Backcountry Skiing, Day Hiking & Snowshoeing
Trip to a natural hot spring on an established route located in a serene forest on private land near Stevens Pass.
Day Hiking
A 199-acre park with two miles of easy hiking trails with minimal elevation gain. It is located along the banks of the East Fork Satsop River in Grays Harbor County. Enjoy hiking, camping, fishing, swimming and wading at this beautiful state park.
Day Hiking, Naturalist & Urban Walking
Schmitz Preserve Park protects a forested area with old growth near the center of West Seattle. The park provides hiking and nature watching opportunities along a variety of trails.
Day Hiking
Scorpion Mountain is strenuous, 9 mile round-trip day hike with 2,650 ft in elevation gain. The trail follows the Johnson Ridge through wildflower meadows with beautiful views.
Day Hiking
Hike from Schreibers Meadow through alpine meadows to a lookout with panoramic views to Mount Baker, especially on the Railroad Grade, and beyond can be done as an 7.5-mile moderate out and back or 8-mile loop day hike with 2,200 and 2,000 feet of elevation gain, respectively, or as a 15-mile moderate backpack with up to 3,200 feet elevation gain and some great side trip opportunities.
Explore the Subterranean Wonders of Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park! Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world. As you delve into its depths, you’ll witness awe-inspiring rock formations, winding passages, and hidden chambers.
Scrambling
Beginning on the Monument Creek trail for a bit, the scramble route to appropriately named Scramble Point offers great views of Robinson Mountain, much of it following a way trail.
Sailing
Sail with Skipper Andy Norton on his Tartan Thomas 35 "Seabiscuit" out of Des Moines Marina, Slip L-51.
Day Hiking
Hike in a Burien city park along beach front and forest paths around a deep ravine. There are loop options varying 2-5 miles and roughly 300 feet to 500 feet of elevation gain. Experience both the shoreline potentially spotting sea creatures and forest paths. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime.
Sea Kayaking
Sea kayak along the Puget Sound shoreline between Seahurst Park in Burien and Lincoln Park in West Seattle.
Day Hiking
Seaquest State Park is a day use and camping park near Mount St. Helens, with one mile of wetland trail, and six miles of forested hiking trails.
Urban Adventure & Urban Walking
A visit to the Seattle Art Museum to see the latest exhibits.
Urban Adventure
Visit the Art Deco building, the recently renovated 1933 original home of the Seattle Art Museum, that houses its Asian art collection and is located in Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill.
Climbing
The Seattle Bouldering Project (Poplar) is a bouldering gym located in South Seattle.
Climbing
The Seattle Bouldering Project (Fremont/Upper Walls) is a bouldering gym located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle.
An awesome bouldering gym in the University District.
Urban Adventure
An arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center that is home of the International Fountain, Space Needle, Seattle Center Armory, MoPop, Chihuly Garden & Glass Museum, John T. Williams Memorial Totem Pole, Mural Amphitheatre, Key Arena, and Pacific Science Center.
Urban Adventure & Urban Walking
Just east of downtown, Seattle's "CD" was a historically Black neighborhood. In a time of racist housing practices, the hilly Central District was a place to live if you were Black, Jewish ,or Asian. Walk and see, visit...what does one do and see here???
Youth
This is the embarkation point to Bremerton for campers heading to the Kitsap Forest Adventure Camp.
Urban Walking
The Seattle Olmsted 50 and 70 routes run from the Ballard Locks to the Rainier Beach Playground and onward via West Seattle, Downtown and Discovery Park back to the Locks. The two trails pass through myriad Olmsted Parks and Boulevards. There are twelve 6-mile (10k) sections, each with maps, turn-by-turn directions, and a gpx file. Each of the 12 sections now includes a Loop Option which follow the standard directions until circling back to the start via a novel, shorter route. The 75 mile (120 km) urban trail joins a national network of other large city trails designed for urban walkers.