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Explore the Leafline Trails Network in King County
The Leafline has over 300 miles of flat, wide, mostly paved trails in King County alone! Learn more about this amazing four-county trail network. Read More
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What I Learned This Summer: Go Touch Some Grass
This is a blog post that one of your Youth Conservation Corps interns, Mindy (she/her) from Renton, WA, wrote during the program this summer. What does it mean to “touch grass?” “Touch Grass, or Touch Some Grass, is a popular online insult and alternative way of telling someone to ‘go… Read More
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Top 4 Trails and Parks to Kick your Cabin Fever
Getting cabin fever? Visit one of these 4 parks or trails to get some fresh air. Read More
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Make a Walk in the Park a Family Tradition
Here’s ten of our favorite King County walks to fend off a turkey coma. Grab friends and family and start a new tradition! Read More
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Your Big Backyard is Getting Bigger
King County Parks had a busy year making good on the levy promise to bring 2,700 acres into the King County system by 2020. By the time 2019 rolls around, Parks will be on the lookout for a mere 500 more acres to reach the goal. As an added bonus,… Read More
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Forest Stewardship 101
While your own yard might benefit from a simple raking, King County’s forests require a little bit more attention. Why not let nature take its course? Many of the 26,000 acres of forestland owned by King County Parks used to be timber plantations and weren’t managed to be forest habitat.… Read More
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5 ways to stay safe for fall biking
The inevitable turn of the seasons brings a whole host of hazards for people commuting by bicycle to work and school. Follows these five easy steps to stay safe. Read More
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6 Easy Ways to Share the Trail
This time of year is perfect cycling weather, and commuters as well as recreational bikers are enjoying King County Park’s Regional Trail System. High trail volume can sometimes create problems when walkers, runners, and bikers don’t follow proper trail etiquette. Here are six simple ways you can make sure everyone… Read More
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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. Read More
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5 Top Summer Biking Destinations
King County has 175 miles of regional trails. This summer you can explore areas of the county that you may not have known even existed. With so many places to choose, where do you start? Here’s a list of our top 5 favorite biking destinations for your summer adventures: Soos… Read More
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Trails as a Path to Health
Trails lead to more than a walk in the park. They help to create healthy people and healthy communities. Read More
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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… Read More
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Trail Spotlight: The Green to Interurban Loop
Check out this great 14-mile loop ride that takes in the best of the Green River Trail and the Interurban Trail! Read More
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Bike Playground @ Dick Thurnau Memorial Park
A partnership between King County Parks and Cascade Bicycle Club has created the state’s first bike playground – a place where riders of all abilities can safely learn how to ride. With the completion of the White Center Bike Playground at Dick Thurnau Memorial Park through a partnership between King County… Read More
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Cottage Lake ropes course
Ropes course at Cottage Lake. Looking for a corporate outing and some serious team building, floating high above the earth? What sensible company doesn’t? Hook up with our partner the Northshore YMCA to schedule your adventure. [It helps to not be terrified of heights or ropes] Want to see more… Read More
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Short Trips for a Long Weekend
Get out for a hike or bike ride this Labor Day weekend and visit one of King County’s 175-miles of our Regional Trails System. Read More
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Trail Spotlight
Come along with me as I explore the amazing resource of the King County Regional Trails System. Read More
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Marymoor Park Concerts: Slightly Stoopid
On sale: Friday, Feb 26 at 10am Return Of The Red Eye Summer 2016 SOJA Zion I, The Grouch and Eligh June 15, 2016 Read More
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Field Notes: Dwight’s At Work, So You Can Play
If you’ve set foot in Marymoor Park, you have experienced Dwight’s handiwork. Dwight is a member of your Marymoor Park staff, who are tasked with keeping that massive park clean, safe and open for everyone to enjoy. But Dwight brings a specialization: he’s a one-man-pep-rally-dancing-machine. Dwight has worked for King County… Read More
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King County continues levee work along Green River
Maintenance along levees from Tukwila to Kent means intermittent closures to sections of Green River Trail. Maintenance work by King County continues along a dozen miles of levees that protect the cities of Renton, Tukwila and Kent from Green River flooding. This work requires temporary, intermittent closures of sections of the… Read More
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Summer construction: We’re at work so you can play!
For most people in these here parts, summer means long days and cramming in more outdoor activities than you can shake a stick at. For us at King County Parks, summer has another meaning: construction! With such a short spell of hot, dry weather, we know that we’ve got to… Read More
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Wanted: Recycling Rock Stars
It’s almost that time of year again, folks: Marymoor Concerts start next week! Want to see a show for free? Join our Recycling/Composting Crew and get free entry and free parking to the show at which you volunteer. FREE. For reals! We’ve got an amazing line-up this year, and volunteer… Read More
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Family fun this weekend: Conservation Futures GeoTour
Ready, set, geocache! This weekend, gather the family and head out to explore the great outdoors as the Conservation Futures GeoTour kicks off with a quest to earn a limited edition commemorative Geocoin. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, King County’s Conservation Futures program has preserved many of the forests, shorelines, greenways,… Read More
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Marymoor Park Traffic Alert – Sun, July 17
Hey all you early morning Marymoor Park people: Please note that the west entrance (the main entrance at W Lake Sammamish Pkwy) will be closed to incoming traffic on Sunday, July 17 from 7 – 10 a.m. During this time, 1,500 cyclists participating in the TRI-ROCK Triathlon will ride through… Read More
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We’ll take it. #5 spot for playgrounds in Western Washington goes to Marymoor Park
Marymoor Park made it to the top 5 of the 2010 Best of Western Washington!! Pay no heed to Ricky Bobby’s smart mouth, there is no shame in the #5 slot. Evening Magazine bestowed us with this great honor, and if that wasn’t enough for you, they tallied 402,855 votes from… Read More
