Tag: trails in Vashon

KVI beach, voted the best place to build a sandcastle, is a popular attraction for Vashon Island residents and visitors alike. With a small salt marsh/estuary surrounding a pond the sand grass and driftwood reveal Vashon rarities. The woods above the salt marsh host a bevy of birds for birdwatching enthusiasts and a great area to walk your dog. On Read more...

Dockton King County Park, located on the south shoreline of Maury Island, was created during the Great Depression as a project of the Works Progress Administration and are now part of King County’s growing regional park system. Theo Berry was the local storekeeper and WPA administrator. The original structures, which included a bathhouse, a kitchen building, a bandstand, toilet facilities Read more...

With 303 acres of trails with over a mile long beach the parking lot is a 15 min. walk to the partially restored dock. An easy hike on Vashon-Maury Island with great views on a clear day. The former Gravel Pit area now allows improved access to a rocky beach with views of the Cascade Mountains and Mount Rainier. The Read more...

The Shinglemill Creek stream bed is gravel/pebble/sand and the presence of standing dead trees of mature age and layered organic and sand substrata in the lower reaches testify to numerous flood events and stream channel migrations over the years. The understory is predominately salmonberry and sword fern. The canopy is typical lowland forest of alder, maple, willow, hemlock, fir, and Read more...

An Exclusive Gated Estate Garden VenueVery upscale 16 acre property with huge nationally known formal perennial gardens. Covered seating for up to 250 guests for a formal plated dinner, adjoins a large building and patio for dancing, bar, and entertainment. Read more...

From the Park District: A 43.0 acre park developed as an equestrian park that has become a multi-use and large event center. It is located in the center of Vashon Island off Southwest 220th Street. Portions of the former NIKE missile site conserve stands of second growth woodlands. A Foster cross-country equestrian jumping course has been cleared around the perimeter Read more...