Redmond Completes Westside Park Renovations

REDMOND, WA — Redmond's Westside Park has reopened with several new improvements, including renovations to make the park more accessible to all — and in all seasons.

The city hosted a small ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, celebrating the project's completion following months of planning, community outreach and work. The newly renovated park has better drainage, improving the environment for year-round use and a quarter-mile trail loop that is ADA accessible. Other new amenities include a multi-sport court, a pickleball court and a picnic shelter, and an overhauled playground area with a zip line.

More on the new Westside Park features from the city of Redmond:

• 1/4-mile ADA accessible trail loop that provides a variety of options for a longer or shorter route with quicker access to the woods, and equestrian access to the north.
• The active recreation zone was expanded for a multi-sport court that includes basketball, soccer, and a dedicated pickleball court, in addition to stationary fitness equipment.
• A large open lawn allows for flexible play, open sightlines, and informal pick-up sports with improved drainage that will allow for year-round play.
• Maximize proximity to the natural area and connecting to the active recreation zone, with playground space that features a host of accessible nature play elements that allow for fully compliant, safe spaces for children to play, and be the authors of their own self-directed adventures.
• This is the first zipline in our park system.
• A wooden picnic shelter, that provides year-round use and is sized to accommodate three picnic tables.
• Existing trees were protected, the natural area was expanded to include native and butterfly gardens that border walkways, and ornamental trees which were added across the site.

"This is an exciting day as neighborhood parks provide a number of benefits to a community," Mayor Angela Birney said Thursday. "They provide an avenue for community bonding with your neighbors; they contribute to overall health and happiness; parks encourage fitness, help promote play and movement for children, and introduce kids to athletics and problem solving at a young age. They also give people the opportunity to explore the outdoor beauty of Redmond."

The park was first acquired by the city in 1968 and previously underwent renovations in 1991. Located in the Overlake neighborhood, it connects to the Bridle Crest Trail and is open daily from dawn until dusk.

Learn more about the park on the city's website.