Mercer Slough Nature Park
Photo: Mark Yasuda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
🥾 Hike · Bellevue
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 5 min driveFrom Bellevue · Parking: Free lot at Winters House (2102 Bellevue Way SE)
- 🍼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
A 300-plus-acre wetland on the edge of downtown Bellevue, with boardwalks and flat gravel paths winding through reeds and alder groves; in late summer the neighboring Mercer Slough Blueberry Farm lets you pick blueberries with the kids.
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