Sammamish Landing waterfront park to open in spring
January 4, 2012
By Caleb Heeringa
Sammamish’s first public park on the shores of Lake Sammamish is slated to open sometime this spring.
Sammamish Parks Director Jessi Richardson said in an email that crews had recently finished installing two picnic shelters and cleared out a network of trails and small beach areas in the park, but the city is waiting for newly planted grass and landscaping to take hold before opening it up to the public. Richardson said the park would likely open this spring, with the park’s public docks scheduled to be installed sometime this summer.
The $650,000 first phase of the park will give Sammamish residents access to the lake without having to travel to Lake Sammamish State Park at the south end of the lake.
The city’s master plan calls for a larger 400-foot sand beach and 36-stall parking lot on the other side of East Lake Sammamish Parkway, though the City Council has yet to approve spending money on the later phases.
A small amount of street parking on 187th Avenue is currently the only parking available nearby, though city officials hope users will access the park via the East Lake Sammamish Trail.
Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com.
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Once public dock installed, would fishing allowed? Thanks.