Juanita Bay Park
Photo: Julie Jordan Scott from Bakersfield, California, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
🥾 Hike · Kirkland
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 15 min driveFrom Bellevue · Parking: Free lot at the Market St entrance, fairly full on weekend mornings
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
A wetland preserve on Lake Washington where several boardwalks reach out over the water; on sunny days turtles line up to bask, and herons, ducks, and the occasional beaver keep a 2-year-old glued to the railing.
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