After confusing the addresses for Lowell Riverfront Park and Lowell Park on Sunday 25 June 2023 and…read moregoing to Lowell Park, I decided to return and see if I could find Lowell Riverfront Park today, Thursday 29 June 2023. It is located south of Lowell Park and has a sign reading Lowell Riverfront Trail out front of an entrance to a large parking lot. The river is visible beyond a grassy area(s) and vegetation from the parking lot. A flat paved trail winds through the cover of trees and has picnic tables spaced out along its side(s). The grass was cut short on my visit today. A few people were making use of an off-leash dog area past one end of the large parking area. There was a watch out for bears alert sign on the trail and birds were out and singing. An assortment of small wild flowers were in bloom closer to the river. Water flow at the top of the river was slow and the bank of the river muddy. Even with a few people out and about around 10:40 a.m. on a weekday, the park/trail was tranquil.

This is a nice little park with a walking trail along the Snohomish River. It's pretty small, so…read moreyou probably wouldn't spend hours here, and there's not a lot of deep underbrush, so it would not be high on potential dead-body-disposal options, but for a place to get your steps in or exercise your dog, it works out nicely. I'm subtracting a star because of the bathroom state. They have two (family) bathrooms which were just filthy pit toilets, swarming with flies and smelling like rotten feces. I would only take a shit here in the most dire of emergencies.

Serene little park that offers a shady respite for people & their littles, including fur babies…read more I've not mastered the ins & outs of the trails bc I'm admittedly directionally challenged, but there's basically a corridor path that runs down the middle, and meandering paths on either side. It's peaceful & shaded- usually quiet. We appreciate having such a great park minutes from home.

Hamlin Park is a lovely place to go on a walk and enjoy the tall trees and wildlife. Trails run…read morethroughout the park and one of the paths (the main one I suppose) has white trail markers indicating in what direction to proceed to stay on the trail at forks in the trail. We didn't realize these were trail markers until towards the end of our walk today... we ended up going in the reverse direction around the trails. Runners, dog walkers, children in camp, and walkers abounded this morning. Along one of the trails there are restoration in progress areas where one can get involved in environmental stewardship if so inclined. Posted signs provide contact information on where to seek more information about this. The birds loved this portion of the trail and we heard a variety of different bird songs as we traversed this area. Wildflowers and plants in the park were beautiful and captivated my attention while exploring. On a more industrial note, there are big guns (I call them cannons) from the 1800s located by the playground. An essential stop if you want a fun photo-op and to learn a little bit of war history on your visit. My mom and I both enjoyed our visit today, Tuesday the 21st of July 2020, and found Hamlin Park a place we both are interested in revisiting. The parking lots didn't have many cars when we arrived around 9 a.m. but by the time we left, a little after 10 a.m., the parking lot we had parked in was about half full. The morning sun and cool air was very refreshing for a forecasted hot day.

This is a really pretty park. It has trails that make it feel more raw and undeveloped. In fact,…read morethere were signs that black bears were seen in the area as a testament to its wilderness. As for the trail, there were some muddy areas, but nothing bad on the multi use trail. It seems like people are good about keeping the place clean as I didn't see any poop on the trails. I did see a bunch of other hikers and even a few people having a picnic. I enjoyed views of the pond, river and some small cliff-like areas. There is really a bit of everything, from wooded areas to open fields. I definitely enjoyed the variety. I think the only drawbacks is that gravel parking lot has a port-a-potty for bathroom facilities (I mean, it keeps in with the theme of being more wild?). There was a quite large parking lot so no issues there.

Pretty good park but lots of poop. I hereby call it, Poop Hill Regional Poop Park. Please update…read morethe listing to accurately reflect this, yelp moderators.

