St. Edwards State Park in Juanita

A series on local parks in the Seattle Area by Edy Kizaki, Realtor, Broker

This park is a hidden jewel which, once discoverd, will not fail to get onto your list of permanat favorite places

to take the kids.  There are a variety of different areas and activites available here including hiking and swimming in Lake Washington.  Today I concentrated on the Castle Playground which has an almost infinite variety of climbing stations and wonderful castlelike structures for active and fantasy play.

A bit of history… St. Edwards State Park was once a school for priests that was donated to the Catholic Church by a local bishop.  Later a school for boys, lessening use led to some of the area being sold to the state as a park.  This is the largest undeveloped area on Lake Washington and has a variety of hiking trails leading down to the lake.

Climb trees, picnic at the many tables, run around the huge fields, hike, even bird watch.