SHORELINE’S LUSH LEGACY: A City of Parks

The City of Shoreline is known for its abundant parks and green space. Boasting over 400 acres of park land and 38 individual parks, Shoreline provides a breath of fresh air for residents around every corner. As a city, Shoreline has always valued its park land and continues to invest in new parks and park amenities for the future. This is especially important in terms of development as new communities grow and become more densely populated, and townhomes and apartments replace single-family homes and large backyards.

The name “Shoreline” was applied to this stretch of unincorporated King County in 1944 when it was given to the school district, since the school district boundaries stretched from “Shore to Shore” (Puget Sound to Lake Washington) and “Line to Line” (the old Seattle city limit of 85th Street to the Snohomish County Line). Though the modern borders of the city do not stretch to Lake Washington, the area has kept the “Shoreline” name.

Bordering Puget Sound on the west, Lake Forest Park on the east, Seattle to the south, and Edmonds to the north, here are just a handful of Shoreline’s favorite parks to play, picnic, hike and take in natural Pacific Northwest beauty:

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CROMWELL PARK

One of Shoreline’s sportier parks, Cromwell includes a baseball field, basketball court, soccer field, paved trails, picnic areas and a playground.

HAMLIN PARK

Stroll beneath thtowering evergreens, taka trail run, ride your bike, play horseshoes or enjoy baseball, soccer and basketball at versatile Hamlin Park.

ECHO LAKE PARK

Echo Lake Park offers lake access, paved trails, picnic areas and a playground.

RONALD BOG PARK

Offering both a formal garden and open space, Ronald Bog welcomes visitors to wander on unpaved trails and stay for a picnic in the park.

BOEING CREEK PARK

Walk along the creek, enjoy nature trails and bring a picnic to Boeing Creek Park.

SHORELINE PARK

From pickleball to picnic areas, this park has it all. Enjoy open space, unpaved trails, tennis, soccer and a playground at Shoreview.

RICHMOND BEACH SALTWATER PARK

A sandy beach park on Puget Sound, Richmond Beach offers open water access, walking trails, picnic areas, playgrounds, and a seasonal off-leash dog area.

TWIN PONDS

Early accounts of Shoreline tell how Native Americans traveled along local streams in this area collecting wild cranberries. Today Twin Ponds offers a community pea patch, picnic areas, open space, a playground, soccer field, tennis court and several family-friendly trails accessible year-round. The park has two ponds where diverse waterfowl can be viewed, while areas of conifer forest support other bird life and wildlife.