Squak Valley Park — Attraction in Issaquah

My kids and I have been going to this park since they were babies, and always loved it. But then we got a puppy last year- a golden retriever who really, REALLY likes her zoomies. This park was not good for that. She could run right out into the busy road if I had left her off leash. So, for kids under 9yrs old, great park. For dogs, no.

Actually, a few years back, the city of Issaquah had a rotating dog park setup, and this park was included. It has two giant grass fields, so adopting one side to enclosing for just dogs was a great idea- I wish they'd have kept it that way. Especially bc 95% of the time we've gone there, no one's even using the grass.

Also- their garbage cans are LOCKED half the time! So, a pile of doggie poop bags sitting out NEXT to the can.. yeah, not the most pleasant or...

Well, the park itself is great. But the big issue is this park is not very safe. I left my car on parking lot in this park last weekend for a couple hours, when I came back to my car I found broken door handle, broken lock mechanism and severe scratches on my car doors. Somebody tried to break in my car. Nothing valuable was inside the car, nothing has been stolen, but now my car has serious damage. It is very quiet and not crowdy park, very few people you can find there even on sunny weekend day, so please be caution, park your car on visible spot (visible from the road), watch suspicious persons and suspicious activity. I parked my car behind the threes, that...

This is a fantastic young child playground. The only 2 swings are infant/toddler basket swings and the jungle gym is definitely designed for kids under 8 or so. The 3 level main structure is tons of fun for my 2 year old. The fields are just large open grass fields with minimal fencing and so are well suited for dogs with good recall and on-leash play and of course kids! There are 2 permanent toilets here too that are always moderately to very clean.

I’m happy we have this lovely little park in...