parque 2017
Photographed some of the pre-show entertainment at this year’s Cine en el Parque. Lucha Libre Volcanica delivered. The Moana finale had the kids cheering and begging for photos with Moana herself. If you’d like to see more of the evening visit our Flickr feed.
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Marymoor Park Concerts: Khalid
More picks over here
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Protected: Park. Ride. Hike. Trailhead Direct to your next hike!
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Marymoor Park Concerts: An Evening with Ween
If you’d like to see more of the Ween, visit our Flickr page.
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Big Backyard 5K 2017 in photos
A Big Backyard thank you to everyone that attended, and huge shout out to Kaiser Permamente for their generosity. Everyone’s participation helps King County Parks stay clean, safe and open. You can find race results here. You can see the rest of the event’s photos over here.
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Primitive Camping With A Waterfront View on Maury Island
King County Parks has partnered with Vashon Adventures to bring camping to Vashon-Maury Island. “Hike, bike or paddle in to your picturesque campsite at King County’s Maury Island Marine Park. Spend a night or more under the stars, listening to the waves lap on the beach and waking to Mount Rainier rising above the water.…