Trails provide several community benefits, from connecting to various destinations provides people with multiple options for getting around the city, increasing levels of physical activity, and can reduce motor vehicle trips, which improves air pollution and reduce individual carbon footprints. 

The City of Lake Stevens has about 5 miles of trails, most located in our city and community parks, including nearly 2 miles of Centennial Trail.  That’s about 10,000 steps!

Challenge yourself, your family, and friends to explore the natural beauty and abundant opportunities for outdoor adventures that Lake Stevens has to offer with the Walk 5 Challenge! Visit this post and follow along on our social media posts on Mondays August 9 – September 27, 2021, for our Walk in The Park series.  We are saying goodbye to summer and welcoming autumn getting you out of the house and into the parks.   

We invite the community to visit a Lake Stevens walking trail each week and share a photo with the hashtag #WalkInTheParkLS. Every Monday, we’ll share those photos of our amazing community enjoying the great outdoors on our social media outlets. By posting and using #WalkInTheParkLS, the City of Lake Stevens may use a user-submitted image on the city website, Twitter, or Facebook pages for this promotion. Photo credit is given to the user.  

Walking all the trails featured will bring you to about 10,000 steps by the end of the series.   Each week, this post will be updated with a little information about each featured trail: 

August 16 – Eagle Ridge Park

Be sure to put “Visit Eagle Ridge Park this weekend” on your calendar! Eagle Ridge Park is home to the Lake Stevens Community Garden and Lake Stevens Senior Center.  There is a large, grassy lawn hosting Theater in the Park on Sundays, August 22 and 29, 2021. Before the performances, check out the .75-mile unpaved walking trail that descends from the lawn through an old-growth forest.    

If you have younger children, start a nature collection of interesting items that are on the ground (pinecones, sticks, leaves, etc.) for nature crafts when you return home. Google ‘nature walk craft ideas’ for lots of inspirational ideas.  

August 9 – Catherine Creek Park

We kick off Walk in the Park series with the trails at Catherine Creek Park.  The park is known for its 18-hole disc golf course, but did you know it has 2.5 miles of unpaved walking trails, with some connecting to Centennial Park?

 Be sure and pack a lunch or snacks, Catherine Creek Park has picnic facilities in a grassy meadow.  Don't miss the pear tree!