King County Park Events: Friday, September 23 to Sunday, October 2

2005 Archived News

Welcome the arrival of autumn and spend some time outdoors restoring wildland or join the fun by stopping by the third annual Enumclaw Salmon Festival. Participate in other fun events with King County Parks. Check out all the fun King County Parks activities available:

King County Fairgrounds

September 25

• White Knuckle 4x4 Swap Meet, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  
  Buy, sell, trade, have fun! Attend the White Knuckle 4x4 Swap Meet to find a new treasure. Admission is $5 and children under 12 are admitted for free. For more information please contact Janet at 253-536-8361 or swapmeet@whiteknuckle4x4.org

Family Festivities

October 1

• Third Annual Enumclaw Salmon Festival, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  
  The Festival offers FREE live music and entertainment, games and activities all about the salmon, lots of booths, arts and crafts, and great food. This year, the Salmon Festival is also a featured stop on the King County Harvest Celebration Farm Tour. Come and celebrate with us the salmon on the Enumclaw Plateau! Please contact Nathalie at (206)529-9467 or nat@midsoundfisheries.org for more info. For more information on the Harvest Celebration, please visit www.metrokc.gov/wsu-ce/farmtour.

Volunteer Opportunities

September 24

• Cougar Mt. Red Town Meadow – Newcastle 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  
  This restoration project is sponsored by King County and WNPS. Enjoy the forest walk, the beautiful setting, and the feeling of accomplishment that comes with doing good work in a wildland community by clearing "invasive exotic plants" (weeds), moving soil, growing native plants from seed, and planting native meadow plants.

October 1

• Sammamish Re-Leaf – Woodinville 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  
  Enjoy the forest walk, the beautiful setting, and the feeling of accomplishment that comes with doing good work in a wildland community by volunteering to help restore fish and wildlife habitat on King County Natural Lands and Parks. To register please contact Tina Miller at 206-296-2990 or tina.miller@kingcounty.gov

King County manages 25,389 acres of parks, pools, open space, natural land and trails. This includes 68 baseball fields, 61 soccer fields, four pools, 88 picnic areas, 34 playgrounds, 27 tennis courts, 13 boat launch sites, more than 175 miles of trails, six fishing piers, four community gardens, a climbing rock, the area's best off leash dog park and the world class Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.