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Botanical gardens, lakefront beaches, slough boardwalks, and forested greenbelts.

24 documented in Bellevue


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  • Sports park

    Bannerwood Sports Park

    Lake Hills

    A 12.65-acre Bellevue sports park anchored by a tournament-quality lighted baseball stadium with stands and concessions.

    Type
    Sports park
    Acreage
    12.65 acres
    Features
    Lighted baseball stadium, concessions, stands
  • Trailhead / nature area

    Bellefields Trailhead at Mercer Slough Nature Park

    South Bellevue

    The east-side entrance to Mercer Slough, where the Bellefields and Heritage loop trails wind through upland forest, wetland and meadow.

    Bellefields Loop
    0.8 mile
    Heritage Loop
    1.1 mile
    Part of
    Mercer Slough Nature Park
  • Botanical garden

    Bellevue Botanical Garden

    Wilburton

    Free 53-acre botanical garden on Wilburton Hill with nine display gardens, including one of America's largest public perennial borders.

    Acreage
    53 acres
    Opened
    1992
    Admission
    Free
  • Public park

    Bellevue Downtown Park

    Downtown

    Bellevue's signature 21-acre downtown park, ringed by a half-mile promenade, canal and waterfall around a 10-acre open lawn.

    Acreage
    21 acres
    Central lawn
    10 acres
    Promenade
    Half mile
  • State park

    Bridle Trails State Park

    Bridle Trails

    A 489-acre forested equestrian state park straddling the Bellevue-Kirkland line, with 28 miles of horse and walking trails.

    Acreage
    489 acres
    Trails
    About 28 miles
    Use
    Equestrian and pedestrian
  • Beach park

    Chism Beach Park

    West Bellevue

    An 18-acre Lake Washington beach park with a swimming area, elevated upland lawn and the historic Burrows Cabin.

    Acreage
    18 acres
    Historic site
    Burrows Cabin
    Features
    Swim beach, upland lawn, playground
  • Beach park

    Clyde Beach Park

    West Bellevue

    A compact 2-acre Lake Washington beach park with a charming boathouse, swim area and play area in the Clyde Hill area shoreline.

    Acreage
    About 2.2 acres
    Features
    Boathouse, swim area, play area
    Setting
    Lake Washington shoreline
  • Natural area / forest

    Coal Creek Natural Area

    South Bellevue

    A 440-acre forested natural area along Coal Creek with waterfalls and relics of Bellevue's 19th-century coal-mining past.

    Acreage
    440 acres
    Trails
    About 3.7 miles
    History
    Coal mining from 1863-1963
  • Community park

    Crossroads Park

    Crossroads

    A 34-acre community park beside Crossroads Mall with a skate bowl, water spray playground, par-3 golf, youth theatre and community center.

    Acreage
    Over 34 acres
    Features
    Skate bowl, spray playground, par-3 golf
    Venues
    Community center, Bellevue Youth Theatre
  • Beach park

    Enatai Beach Park

    Enatai

    A small Lake Washington beach park beneath the I-90 bridge, with a swim area, boathouse and seasonal canoe and kayak rentals.

    Acreage
    About 3 acres
    Features
    Swim dock, boathouse
    Rentals
    Seasonal canoe and kayak
  • Neighborhood park

    Hidden Valley Park

    Bridle Trails

    A 17.31-acre Bellevue park with three softball fields, lighted tennis, play areas and a sports court.

    Type
    Neighborhood park
    Acreage
    17.31 acres
    Features
    3 softball fields, lighted tennis, play areas
  • Inclusive playground

    Inspiration Playground

    Downtown

    An all-abilities inclusive playground at the center of Bellevue Downtown Park, anchored by a programmable fantasy tree centerpiece.

    Type
    Inclusive accessible playground
    Location
    Bellevue Downtown Park
    Features
    Climbing walls, water play, fantasy tree
  • Farm park

    Kelsey Creek Farm Park

    Lake Hills

    A 150-acre community park centered on a working demonstration farm with historic dairy barns and farm animals.

    Acreage
    Over 150 acres
    City acquired
    1968
    Heritage
    Twin Valley Dairy barns (1920s-30s)
  • Greenbelt / wetland corridor

    Lake Hills Greenbelt

    Lake Hills

    A 150-plus-acre wetland corridor between Larsen and Phantom lakes, with blueberry farms, community gardens and a ranger station.

    Acreage
    150+ acres
    Trails
    Over 3 miles
    Lakes
    Larsen Lake, Phantom Lake
  • Multi-use trail

    Lake to Lake Trail and Greenway

    Citywide

    A roughly 10-mile greenway connecting nine Bellevue parks from Lake Washington to Lake Sammamish through wetlands, forests and farms.

    Type
    Multi-use greenway trail
    Length
    approx. 10 miles
    Connects
    Nine Bellevue parks
  • Working farm / park

    Larsen Lake Blueberry Farm

    Lake Hills

    A city-owned u-pick blueberry farm and lakeside park in Bellevue's Lake Hills Greenbelt preserving the area's agricultural heritage.

    Type
    U-pick blueberry farm and park
    Established
    1940s
    Blueberry acreage
    approx. 12 acres
  • Nature park / visitor center

    Lewis Creek Park

    Lakemont

    A 55-acre park in Lakemont, mostly natural area, with a visitor center for environmental education and wetland, meadow and forest trails.

    Acreage
    55 acres
    Natural area
    Over 80% undeveloped
    Trails
    Nearly 3 miles
  • Nature park / wetland

    Mercer Slough Nature Park

    South Bellevue

    A 320-acre wetland nature park protecting Lake Washington's largest remaining freshwater wetland, with canoe trails and a blueberry farm.

    Acreage
    320 acres
    Trails
    About 7 miles
    Habitat
    Largest Lake Washington wetland
  • Waterfront park

    Meydenbauer Bay Park

    Downtown

    Downtown Bellevue's Lake Washington waterfront park, reopened in 2019 with a sandy beach, curved pier and beach house.

    Acreage
    About 7 acres (phase 1)
    Reopened
    March 16, 2019
    Established
    1930s county park
  • Beach park

    Newcastle Beach Park

    Newport

    Bellevue's largest beach park, a 29-acre Lake Washington site with a sandy swim area, 300-foot dock and nature trail.

    Acreage
    29 acres
    Distinction
    Largest beach park in Bellevue
    Dock
    About 300 feet
  • Community park

    Robinswood Community Park

    Eastgate

    A 54-acre community park with the historic Robinswood House, a tennis center, off-leash dog corrals, sports fields and wooded trails.

    Acreage
    54 acres
    Historic site
    Robinswood House
    Dog area
    Two off-leash corrals
  • Neighborhood park

    Surrey Downs Park

    Surrey Downs

    A 10.5-acre neighborhood park just east of downtown Bellevue with play structures, sport courts and open lawns, completed in 2018.

    Type
    Neighborhood park
    Acreage
    10.5 acres
    Completed
    2018
  • Forest / nature park

    Weowna Park

    Lake Hills

    A 93-acre forested park above Lake Sammamish where Phantom Creek tumbles through a deep ravine in remnant old-growth forest.

    Acreage
    93 acres
    Feature
    Phantom Creek ravine and waterfalls
    Forest
    Remnant old-growth
  • Community park

    Wilburton Hill Park

    Wilburton

    At about 105 acres, Bellevue's largest upland park, home to the Bellevue Botanical Garden and a key link on the Lake to Lake Trail.

    Acreage
    About 105 acres
    Distinction
    Largest upland park in Bellevue
    Fields
    Two ball fields, one soccer field