Perrigo Community Park

Love, love, love taking my son here. The playground is good for preschoolers, plus there are two volleyball courts next to the playground that make a great sandpit (even though there is a sandpit in the playground). I like to sit on the grass between the two spots where I can easily watch him whether he’s on the volleyball court or the playground. There’s a huge picnic shelter plus a few picnic tables with umbrellas. A place to spend a happy few hours.

Great little park in walking distance from my residence. I usually just walk the trails around the park, but sometimes venture into the sports area for water. The sports fields (baseball/​softball/​soccer) are astro-​turf and look very nice. If the weather is nice, there’s almost always someone using the tennis courts. Likewise for the sand volleyball pits. There is also a small playground for the kids, though it is tailored more towards the wee ones. Parking is a little sparse if there are games going on or if someone has reserved the covered ramada. There also benches spread around the perimeter of the sports fields and on the longer trail which are nice for catching a little sun when its out.
Only downside, the park provides several dog waste bags and trashcans, but I feel like I’m the only one who ever picks up after my dog. I usually pick up dog waste from 2 or 3 other people every day and sometimes walk by more, but run out of bags.

This park has a secluded feel without being low on perks. There is a fair amount of parking with 2 levels. A new looking playstructure with lots for grade schoolers to play on. There are also basket ball and tennis courts at the far north of the park. Near the playground is a covered pavilion with BBQ attached, as well as 2 volleyball sand areas. There are many picnic tables as well as some individual tables with little umbrellas off to the side. There is also turf covered soccer/​baseball field. The restrooms are very nice and located close to the playground and covered pavilion for those needed emergency trips. The covered pavilion is rent-​able from the city of redmond.
Definately worth checking out this out of the way park with lots to offer.

This is a little woodsy corner of Redmond that isn’t usually the first place you picture when someone mentions the town. It’s quiet, not too much car traffic – you even get here via a regular two-​lane road, instead of a 4– or 6-​lane mini-​highway.
Lots of houses with acreage as you come up. Long fencelines. Gently winding access roads for those of us coming in via foot. The main attraction here for most visitors is the sports complex: multiple tennis courts, softball/​hardball diamonds, hoop courts. It’s all beautifully constructed, too, and appears to be booked solid when the weather’s nice.
But the Bear Creek wetlands wind through here too. They’re building a little slough to reconnect BC to its headwaters (if that is the word). And there’s a big pond full of grasses and lillies in the summer, and chockablock with migratory waterfowl when the migratory season is on the wing. That’s what really creates the draw here if you’re not coming in for the game (s).
It’s not exactly an extended woodland hiking adventure, but it gives you a great scenic stroll on a lazy summer afternoon – no ducks, but plenty of fly balls at certain points. Lots of people out walking their dogs.
Thank goodness they’ve preserved this spot, and continue to invest in it. The sports stuff is great for rec league, but the real bonus is hidden beyond the outfield landscaping – duck pond!

Unless you want to drive out to Alki Beach, this is the only place I can think of off the top of my head that gives you nice sand volleyball courts, plus theres no fear of water-​logging the only volleyball you have. As long as the little kids nearby aren’t digging giant sand potholes right under the net (which happens a little too often) the courts are in great shape for games.

Update: the road construction is finished (FINALLY!) and now the speed limit is a bit higher than it used to be (25 mph on a deserted stretch of road on the outskirts of Redmond? Don’t tell the po-​po, but I NEVER went 25 mph here… now the speed limit is 35 which is much more reasonable for this area).
Anyway, this is a nice park, but playing soccer there can be annoying because:
* The ball is always bouncing out of bounds over the fence into the swamp. Not cool!
* The ball is always rolling past the goal and onto the adjacent field, where there’s either a) a hardcore mens soccer league game going on, and they get PISSED if your ball interrupts them, or b) a softball game, and they get PISSED if your ball interrupts them too.
The fields are nice turf, though. I’ve also played softball there, which is fun.
Fun geocache here, too! And a nice sheltered area if you’re into picknicking.
Also, I’m not a kid, but if I were, their playground would be a BLAST!
There are baseball/​softball dugouts on both fields, which are useful for stashing your bags and stuff if you’re playing soccer in the rain, too.

Perrigo Park is a community park off of Union Hill, tucked right behind Cadman Gravel. Trails wind you through undisturbed wetlands filled with aquatic wildlife. In the summer the wetlands dry up and are overrun with acres and acres of tall grass. The perfect spot for a bike ride.
The trail will eventually lead you to the actual «park» area, which has baseball and soccer fields, sand volleyball, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a covered picnic area with bbq’s and the cutest picnic tables complete with umbrellas. Bathrooms and water fountains are readily available.
The trail is less busy in the early morning hours, between 9 – 11. Parking can sometimes be a challenge if there are organized games going on, so you might have to get creative.
Try it out for a bike ride or a run or a game of softball with friends. Newer (2004) and kept up better than Marymoor.