Tag: maury island
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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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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.…
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Dockton Forest Mountain Bike Park – Now Open
Great turnout. Great partners. Great community. Thank you Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, and Vashon Mountain Bike Association. To learn more about the partnership(s) that helped make this happen, see our press release. Follow this link if you’d like to see more photos.
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New Maury Island Shelter – Rainier in HD
With some help from our Community Partnerships and Grants program the Friends of Maury Island Marine Park have put together a shelter to weather any storm. View is okay, I guess.
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Maury Island eagle
Sites and sounds at Maury Island. Before taking flight this eagle let staff know his true feelings.
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Come find out the latest on the Maury Island site, March 9th
King County Parks will host an informational meeting on Vashon Island to talk about the recently acquired former Maury Island gravel mine site. Meeting Details Wednesday, March 9 6:30 – 8 p.m. Vashon High School Commons We’ll provide an overview of the property and give an update about what we’ve found out in the two…
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Races, treks, and tidepools, oh my!
Forecast for weekend weather looks great, soooo whatcha gonna do with all that sunshine? We’ve got heaps of options for the offering here at King County Parks! FSA Grand Prix Marymoor Velodrome Fri, July 23-Sat, July 24 Super speedy bike races. More info here: http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/dnrp/newsroom/newsreleases/2010/july/0721Velodrome.aspx The Long Walk A trek from Fremont to Snoqualmie Fri,…
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3 Day Weekend + You = Get out and play!
It is hard to tell by the weather we’ve had recently, but IT IS ALMOST SUMMER! Memorial day weekend is coming up, your first big weekend of summer, so what are you going to do? We say grab the tots, some gear, plenty of water, and go play in your big backyard! A few suggestions……
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Day Trip: Maury Island Marine Park, work with a view
People for Puget Sound will be out at Maury Island Marine Park this Saturday continuing restoration efforts at the park, and we would love some extra help. Whattya say? Road trip, boat trip and beautiful Maury Island.