5/5 nice park especially Eastern side of it. Dog off leash is allowed. Nice and huge place read more

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We would've never heard of this awesome beach if it weren't for friends who live in Everett. Packed up the fam and headed to a local beach! It reminded me of Richmond Beach, but much more room to spread out and having a lot more sand! The kids enjoyed searching for crabs, and seeing the trains roll by. I loved the beautiful clam/mussel shells, and having a clear view of the kids in all directions. There were many families at the beach, but it didn't feel like it with the space between us. Word of advice...pack light, you'll need to hike up and down several stairs. Not wheelchair accessible, and not a bathroom in sight. You'll need to find a bush, or hike up the stairs to the playground area. We will leave the wagon at home next time, and may bring a tent to use as a potty. read more

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This place is an interesting blend of folks from all walks of life. There's a lot of families and an off leash area where a bunch of cute pups roam. It's pretty rocky so best to bring sandals or shoes but we did find some great rocks when we were there. There's a train track that runs right next to the park so it is definitely a highlight for our son. It does take a bit of walking to get to the park, and some stairs up and down so it's not the best for mobility restricted folks. Cute, quirky beach. Super Everett. read more

I love this park! It's like a hidden gem.The parking lot was closed so we parked near some houses where some cars were and went down this forestry path where there was a bridge walk and stairs down the beach. We saw a train that passed by and a couple doing a rope and weight exercise on the beach. I thought about doing that! It's a nice park for families absolutely. Gorgeous sunset on this day. I'd definitely come back! read more

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An impressive little park with very interesting park features for older kids and amazing views of the Sound. There are two picnic tables and 3 or so benches staring off into the water perfect for a sunset viewing. We saw a little trail wrapping out into the trees to the left but we didn't explore it this time. Seems like a great spot for a small stroll. The parking lot is spacious and clean; 10 or so spots and it was easy to find. The trail is paved and the grass picnic area is large enough for dogs to play and people to space out around. read more

Found this gem on our drive back to the airport. It is a quick turn off the main road and has a small public parking lot. Absolutely beautiful location with kids play structure and tennis courts, public bathrooms and a field and tables for sun bathing, picnics and several benches where you can watch the ocean. We sat in the sun and supped coffee it was a beautiful northwest day. One of many greater Everett parks! read more

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It's a very small park with a big view but nowhere to exercise unless you want to play tennis. It is kinda like that little book down in Seattle you find walking south towards Olympic Sculpture Garden. So, I was happy to have this near where I currently live so I could either walk down to the little beach or sit on a park bench. More sidewalks along the narrow entry road would be nice as a pedestrian, but hey... It's a park and it's nearby! Bottom line: Great little nook! read more

I love taking my dog to the beach. The right side is an offense dog beach and the left is meant for dogs to stay on leash. The park is rather large which helps everyone not feel too crowded and people are usually really good at watching their dogs. read more

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Evidently I live a few minutes away from a nice sandy beach and I had absolutely no idea! Since I moved to the PNW I just assumed the beaches here were all rocky but I was pleasantly surprised at how beautiful this park was. Originally I parked in the upper lot not knowing that there was a second lot closer to the waterfront. The first area has a cute playground and a few fields with a little looping trail. There were picnic benches with excellent views and it was very quiet. There's a wooded trail that leads down to the waterfront from there but it was closed. From the lower parking lot you have a little walk, a decent amount of stairs, and a bridge over the train tracks to get to the beach. Since the weather was so nice there were a lot of people and a few dogs having a great time in and around the water. The train was idle there for quite a while so it wasn't exactly quiet but it was cool to watch the train go by when it departed. That was my only concern about the park. There is no fencing between the beach and the train tracks but it's probably a good idea to keep an eye on your kids and not have your dog off leash if they won't come when they're called anyway. I just kept my dog on his leash to be safe. There's a beautiful view of the sound and the beach was surprisingly clean for how busy it was. I'm sure it's just as beautiful and a little quieter during colder months so I'll be back! Hopefully that trail is open again soon, it looked gorgeous. read more

