Bellevue City Hall has eleven meeting and event spaces for 15 to 120 people that are available for other government agencies, community and neighborhood groups, and local nonprofits.
Located within the city limits of Bellevue along the I-90 corridor, the main campus is situated on 100 wooded acres within sight of the Cascade Range and the Puget Sound. It is about five miles from downtown Bellevue and ten miles from downtown Seattle.
First Aid
Bellevue Fire Station at 12412 Newcastle Way with a meeting room appropriate for in-person course meetings.
Urban Adventure & Urban Walking
Bellevue Parks Ramble
At 80,000 square feet, this is the largest of the King County Libraries. It has five meeting rooms and seven study rooms that can be used for committee meetings or lectures for courses.
A facility with meetings rooms and a climbing wall, the Bellingham YMCA is a great location for committee meetings, lectures and field trips.
Day Hiking
Hike along the East Fork Lewis River and Bells Mountain in Yacolt Burn State Forest. Combining the Bells Mountain and Sword Fern Trails, and a trip to the summit of Bells Mountain is a moderate 8.4-mile lollipop loop with 2,400 feet of elevation gain. Enjoy views of Moulton Falls and of the area through clearcuts along the way. The trail is used by hikers, mountain bikes, and horses, and it is accessible year round.
Day Hiking
An easy hike to two beautiful lakes tucked just above Stevens Canyon Road in Mount Rainier National Park. Expect great views of Unicorn Peak from Snow lake and Mount Rainier from Bench Lake.
Day Hiking
A very strenuous hike of nearly 15 miles and 3,700 feet of elevation gain. The effort is well worth it for the spectacular alpine meadows and views of the Wild Sky Wilderness and Henry M. Jackson Wilderness.
The performance hall home to the Seattle Symphony in the heart of downtown Seattle.
Backpacking
The Berg Lake trail is one of the premier, and most popular backcountry trails in the Canadian Rockies. It's a moderate backpack that offers abundant opportunities for photographers, and wildflower and wildlife viewing. It's in British Columbia Canada's Mount Robson Provincial Park. Hikes from Berg Lake include Mumm Basin-Hargreaves Glacier, Toboggan Falls, Emperor Falls, and Snowbird Pass. Mount Robson dominates the view but there are many views of glaciers and icefields, and spectacular lush meadows with wildlife and wildflowers in summer.
Day Hiking, Trail Running, Urban Adventure & Urban Walking
A former homestead willed to the city of Lynden near Bellingham. Hike 7 miles with 20 feet of elevation gain on a network of trails that wind through old-growth forest. The trails are open to dogs.
Scrambling, Snowshoeing & Day Hiking
A nice winter scramble or long snowshoe trip to high points on the ridge that extends from Mount Si, Teneriffe Mountain, Green Mountain in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley. Both routes are mostly on logging roads of which the upper sections are snow covered in the winter. Each route is 13+ miles round trip and 4,000+ feet of elevation gain.
Scrambling
A scramble to a ridge southeast of Illabot Peaks on the border of the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Named because the peak is between Betty's Pass and Jug Lake. It is designated Point 6103 on USGS maps and in Beckey's "Cascade Alpine Guide."
Backpacking
Beusch Lake is a backpack of 11 miles with 1,600 feet of gain.
Backpacking, Day Hiking & Naturalist
A relatively new state wildlife area located in central Washington just north of Grand Coulee Dam. Offers quality shrub-steppe terrain with lakes, creeks and vistas. Camping available at Black Lake and along the Columbia River.
Urban Adventure & Urban Walking
Start at the at Milepost 31 information center to view Pioneer Square history/geology and tunnel exhibits, and then take a roughly one-hour walking tour of the Seattle waterfront tunnel project. Closed-toe shoes are a must for this tour.
Backpacking, Day Hiking & Scrambling
A long, Class 2-3 scramble of the highest mountain in the Chiwaukum Mountain range with 17 miles and 5,280 feet of elevation gain. A hiking or backpacking trip up Whitepine Creek, Wildhorse Creek, to Lake Grace, or further into the Alpine Lakes Wilderness are good options too.
Scrambling
Explore beautiful jagged and "craggy" peaks in the Paysayten Wilderness. You'll travel a moderate 12 miles and gain 5,800 feet of elevation scrambling Big Craggy and West Craggy peaks.
Canyoning
One of the earliest established Pacific Northwest classics, Big Creek is a deep, beautiful, highly aquatic intermediate canyon. It's rated v3a3III at moderate-low water levels, and v3a4III in early to mid-season.