At first glance this is a small neighborhood park, with a playground area and access to Burnt Bridge Creek.  There is a scenic bridge over the creek, and the area around the playground is well maintained, but there is more to the park that is somewhat neglected, as well as trails that can offer a longer walk through some of the neighboring undeveloped lands.

The entry points to the park are from the tree shaded turnaround on NE 51st St or the cul de sac end of NE 47th St.  There is an access pathway at NE 48th Circle, but that enters into a neglected corner of the park, and does not have a trail connection to the other areas of the park.  In fact, that access pathway appears to connect to the neighboring undeveloped lot, rather than directly to the park.

I took a longer walk at the site, about 1.7 miles.  I started at 51st by following the well used walking path to the left.  This took me along Burnt Bridge Creek, along side the open meadow, and then out towards 51st to get around the waterway.  I then followed the trail along the edge of field, near the waterway, to the bridge at NE 11th Ave to cross Burnt Bridge Creek.  I turned left to cross the next field, again following the creek.  This trail hits a wooded area where I turned to the left to and followed the access path out to 48th Circle.  I then walked the road around to the right, along 109th Ave and 47th St, to reach the park again.  At the bridge, instead of crossing, I went to the left, and followed a path along the west bank of the creek out to a field.  A circuit around the field brought be back to this path and then back to the bridge at the park.  I then crossed through the park, then did a similar circuit around the field to the west, which has a trail a long the north bank of the creek.

There are areas of this walk where a litter cleanup is needed, and a few places where someone may have been camping recently.

Please note, these large fields are not part of the park, but are sites planned for future development, owned by Weston Investment Co, LLC.  Please be respectful of private property, and only walk the trails at your own risk.

I came across this site while out exploring.  It’s a field and wetland managed for wildlife habitat.  Several paths, perhaps a little over 1/2 mile, have been mowed in the tall grass to allow easy walking around the site to explore, learn, and to watch for wildlife.  You can also view the spring which is the headwaters of Curtin Creek.

It can be tricky to reach, since the entrance is at the end of NE 72nd Ave, and 72nd Ave can only be turned onto when going west on NE 78th St.

1/4 mile looping path in a neighborhood park.

The park has three entries.  The main face of the park is on 114th St.  Paths also enter the park from 38th Ave and from 116th St.

A neighborhood with a wide open field, and paths to walk around.  An easy place to make laps if you want.  You could choose different loops of the 2/5th mile of paths to combine for the distance you want to walk.  The tree on the north side is an intriguing presence.

The park has two entrances. The main one at 45th Ave and 126th Street and a side path from 126th Circle.

This small neighborhood park connects three separate neighborhoods along a quiet stream, a tributary to Whipple Creek.

The main park entrance is at NW 142nd St. The paved path crosses a foot bridge to NW 7th Place, where there’s a nice gazebo to sit in. Dirt trails also connect to NW 146th Way.

Named for a long time resident and community volunteer in Battle Ground, this park has a nice walk around the duck ponds.  There is about a half mile of paved paths.  As far as I know, Florence Robison is not directly related to me, but perhaps linked through distant cousins.  The duck ponds provide a relaxing sight to meander around.

In addition to access from NW 9th St, this park has connections to 15th Ave and 11th St and to 10th St and 18th Ct.

On the south side of the river, you can explore trails in the west La Center bottom lands.  During the right season, this is a good area to observe waterfowl, including a large flock of swans (from a distance) who winter there.  While the trail to the west is clear for less than half a mile, it does open interesting areas to explore.  I followed deer paths for another 1/2 mile.  It is interesting to explore some of the deer paths and beaver trails through this area.