Saint Edward State Park

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Saint Edward State Park

Photo: Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🥾 Hike · Kenmore

2.5 hours · $ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 20 min drive
    From Bellevue · Parking: State park lot, Discover Pass required
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Lots of shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat · Rain-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2.5 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter

A former seminary turned state park, best known for what's billed as the Seattle area's largest wooden playground, plus dense forest and trails down to Lake Washington.

💡 Tips
The playground alone can fill a morning. The trail to the lake is an easy downhill and a tiring climb back (about 1.5 miles round trip), so judge your little one's stamina. The seminary is now a hotel; you can step into the lobby for a look.

What this place offers

✓huge playground
✓forest
✓lakeside
✓old seminary
✓restrooms
✓picnic

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This weekend's weather in Kenmore

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌦️
Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 48–57°F · 59% rain
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Sun 10/18
Overcast · 40–59°F · 0% rain

Location

Kenmore, Washington

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