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Redmond has much to offer the outdoor enthusiast with over 25 miles of trails making Redmond known as "the bicycle capitol of the Northwest". Being within a couple of miles of Lake Sammamish and Lake Washington offers paddling, boating and lake tours. For the snow lover, Snoqualmie Pass is about a half hour drive from Redmond or golf at one of the local courses. Explore the page below for more recreation.
Concerts at Marymoor - Annual summer concert series. 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway NE, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: Tickets: 206-628-0888.
Redmond Derby Days. Phone: 425-556-2360. E-mail
Annual summer festival including a grand parade, bicycle criterium (multi-lap race on a closed course), entertainment stages and more.
Redmond Lights - December. Phone: 425-556-2299.
Winter festival celebrating the holidays with events, food and entertainment from around the world.
The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge. 11825 Trilogy Parkway NE, Redmond, WA 98053. Phone: 425-836-1510.
Willows Run. 10402 Willows Road NE, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-883-1200; Fax: 425-869-7607.
Outdoor Adventure Center. 15143 NE 90th Street, Redmond, WA 98052.
Bridle Trails State Park. Three miles NE of Bellevue, Exit 17 off 405.
Hiking and horse plus water activities.
Marymoor Regional Park. 6046 West Lake Sammamish Parkway NE, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-556-2300.
Located on the north end of Lake Sammamish, this park features the Clise mansion, a climbing wall, radio-controlled airplane field, off-leash exercise area for dogs, the Velodrome, oval bicycle track for organized racing, bicycling, canoe launch, picnic tables, picnic shelter, fishing, information kiosk and restrooms plus several trails that lead in and out of the park connecting with Sammamish River Trail, the Bridle Crest Trail, and the East Lake Sammamish Trail.
Sammamish Rowing Association (SRA). PO Box 3309, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-653-2583. E-mail
Edge Skate Park. Corner of NE 83 St and 161st Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-556-2300.
This park features skateboard ramps and rails, a graffiti wall and an information kiosk.
Kimmel Athletic Supply Company. 16101A NE 87th Street, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-882-1456; Toll-free: 1-800-732-9259; Fax: 425-558-9164.
Outdoor Adventure Center. 15143 NE 90th Street, Redmond, WA 98052.
Redmond Cycle. 16205 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-885-6363. E-mail
REI Redmond. Redmond Town Center - 7500 166th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-882-1158. GPS: 47° 40.253' N; 122° 07.126' W
Sammamish Valley Cycle. 8451 164th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-881-8442.
Bear Creek Park. Bear Creek Village and Bear Creek, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-556-2300.
Previously named Nicholas M. Fiority Park, this partially developed park with open space is part of the Evans Creek Trail and Greenway project.
Bridle Crest Trail. 5300 116th Avenue NW, Kirkland, WA 98033. Phone: 425-307-3578.
Two miles of soft surface trail for hiking, biking and horseback riding that connects Bridle Trails State Park to Marymoor Park and the Sammamish River Trail through Redmond, Bellevue and Kirkland.
East Lake Sammamish Trail
Eleven mile trail following a historic railroad route for hiking and
biking that offer connections from Issaquah to Redmond and links
Issaquah, Sammamish and Redmond.
Farrel-McWhirter Farm Park. 19545 Redmond Road, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-556-2300.
Soft surface trail for hiking and horseback riding within Farrel-McWhirter Park connecting the Nichol's Trail on the west side which extends north to the Puget Power Trail.
Redmond West Wetlands. NE 60 Street and State Route 520, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-556-2300.
Over 4 acres featuring wetlands and an interpretive trail through the woods adjacent to the Bridle Crest Trail.
Tolt Pipeline
Trail
Fifteen miles of soft surface trail for hiking, biking and horseback
riding extending from the Sammamish River Trail south of Woodinville to
the Snoqualmie Valley Road over the Tolt Pipeline corridor.
Viewpoint Open Space. 17541 NE 24 Street, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-556-2300.
This undeveloped park contains a wooded trail down through Bellevue's Tam O'Shanter Park.
Watershed Preserve. 21760 Novelty Hill Road, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-556-2300.
This trail system lies in a natural open space and is ideal for horseback riding, mountain bicycling and hiking. Also has and ADA interpretive trail. Rangers are on duty in the summer.
Lake Sammamish State Park. 2000 NW Sammamish State Park, Issaquah, WA 98027.
This 512 acre day-use park includes waterfront on Lake Sammamish with one of the largest freshwater beaches in the Seattle area, diverse wetlands, a large blue heron rookery and the salmon bearing Issaquah Creek.
Lake Washington
Second largest lake in Washington after Lake Chelan. Freshwater lake
that surrounds Mercer Island.
Luke McRedmond Landing. 15811 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: 425-556-2300.
Located adjacent to Sammamish River Trail, this park offers a public art, picnic shelter, picnic tables, fishing, canoe launch, a fishing pier for the physically challenged and plenty of open space.
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