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Pages in category "Parks in King County, Washington" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. ... Federation Forest State Park; Fivemile Lake;
In 1947 the State Parks Committee was renamed to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and given authority to oversee the state park system. By 1960 the number of state parks had increased to 130. In 2003, the Washington State Legislature introduced a $5-a-day parking fee, meant to fund park-related construction projects; more ...
The Flaming Geyser State Park is located on the Green River in southwestern King County, Washington, near the city of Black Diamond. [2] [3] The park was named for a flame which burned through a concrete basin, fueled by a methane gas pocket 1,000 feet (300 m) below the surface. When the pocket was discovered by prospective coal miners in the ...
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park is a regional park in King County, Washington, near the towns of Bellevue and Issaquah.The park was established in June 1983 to protect the central core of Cougar Mountain, the park covers 3,115 acres (12.61 km 2) with 38 miles (61 km) of hiking trails and 12 miles (19 km) of equestrian trails.
Federation Forest State Park is a 619-acre (251 ha) Washington state park on the White River in King County. The park is located 15 miles (24 km) east of Enumclaw on Route 410 about 30 miles (48 km) below the summit of Chinook Pass . [ 2 ]
In February 2022, the King County Council passed a "motion of support" for the development of a cricket facility on 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land at Marymoor Park. The cricket ground would be a potential venue for Major League Cricket , the United States national team , and the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup . [ 10 ]
Not all parks within city limits are operated by city government; the Burke-Gilman Trail is a King County park, and St. Edward State Park is operated by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Extant parks within city limits include: Burke-Gilman Trail, a King County park which, combined with the Sammamish River Trail, connects ...
Dash Point State Park is a 398-acre (161 ha) Washington state park on Puget Sound that straddles the line between King and Pierce counties. The park has over 3,300 feet (1,000 m) of shoreline, 140 campsites, 11 miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking, [2] and offers beachcombing, fishing, swimming, birdwatching, windsurfing, skimboarding, and wildlife viewing.