Join Sammamish Walks once a month, April through October for a guided walk along the forested trails of the Sammamish plateau.
All walks start at 10 a.m. and last for 1.5 to 2 hours.
Walks are led by volunteers – wildlife experts, naturalists, photographers, parks commissioners and others – all of them knowledgeable and enthusiastic about our regional parks and trails.
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Bring your cameras or binoculars but leave your dogs at home as we will be focusing on plants and wildlife.
Saturday, June 18. Sign Up - Beaver Lake Preserve.
Follow a 1.2-mile trail through 67 acres of dense woods. Watch for shelf fungus, licorice ferns and animal tracks in the muddy bogs.
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Saturday, July 16. Sign Up – Soaring Eagle Park.
With 640 acres and almost 13 miles of trails, every walk through Soaring Eagle is a new experience. Follow a guide who knows every twist and turn in this fascinating and complex trail system.
Saturday, August 20: Sign Up – Grand Ridge Trail.
This 1200-acre King County park lies between the Issaquah Highlands and I-90 and provides a link between the new trails of Duthie Hill Park and the trails leading to Preston and beyond.
Saturday, September 17: Sign Up – Beaver Lake Park.
The second Beaver Lake Park walk of the season will have a photography focus. Bring your cameras.
Saturday, October 15: Sign Up – Hazel Wolf Wetlands.
Several trails lace through this 116-acre habitat and take you past a large beaver dam, across a wooden bridge and onto a wetland viewing platform.
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