Loved our afternoon walk through this trail. Took about an hour around the whole loop (walking…read moresteadily) taking pictures for a total of two miles. Well kept area with a Beautiful little stream too! Perfect for kids as there is a playground and basketball court. Please do be careful though and practice social distancing :)

It's technically a private trail but you can still just go ahead and walk on it no one's is…read morepolicing it and why would they, but it's totally gross and not worth it you'll only know it's private when you see a random sign. The whole trail smells like sewage because the entire trail is actually a paved sewer line with sewage warning flags in the bushes with run off in the ditches and what looks and smells like treated sewage ponds, you can literally see toilet paper in the ditches on the path along with brown slurry. I've never seen such a gross area to walk in Washington it's a construct of ritzy filth with nice trees and no animals.

Deer Creek Park is a tranquil park tucked away in Woodway. A small parking lot is located at the…read moreentrance on Woodway Park Road. In the evenings I have found that this parking lot can fill up quickly. The main entrance is located to the south of Brown Owl Bridge. There are trails to walk and benches where you can sit and rest. The trails are well maintained and wash-out and overgrowing of the trails has not been a problem in my experience. At the top of the trail system is a meadow called Krebs Meadow. The meadow has a grassy field, a woodchip floored playground with a few miscellaneous play/exercise pieces. At this part of the park there are also picnic tables and a trash can. A nice place to sit and catch one's breath, do some exploring, and/or have a picnic in the woods. I enjoy coming here both with my mom and on my own for a walk in the woods to clear my head and feel immersed in nature.

Such an amazing spot to spend time outdoors. One thing to keep in mind--if you're planning to walk…read morealong the beach, definitely check the tide beforehand. When the tide is high, a large part of the beach gets covered, and you'll miss out on the best walking areas. Aside from that, it's a great place for a picnic or just hanging out with friends. There's plenty of open space for volleyball, frisbee, or whatever games you want to bring. Beautiful scenery and a relaxing vibe all around--definitely worth a visit!

I was searching for somewhere to take my dogs for a walk and found this park through Yelp. It's…read moresuch a great spot to enjoy lunch and a view. The park itself is pretty big, a nice large lawn with picnic tables and plenty of space to set up a picnic on the grass. Most people seemed to be enjoying lunch in their car or on the grass or next to their cars. A few folks set up their lawn chairs and enjoyed the sunshine but point is, theres a lot space to enjoy the park however you want, it's pretty great! As for dog walking it wasn't a large area for dogs to roam around, dogs must stay on leash or you risk a fine according to the signs there, but it's still a nice area to bring your dog to while you enjoy the view. I had seen pictures of dogs in the water so I knew there had to be a trail somewhere. The lawn has a few levels to it and a lot of grassy spots areas to hang out in between the bushes and off to the left we found a dirt road. The signage was spray painted so you cant read it and the path looks pretty used so we went down it and came to the traintracks. We crossed those and found the beach where further down we saw some other people. Our dogs loved it, they got to enjoy the sunshine, roam on the grass, walk around and swim! We definitely plan on coming back just to enjoy coffee and a view, or have a nice lunch date, watch the sunset, theres quite a few fun possibilities here!

92nd Street Park is a fun place to adventure on one's own and with family. I have come here both…read moresolo and with my mom and enjoyed it as much both times. There are two play areas equipped with different play structures, a restroom building, a decent sized parking lot, a large meadow, a pond abutting the meadow, and a trail through some large, tall trees. A trail leads down to the Big Gulch Trail system from the park. On my visits thus far I have encountered various wildlife including squirrels, abundant bullfrogs, bunnies, robins, ducks, and various other birds. My mom is not one for steep cliffs on trails, so we stuck to the park area as the Big Gulch Trail can be steep in places. We love the wildlife and how present they have been when we visited. The ducks especially can get excited and run towards one. Fun to see them waddling quickly. The bullfrogs will also let one get close before jumping in the water or jumping away if getting too close. The rest of the wildlife has been friendly as well.

