Category: 175 Miles of Trails
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Lake Sammamish Half Marathon
You can see more pics over on our Flickr feed.
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Field notes: South Utility/Mow Crew – At work, so you can play
Every once in a while someone takes time out of their busy schedule to send props to our crews and the work that they do. We forward these to the teams, but they don’t check mail much, because they are usually on to the next project. So instead of feeling like we just awkwardly missed…
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Field notes: Keeping your trails clean safe and open without the use of gnomes
As much as we’d all like to believe that gnomes are trained and disciplined enough to maintain our parks, the reality is that they are unskilled labor (with no basis in reality). On the other hand, King County Parks employees are tangible human beings, not mythical fantasy creatures, and they take care of a large swath…
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Trail alert: Burke-Gilman
A short stretch of King County’s Burke-Gilman Trail through Lake Forest Park will be closed today Tuesday Jan. 13, as crews remove a large cottonwood tree that is suddenly leaning across the trail near the pedestrian bridge on the 17100 block of Ballinger Way NE. No detour is available while this emergency tree removal operation…
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Trail alert: Burke-Gilman
Week of the 17th, trail maintenance between NE 145th and NE 147th may cause 15 min delays. Detour will be available.
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We’re at Work, So You Can Play: Snoqualmie Valley Trail
A typical Fall morning for our Grounds Crew. Tree removed before 9 a.m. in a remote section of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail, trail life resumes unimpeded.
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East Lake Sammamish Trail, a little paving goin’ on
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Random photo post: Burke-Gilman Trail
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Trail alert: Downed tree on Samm. River Trail near Luke McRedmond
Crews will be out this morning to clean up. Update: Trail cleared
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Ebb & Flow Roller Disco Playlist
We’re taking requests. You have a song you think evokes roller disco? Hand it over.
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Ebb & Flow Roller Disco!
Sunday, October 5th 4-6pm Wayne Tunnel, Burke-Gilman Trail (under 96th Avenue NE) Bothell, WA Lace up your skates, throw on your hot pants, and boogie on down! Artist Kristen Ramirez has created an immersive experience of color and light in the bustling Wayne Tunnel. Join us for a roller disco to celebrate the completion of…
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Trail Alert: Preston Snoqualmie Trail
Week-long closure along stretch of Preston-Snoqualmie Regional Trail. http://1.usa.gov/1uGIRcs
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It’s been sonorous, Pianos in the Parks!
What happens when twenty pianos are put in twenty parks for one month? Go to the KEXP/Seattle Center Concerts at the Mural tonight and find out! The winner of the Pianos in the Parks video contest, Mindie Lind, will be opening tonight’s Mural show at 5:00. King County Parks was a proud partner in this…
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Trail Photo Contest: King County’s regional trails through your eyes
What do you see along King County’s 175-mile Regional Trails System? Share it with us and your photo could make the next cover of the regional trails map! You’ve got until September 28 to submit your photo via our Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/rtsmapcovercontest/. Here’s how it works: 1. AM I ELIGIBLE? King County Parks employees, their…
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Trail Alert: Construction and New Additions
Summertime means construction and lots of action on our regional trails; here’s the latest scoop! Construction Alerts From August 4 – 25, King County will be repairing scour damage around the southern pier and southern bank of Gold Creek, near the Sammamish River Trail at the bridge south of the NE 124th Street and east…
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Drop it like it’s hot! First issue of ‘Out of the Box’ e-zine is hot off the press!
We are excited to kick off our first issue of a new, seasonal nature e-zine for the whole family to enjoy! The “Out of the Box” e-zine is designed to inspire kids and parents alike to: 1. Explore nature through discovery 2. Get outside & play 3. Dig into your curiosity 4. Live a fun &…
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Walk the East Lake Samm Trail with KC Parks
Join us on the trail! King County Parks is holding a series of informational meetings along the East Lake Sammamish Trail that focus on design and planning for the next portion of the trail slated for development, the South Sammamish Segment A, which goes from SE 33rd St southward to SE 43rd Way. We’re in…
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Microsoft – Intern Day of Caring
Microsoft was kind enough to loan their interns, and they were out in force in King County Parks yesterday. Parksmonkey made it around to document their work at Tanner Landing, Redmond Ridge and along the Burke-Gilman Trail. Enjoy, and for more photos hit up our Flickr feed.
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Trail alert: Snoqualmie Valley Trail
Mon 7/14 we will be adding gravel to the trail with large trucks and equipment, leading to temporary closures. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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2014 Big Backyard 5K presented by Group Health
Almost 1200 people came out to Marymoor Park on Sunday to support King County Parks! The Big Backyard 5k presented by Group Health raised approximately $50,000 for Parks.
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2014 Bike to Work Day
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Parks Playlist: Summer 2014 y’all
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Trail alert: Burke-Gilman
Trail closure at Wayne Tunnel, Mar 24 – 27, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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Trail alert: Snoqualmie Valley Trail
Road slump closes access at SE 39th Pl, Fall City. Use Griffin Creek off NE 11th or SE 356th
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The First Ever Regional Trails System Map Cover Photo Contest!
Share your best photo of the recreation activities you enjoy on the regional trails system (RTS) in King County, and it could wind up as the cover on the official RTS map. We know you’re doing fun things out there on the RTS, so show us what you got! In addition to winning the cover…
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Re-vegetatin’ along Soos Creek Trail
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King County Parks 2013 – By the numbers
Want to know how many foot bridges we built in 2013? How about how many acres we preserved? How many kids learned a recipe at the White Center Teen Program? You get the picture, come have a look at our numbers, they’re colorful and inviting. Click here, or the images above to view our pdf.
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2013: These are a few of our favorite things…
Whew, 2013 was a big year for us here at King County Parks. We turned 75, got some serious love from King County voters, and rocked out at shows at Marymoor and Tolt. Here are our 5 favorite stories from this past year. An outpouring of support from King County voters, who overwhelmingly approved the…
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Santa’s true identity REVEALED!
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Field Notes: Happy Trails to You…
With the closing of the year, your inbox and social media are likely inundated with lists, reflections, and predictions for the new year. Don’t worry, we’ll get to that stuff later…for now, we want to celebrate some fellow Parkians! This year, we here at Parks said “Happy Trails” to 9 retiring staff members who gave…