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This park is amazing. Very beautiful area overlooking the ocean, up on cliffs. There are trails that go along the cliffs and allow beach access. I have been visiting for almost 40 years (I grew up here at the house on 120 Muk. Blvd!), and the place is almost identical to how I remember it, it has not changed much! One thing that you have to be mindful about: The parking. Many more people have unfortunately moved here over the years but the parking spaces have remained the same. You will have a hard time locating some place to park on holidays, or other nice days for the beach. Restrooms are closed in the off-season. One beach-access trail has closed, you cannot use the beach access footpath from the park at the front entrance as you are driving from Mukilteo Blvd. You have to drive further into the park to use the nearby access with the footbridge nearby. read more

As of 2022 while the bay is beautiful, the beach is poorly maintained. Too many people leave trash. STOP! Too many children screaming. Some of us would rather hear the waves! It's about showing a little consideration eh. I think that the state park guys should bring the trashcan back! Like at the beach. Start randomly patroling because the left side is supposed to be on leash but I never see any dogs on leash but a few. Instead there are dogs walking on me and my towel, shaking off, and one day two wanted to attack several dogs. Bottom line: people ruin everything even a beautiful beach. I still go but it is getting harder to enjoy myself and that makes me sad. So I figure Everett is no good anymore and time to take my tax paying job and re locate it. Lily S read more

What a beautiful park!!! We found parking easily in. It's upper and lower lots. Lots of dogs running around but not a lot of people. We dug in the sand, jumped around in the water, ate some snacks and enjoyed the view and also the really long trains that go by. Will definitely be back. Was really clean too! read more

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This park was an interesting experience. When I first arrived I saw a parking lot next to a kids play area, and drove past only to see local access road signs. So I parked in one of the marked spaces and started taking a walk. At first glance from this area it appeared as common picnic park with restrooms and play areas for the kids, and I was about to get in my car and leave. Instead I decided to take a slight detour toward the wooded area toward the center of the park a discovered a small stair case leading down to a babbling brook. After descending this stair cased I crossed a small bridge only to run into another collapsed bridge in disrepair. I decided to be adventurous and climb down and navigate around it. And after proceeding along the trail I was pleasantly surprised to find the other part of the park that so many were bragging about. I ascended the other side to discover a railroad and covered bridge to wide open beach area, and after doing some exploring I decided to climb back up the other side of the wooded area to discover what I had not explored in the car. Another parking area and a large residential area on the opposite of the park with many homes for sale. When I reached the end of the road I could see the parking lot with my car and I was standing at the end of a road marked for local access only. I was glad I went the wrong way on this one, I discovered an nice section of this park that appears to be disintegrating into disrepair but hold many special attractions to its natural beauty. read more

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Howarth Park has a lot of amenities for the local Everett resident to enjoy: Picnic tables, playground, restrooms, tennis court, trails, amazing views and a place to relax and take in the scenery. Check out Howarth Park on your next visit to Everett. This is a gem in the rough. read more

Yelpers, you let me down. How did this dumpy park get four stars? Went to check this place out today with the dog. There are a few parking areas, but no maps anywhere showing where the trails are or where they go. We took the "trail" down to the beach from the playground area and encountered some suspicious teenage characters in and near the woods. The stairs down into the ravine were as slick as snot and led us to a broken/closed boardwalk. We went down and around and eventually back up the hill to the railroad bridge and down to the beach. The beach is supposedly the off leash area, but the signs are confusing. It's small and the chain link fence does not extend far enough to prevent dogs from running out onto the tracks. The water is accessible only by climbing over rocks tagged with pink graffiti. On our walk back to our car, we noticed that someone had done doughnuts in their car on the grassy lawn, leaving muddy tire marks all over. Real classy. I'm giving two stars because we went on a cloudy day in December. Maybe, just maybe, the views on a sunny day make up for the trashy aspects of this park. read more

