Save the Date: Walk ‘n’ Roll Safety Fair

June 7, 3-7 PM at Juanita Beach Park. Alongside the Friday Market vendors, the City of Kirkland proudly presents the Walk ‘n’ Roll Safety Fair, dedicated to highlighting safe walking and biking.  Since it’s Kids Day at the Friday Market, this is the perfect time to bring your entire family.  Fun,...

O.O. Denny Park Trail Guide

A new trail guide showing the trails, trailheads, and points of interest within O.O. Denny Park, MacDonald Memorial Preserve, and a portion of Big Finn Hill Park has been released! You can download it here. Hard copies will be available for public distribution at FHNA’s annual DennyFest on Sunday,...

Big Finn Hill Trails Advisory Committee Formed

On August 23 at Bastyr University the King County Parks Department hosted its second Big Finn Hill trail planning meeting. At the meeting Dave Kimmett of King County Parks summarized the input from a public meeting that occurred in early June, and facilitated a discussion about what the goals should be for...

Volunteers Map Big Finn Hill Trails

To support ongoing trail planning efforts within Big Finn Hill Park, several volunteers have been inventorying and mapping the existing trails throughout the park. Links to the draft maps are found below. Members of the stewardship committee intend to use these maps to enhance accuracy of communication...

Finn Hill Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Improvements

Pedestrian and bicycle safety concerns have been raised repeatedly at FHNA meetings over the past year. One bicycle fatality occurred along Juanita Drive last year, and another fatality occurred on NE 131st Way – although it was a vehicle related accident. Both corridors are the primary ways for...

Finn Hill Boundary & Property Maps

Finn Hill Boundary Map shows streets, parks, schools, water bodies, and city limits. This is a good map to see how few parks there are East of 84th Ave NE and North 132nd St.   Kirkland Neighborhood Parks Gap Analysis Map shows areas where people have walking access to parks within ¼ mile from their...