A nice green space with a parking area off 92nd Street and two separate playgrounds and major…read morebonus, flush toilets. It connects with the Big Gulch trail complex but has its own gentle loops through mature forest filled with ferns and a couple of small ponds. We saw squirrels and bunnies in the grassy areas edging the berry filled woodland. The steep hillside keeps kiddies away from busy Mukilteo Speedway so they can enjoy the age appropriate play equipment and, of course, pick blackberries.

Small local lake & walking trail for the moment of break in-between work…read more Once a cranberry bog harvested by Native Americans. It is now a restored wetland with most of the acreage heavily inhabited by Canadian geese. About a 1/4 mile crushed rock trail meanders through a mini conifer arboretum. Open water access for kayaking despite at the entrance the collection of toxic algae signage is alarming. A moment of nature is always good for the soul. No restroom available.

My mom and I came to Ronald Bog Park the morning of Wednesday 29 July 2020 to do a little…read moreexploring. We had driven past the park a number of times while it was closed for construction and were excited for it to reopen and look around. The parking lot is paved and easy to reach. The short drive into the parking lot branches off from the turn lane used to merge onto Interstate-5 Southbound. There are about a dozen parking spaces, and the only other car there when we arrived around 9:20 a.m. was a maintenance vehicle with workers out watering the plants. One other car had arrived by the time we left a little after 10:00 in the morning. The Pacific Northwest Conifer Arboretum constitutes part of the park and a map of the different trees one may find is posted by the parking lot. Gravel paths wind through the arboretum and into the rest of the park providing even surfaces kind on soar joints. We found a variety of beautiful trees and flowers as we walked around the arboretum and park. Directly along the water there is a small wooden covered area and a large draping tree with a bench under it where you can sit and look out over the water. My mom and I had fun watching the minnows swim in the bog and the flurry of insect activity around the bog's edge. Different birds flew overhead as we continued to walk around and a group of crows held their own convention first on the ground by the water, then in the tree branches. Various berries abounded, especially blackberries along the edge of the park by the covered bus stop. In our looking around, the only place to reach the water was by the large tree and covered area. A large 'X' shaped sculpture piece is part of an art program integrating art into Shoreline parks and sits centrally in a large grassy area of the park. Signage. The signage at this park is excellent. It provides historical context about the land of Ronald Bog Park and the how the park came to be. I enjoyed the sign that told the story of seven determined women who are responsible for the creation of Ronald Bog Park. Since their efforts the park has become cared for and frequented by more and more people. A happy trickle down effect of their efforts. I also liked that the sign did not include a picture of the seven women. It keeps the story about the park and what they were trying to achieve by not drawing away from the topic of the park. I enjoyed the sign elaborating what they meant by the term 'Coast Salish' people in reference to some indigenous peoples. Here indigenous peoples means Native Americans specifically North American Native Americans. Not all indigenous peoples are Native Americans. Using the term 'indigenous' is a baby step forward. Prefixes 'ind-' and 'indi-' still draw allusion to the terms India and Indian. The term Native refers to the original and first human inhabitants of an area, so the term Native Americans is more respectful. The word 'Indigenous Peoples' is a good bridge word to reaching 'Native Americans', hence a baby step forward. A baby step forward is still movement. In my opinion, failing to acknowledge progress that has been made can be equally as heinous as the original 'oppressive' act. In that essence, I applaud the informational signs/boards for not promoting false images of Native Americans. Not all Native Americans have black hair, this is easy to understand in a way similar but opposite to Native Europeans who are homogenized in the sense that all Native Europeans are white skinned. The false image of only black haired Native Americans dates back before colonization times centuries ago, so not having this propagated on the signage is a massive step forward. A leap really. Driving/riding past Ronald Bog Park over the years, the 'City of Shoreline' sign/welcome with the horse sculptures located on the boundary of the park has become iconic to me personally. Ronald Bog Park is a beautiful park in Shoreline that adds to making Shoreline/Seattle a place I am happy to call home. A place worth protecting and preserving.