Out for a drive and stumbled upon this little park. Once we left parking lot, we realized that it wasn't so little after all. There is a nice playground complete with monkey bars, merry-go-round and bouncy/wobbly toys for the kids young and old (yes I got on it too). Just past the playground were the bathrooms. They were functional but the standing water on ALL over the floor made me (really) drag my feet on the grass when I finished "doing my business." There are steps (steep ones) that lead to the beach, but ignoring the steps and staying in the actual park you will also find picnicking area complete with nice tables and BBQ grills. With the exception of the waterlogged bathrooms this is a very clean and kid friendly park. If we are in the area again, we will definitely return. read more

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The off leash area is NOT fenced! The off leash area is rocky. I was so tempted to head over to the sandy beach side with my dog. I wanted to throw balls for her in the water but didn't want her to hurt her paws on the rocks. If you don't like walking barefoot on rocks, what make you think its comfortable for the dogs to walk on? Anyway- we stayed on the off leash side- so I didn't throw the ball far since she was not breaking into a sprint after the ball. Dogs are allowed on the sandy beach side but they must be leashed. I did learn that there were more parking lots further than the parking lot by the playground as I walked down the trail to the beach. read more

Went to this park Sat April 25-10 and our truck was stolen!!! We were left out in the rain with our two kids. When I spoke with the police they said it was the MOST popular park for car theft. It really not worth the worry. No secruity or anything there. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PARK. read more

I really like this park, although I may be slightly biased because I live really close to it. There are lots of trails and different areas for my dog to explore, plus the off leash area is really nice. Like previous reviewers have mentioned, it is NOT fenced. Fortunately my puppy is a well behaved wuss who is more likely to run between my legs than take off after another dog. Another plus to this park is that it doesn't seem to be very crowded most of the time, even on nice days. read more

No parking. Will update my review later when we can finally get to the park. Spent 20 minutes stuck in the narrow parking lot, witnessed almost everyone get into an accident & still no parking. However, another example of a poorly planned Snohomish county Off Leash Dog Park. read more

This is one of the best parks in Everett becase it has everything: Plenty of parking Playground for kids Picnic tables Open grassy areas Tennis courts Animal friendly Trails in the woods A clean beach!!!!!! This park has it all!! read more

This is a great sandy beach. Its fun to walk over the train tracks to the bridge and down the spiral staircase. The kids found tons of little critters (baby lobster, baby eel, couple types of sand worms, crabs, clams) and nice water for wading. We were there on a Monday at 10:30 on a sunny day and the place was already hopping! Packed when we left at 2:30. The big downsides are that lower parking lot (the one closest to the beach) fills up quickly. There are 3 flights of stairs up to the bridge, then a long spiral staircase down, then you have to cross big rocks and logs to get onto the beach. When you are toting a bunch of beach stuff and a lot of little kids its a process to get down there. Also, a warning, the bathrooms are VERY far away, waaaaay up in the upper parking lot and they are filthy and broken. The toilet was in a continual flush when we used it. No lights either. Our rule was that if you had to use the bathroom it was time to go home. Some people joked they used the water or the side of the trail. I'm pretty sure they were not joking though! read more

Pros -relaxing -not crowded -great hike through the park Cons -trash people leave behind read more

Excellent park...great trails and cool bridge..trains and semi secluded...I love it!!! read more

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This is the favorite park for my dogs and I. The off-leash beach is great, not over crowded. There are trails to walk. The only down side is that the trails are not off-leash and sections of the dog portion of the beach are rocky. But the dogs don't seem to care a bit. They always have a blast. read more

Nice, quiet park. A great place to bring your dog. You can often hear and see seals at the lower park. Short surrounding woodland trails and a nice picnic and play area at the upper park. read more

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Was a little confused when we drove in looking for the playground. Eventually found it on the other side of the hill. Park and restroom facility was pretty nice and looked well maintained. Park offered many trails and paths to walk along overlooking the beautiful Everett waterfront. I did have a couple come up to me looking for the dog park that they could not find. This being my first time here I could not help them out. We will have to come back with our dogs and continue along some of the trails. read more

