Carkeek Park

about the park

This popular park offers extraordinary views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. Explore the secrets of this northwest Seattle watershed, nine miles from downtown. Here, 220 acres of lush forest, meadows, wetlands, creeks, and beach are formed by the magic of water and time. Come take part in an education program, have a picnic, or get involved as a volunteer teacher or as part of an outdoor work party. Walk the Piper's Canyon Story Trail, play on the uniquely salmon themed play area, or touch time at the historic Piper Orchard.

In Carkeek Park, years of hard work by neighbors and volunteers have brought salmon back to Piper's Creek, restored major portions of the forest, built miles of trails, created sustainable gardens, educated visitors, and restored a unique fruit orchard. Come join this vigorous group! Visit the website listed above for more information.

from the Carkeek Park website

Information for Leaders

Scheduling & Permits

• If you are scheduling this as a non-course related activity, please limit your group size to the recommended party size. The maximum party size is for use by course field trips only, and includes both students and instructors. Group size maximums do not reflect how course field trips are run (in smaller groups of students and instructors), but allow for course leaders to register the course in our system.
• This route allows multiple bookings to accommodate morning and afternoon sessions of course field trips. Please be sure that your your activity does not conflict with one that is already scheduled.
• If you are scheduling a course field trip, please contact our Member Services Team to confirm the field trip and any permitting regulations.

Activity Cloning

• This route/place allows activities based on it to be cloned. Please be sure that the clones you make do not create a conflict or exceed the route/place maximum capacity. For more information, visit our How to Schedule & Manage Activities page.

• Suitable Activities: Urban Adventure, Naturalist
• Seasons: Year-round
• Weather: View weather forecast

• Difficulty: Easy

• Land Manager: Carkeek Park
• Parking Permit Required: None
• Recommended Party Size: 12
• Maximum Party Size: 50
• Maximum Route/Place Capacity: 50