Tag: east lake sammamish trail

  • Forty-one miles down, three to go!

    Forty-one miles down, three to go!

    Parks is currently preparing the corridor for anticipated construction beginning in 2021!

  • East Lake Sammamish Trail: Schoolhouse Rocks

    East Lake Sammamish Trail reopens from King County DNRP on Vimeo.

  • East Lake Sammamish Trail is Officially Open!

    The E.L.S.T. is open people. You may again ride from the north end all the way in to Issaquah. Thanks for your patience during construction and now please enjoy a weekend ride on the east side of the lake. Keeping in mind of course that everything south of Inglewood Hill is still soft surface, BUT…

  • East Lake Sammamish Trail, a little paving goin’ on

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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 pack in as much activity…

  • Join us on the trail: East Lake Samm Trail, Issaquah segment grand re-opening tomorrow!

    We here at King County Parks are delighted to announce the grand re-opening of the Issaquah segment of East Lake Sammamish Trail. Join us on the trail this Wednesday to celebrate! Wednesday, June 12 11 a.m. East Lake Sammamish Trail terminus at Gilman Boulevard in Issaquah The second portion of the 11-mile-long trail to be…

  • Steamroller, roll on, my friend!

    Good news! Thanks in large part to a lovely, sunny and dry weekend, the weather conditions were perfect for construction crews to start paving the Issaquah segment of the East Lake Sammamish Trail. Closed since May 2012, the 2.2-mile-long Issaquah segment, which goes from SE 43rd St south to Gilman Blvd, is the second section…

  • Trail alert: East Lake Sammamish Trail

    Pavement, other improvements coming to East Lake Sammamish Trail in Issaquah Year-long closure in Issaquah allows King County to replace soft-surface trail with blacktop, soft-surface shoulders, better street crossings, drainage and more Upgrades are coming to King County’s East Lake Sammamish Trail (ELST) through Issaquah, including removing the existing gravel trail and constructing a 12-foot-wide…