Category: construction
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Dockton Park’s New Playground is Open!
The new Dockton Park and Marina Playground on Vashon-Maury Island is now open for fun! Kids and adults alike enjoyed the new playground and planted dozens of native plants at the opening event.
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New Improvements to Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center
The Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center (WKCAC) is a world-class facility located in Federal Way, WA, that has hosted everything from U.S. Olympic Diving Trials to lessons for the youngest swimmers in the neighborhood. The facility is more than 30 years old, and many systems need replacement or upgrades to keep the WKCAC serving athletes…
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New Dockton Playground Opens October 2023!
UPDATE (11.3.23): Due to scheduling delays with construction, the new playground at Dockton Park is now expected to open in December 2023. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work on making a playground for everyone to enjoy for years to come. —- We’re pleased to announce the new playground at Dockton Park is…
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A New Bridge for Black Diamond Open Space
October has flown by, and so has a big project at Black Diamond Open Space (BDOS)! King County Parks replaced a bridge that crosses Ravensdale Creek in the western portion of BDOS, a park that is located two miles north of Black Diamond and six miles south of Maple Valley. The design of…
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Dockton marina is open, more to come!
*This page was last updated on November 7, 2022* Interested in moorage information or other questions about mooring boats? Check out our new Dockton Marina webpage for the latest information. Phase 1 of Dockton Marina construction is complete, and the marina is reopen! Moorage and use of the pier are now available with space for…
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Two Taylor Mountain trail bridges checked off the ‘To Do’ list
Last week, King County Parks wrapped up construction on the project to install two new trail bridges at Taylor Mountain Forest. Part of our effort to improve trail sustainability and protect the forest and salmon habitat, this work replaced old, undersized culverts along gravel maintenance roads that make up part of the park’s trail system.…
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It’s here!!! Lookout Tower at Pinnacle Peak Park
What’s 30 feet in the air and gives you an extra workout at the top of Mount Peak? Why, that’d be a replica fire lookout tower in Pinnacle Peak Park in Enumclaw! Community Meeting – June 9, 2022 To improve the view from the new tower to Mt. Rainier and other locations we are working…
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Dockton marina renovation, here we come!
*This page was last updated on September 15, 2021.* Moorage renovation began Sept 10 This phase includes the bulk of the renovation work: Removing and replacing creosote-treated piles Installing a new pump-out station Repairing cross-bracing Replacing the access dock, center moorage, and walkway Installing a new fire suppression system Installing new interior floats What to…
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Construction update: Taylor Mountain Trails
Pardon our dust, we’re building 2 new bridges! If you’ve been to Taylor recently, you might’ve noticed some things happening in the parking lot and along Road A and some other trails. That’s because construction is underway to install two new bridges that will replace old, undersized culverts on the gravel road system. Once this…
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Summer Trail Construction Season is Here!
Warm weather means dry days and dry days are great for trail repair! Here’s a list of the summer’s trail work happening around the county.
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What’s happening at Dockton Park?
There’s a lot of excitement coming to Dockton Park these days. Here’s the latest on the much-anticipated moorage renovation and the play area replacement projects! *This page was last updated on July 1, 2021.* Moorage Renovation Starting mid-to-late July, we will enter the next phase of construction on the dock, which includes: Removing and replacing…
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Under construction: Dockton Park – marina renovation and bulkhead removal
King County is undertaking two big projects at Dockton Park during the upcoming opening in the fish window. Due to overlapping project timelines, some of the park’s amenities will be intermittently inaccessible, and at times, completely closed to public access. See timetable below. For the first project, work crews will begin staging equipment on site…
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Dockton Park: Dock Closure
Attention boaters! We’re sad to say that as of March 2019, the marina at Dockton Park on Maury Island is (mostly) closed until further notice. In order to protect public safety, King County Parks closed the floating piers, including the breakwater and finger piers, for all use. A small area of the main dock structure…
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Marymoor South play area is OPEN!
I know it’s hard to believe, but Marymoor Park just got a little bit awesomer. We’re delighted to announce that the southern play area at Marymoor Park (located right outside of the concert venue) is now open! There’s equipment for littles and bigs alike and is a climbing kiddo’s dream: lots of things to go…
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Join the conversation and give your input on these Green to Cedar Rivers Trail designs!