Warning to dog owners: not only is the off-leash area NOT fenced in, it has very easy access for dogs to get up onto the RAILROAD TRACKS. Our dog chased after a bird and ran up the short embankment to the tracks. We got him to come back down and put him back on his leash. Within one minute a train came down the tracks. Terrifying! I cannot believe that area is not fenced off- not only for the safety of the dogs, but humans as well! A little further down the beach the tracks are closed off by a vertical wall that would be impossible for a dog to climb, but there is a good stretch where just about any dog could easily get over if they wanted. If your dog likes to run or just doesn't listen well, I would not recommend that you let them play off leash here. We could have lost our dog. This was our first time to the park and there was NO warning posted that the railroad tracks are easily accessible. You'd trust that if an area calls itself an off-leash area, that your dogs will be relatively safe. Beware! Please fence in this area! This would be an incredible spot to let your dogs play if it was safer. read more

This is a huge park with just about everything but my rating is strictly based on the off leash dog park area. The first thing to note is you will need to check the tide tables before going. When the tide is in there is hardly any beach at all. But when it's out, the beach goes on forever and there is plenty of space for little Fido to run and play. So far it hasn't gotten very crowded when I've went and the people are usually pretty friendly. read more

It is beautiful here!!! By far, the best park I have been to since I have lived in the Seattle area for the past 5 years. If you park in the upper parking lot by the playground, you can walk through a beautiful forest on a trail with built in stairs and bridges while the creek babbles away on the side of the trail. After you reach the area to access the beach, you walk across a sky bridge over some railroad tracks which ends on a tall platform overlooking a very large beach and a beautiful view of the Puget Sound and islands. About 11 sets of winding steps take you down to the sand where you can either go left or right. Either way, there is usually plenty of beach for everyone and it isn't all packed the way most other beaches are. It is fairly peaceful and relaxing. My kids love to watch the trains go by and it is nice to either walk the beach or just sit and look at the water. read more

lots of things to do with the kids, going to go back one day at low tide. can't wait to bring the pup! read more

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I had a concern about the rocky side of the beach being the off leash area so I called the Everett Parks Dept. and they told me that if its not disignated by a clear sign, then the whole beach is off leash. I was told that if a park ranger hassels you to get the persons name and call the Parks and Req. office and they will set him straight on this. read more

The park was lovely except for the people who leave their garbage and don't clean up after their dogs. Makes me sad that people don't take away their crap! Luckily we could sit at the picnic table and look out over the water looking away from the dog crap and pile of trash! read more

Nice park to watch the world go by at. I saw the biggest shooting star i ever did see at this park during a meteor shower. Rhat alone gets this park 5 stars read more

The bridge for the beach access reopened on August 31st. I came here for the first time Saturday night. This park is much quieter then mukilteo beach if you are looking to get away. Very beautiful sunsets and a good location for the many photographers in the area. Highly recommend. read more

A really nice hidden park. You can hear the seals bark while you take a walk along the beach. A great place to bring your dog. We will be back to explore it more thoroughly. read more

This is one of the best parks in the area! It is like a private little beach that not a ton of people know about. After driving through the beautiful windy road down to the parking lot we walked through the trees to the park. It was a beautiful place to take pictures of the sound and all kinds of cool little things on the beach. And the beach area is big and dog friendly. I highly recommend going here! read more

A walking beach in Everett! Plenty of parking, easy access, pretty deserted beach where you could actually walk quite a ways. Need to pack out whatever you pack in, people seemed respectful, the beach was clean. read more

Headed here today for a quick family walk. Was beautiful; wish there was more beachfront. Maybe next time we will arrive at low tide.

I love this park!!!!! This area is gorgeous! I love everything about this place. I used to come here years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter, and today I was able to visit after 5 years. It is still gorgeous. Also I love that there are seals in the area. read more