McGarvey Park

South King County is the place to be!

South King County. This is WTA's first time at this park, located adjacent to Spring Lake/Lake Desire (Echo Mountain) Park. During this week, you will work on projects to improve existing trails that were impacted during recent timber harvest, including re-routing some sections of trail.

This is the regular Thursday work party, so we will be meeting at 7:00 a.m. for breakfast at Shari’s, in Renton. To get to the restaurant, leave I-405 at exit 4, and drive south under I-405 on State Route 169. The restaurant is just on your left as you cross under the Freeway. Address: 1820 Maple Valley Hwy, Renton, WA 98055. All volunteers are welcome join us. It is a great opportunity to meet your co-workers. Otherwise you can meet us at the trailhead at the regular time.

The King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks recently completed the McGarvey Park Open Space Forest Stewardship Plan. The plan provides management recommendations to help guide the long-term stewardship of this 400-acre forest, which neighbors Spring Lake/Lake Desire Park, through a series of adaptive forest practices that will improve forest health and promote plant and animal biodiversity. WTA will work with the park on improving existing trails, re-routing sections of trails impacted by timber harvest, as well as the creation of some new trails.

Driving directions:
From I-405 either northbound or southbound in Renton take exit 4 onto Renton-Maple Valley Road (State Route 169). Follow Renton-Maple Valley Road east towards Maple Valley for a little over 2 miles and turn right onto 140th Way SE. In 2 miles turn left on Petrovitsky Road. Follow for 1.6 miles and turn left on Parkside Way SE. Follow for 0.6 miles and turn right on Woodside Drive SE. Follow Woodside Drive for 0.3 miles and turn left on West Lake Desire Drive SE. Follow for 0.3 miles and turn left on 174th Ave SE. In about 0.2 miles the trail crosses the road and this is where we will meet. (Driving time from Seattle: approximately 50 minutes.)