Help us take the next step in connecting communities in south King County and add your input to the online conversation happening at http://bit.ly/G2Ctraildesigns. We’d like you to answer a few short questions about the initial design options for the 3-mile-long north segment of the Green to Cedar Rivers Trail, which goes from the Cedar…
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Steady, as she goes…
As detailed in this new report, we here at King County Parks are feeling like The Raconteurs: “Steady, as she goes…” We’re halfway through the 2014-2019 King County Parks, Trails, and Open Space Replacement Levy and happy to say we’re on track to meet our commitment to making “Your Big Backyard” that much more awesome.…
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Trail Spotlight: Green to Cedar Rivers
When completed, the Green to Cedar Rivers Trail will be an 11-mile-long trail that follows an abandoned railroad route, intersecting with the Cedar River Trail in the north and terminating along the Green River in the south, near Flaming Geyser State Park. Locals may know 3 miles of it as the Lake Wilderness Trail, because…
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Trail Alert: Tokul Trestle now open on Snoqualmie Valley Trail
A three-mile-long stretch of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail has been closed since September for major repairs to the historic Tokul Creek Trestle. We are happy to announce that the bridge is now open! While users are welcome to once again use this portion of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail, keep in mind that while the bridge work…
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Parks Construction Alerts: Five Mile Lake and Cottage Lake parks
Five Mile Lake Park – Sport courts CLOSED for renovation (Update below) It’s time for a little love on our tennis and basketball courts at Five Mile Lake Park! Construction is starting this week to make these sport courts shiny and new! The project is expected to be completed by Memorial Day Weekend and upgrades…
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Petrovitsky Park play area is re-open!
Your little ones can climb, spin, sway and wobble their way around Petrovitsky Park once again. Closed for safety repairs, the play area now features a thick layer of wood chips and meets national safety standards for play area flooring material. The wood chips are an interim measure until the play area is renovated in…
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Happy horses heart our Taylor trails
Together with the Tahoma Chapter of the Backcountry Horsemen of Washington and Washington Trails Association, we sliced through the shiny blue ribbon and celebrated our brand spankin’ new trailhead at Taylor Mountain Forest. And it was already being put to good use by the 30 some horses and their humans and trucks and trailers! Funded…
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Playground Construction Alert: Ravensdale
The Ravensdale playground will be closed starting today, April 4 through June for a revamping. Each playground takes approximately 8 to 10 weeks to construct; however, construction is weather dependent and is subject to change. *** This project is funded in part by the voter-approved 2014-2019 King County Parks, Trail and Open Space Replacement…
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Trail Alert: Section of Snoqualmie Valley Trail now open!
The Snoqualmie Valley Trail (SVT) in the Stillwater area between Duvall and Carnation is now open! The trail was temporarily closed last June for safety reasons during construction work to repair approximately 1,100 feet of Snoqualmie River bank erosion and slope instability. The record wet winter and multiple flood events delayed the project and reopening…
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Reminder: Short detour starting tomorrow on the Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake Forest Park for hazardous tree removal
Beginning Oct. 26, King County Parks will set up temporary detours around segments of the Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake Forest Park while crews begin removing 40 hazardous Lombardy Poplar trees. The hazardous trees are located along the Burke-Gilman Trail between Ballinger Way Northeast and Northeast 165th Street in Lake Forest Park. The temporary closure will…
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Taylor Mountain parking lot closed from October through December for expansion.
Taylor Mountain Forest is growing in popularity as a destination for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians – and King County Parks is expanding the parking lot in order to accommodate a greater number of visitors. The parking lot and primary access point to this 1,800-acre working forest that lies between North Bend and Hobart will be closed…
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Transformation Tuesday: South County Ballfield playground is now open!
As of Thursday, Sept. 17 the South County Ballfield playground is now open. The project was completed a week ahead of schedule and within the budget at approximately $130,000. This is our first playground with rubber safety tile instead of wood chips. A huge thank you to everyone involved in the process. Check out the…