Marymoor Dog Park

I have been taking Cedar to the Marymoor Dog Park in Redmond for years, but for some reason waited for a rainy day to bring my camera (sadly only about half the usual number of dogs were there due to the weather).  This off leash dog area, managed by SODA (Serve Our Dog Areas) is a not only a dog's paradise, but a dog lover's paradise.  Covering about 40 acres of fields, trails, woods and areas along the Sammamish River, this has something for everyone.  It even has a coffee stand and a self-serve dog wash in the parking lot area.  Parking here is a dollar, and there are garbage cans scattered throughout to throw your plastic bags of dog doo into.  There are also a couple sani-cans available, which is nice if you drink too much coffee from that coffee stand!  I love seeing an amazing number of dog breeds represented as well as so many different mixes, and Cedar loves peeing on everything.

Cedar likes to kick dirt

"Hello there"

Trail along the Sammamish

New friends playing a game of chase

The Sammamish was pretty full this day

There are several of these step areas down to the river for dogs that like to swim.  Sometimes they will be closed during salmon runs.

Cedar finds a tree to perch on

I heard this dog's dad call her Millie.  In fact he called her that over and over, but Millie could have won awards that day for "most muddy" and "most selective hearing."

It's nice to see dogs really be able to run like crazy over all this space.

Marymoor is also a really nice place to do some birding.  There is a blue heron rookery up in the trees, which they had fenced off, and herons were flying in with more twigs to build up their nests.  I have seen hawks, bald eagles and various song birds and water fowl here as well.  I think for the best birding you'd have to come pretty early before the park fills up with canines and friends.

May you and your fuzzy friends enjoy your adventures!

Cedar doing what he does