Scriber Lake Park — Attraction in Lynnwood

If your Spirit is impressed by itty bitty meadows, woodlands, dawg friendly, with a pint-sized lake, with wee fishies, then you will Love visiting Scriber Lake Park!

Cleverly hiding in plain sight, Scriber is one of the best parks in Lynnwood Go there, if your sole desire is to just show up, slow down and Breathe. This park is great for walking your dog and fishing.. oops, I mean strolling your dog and fake fishing. Fun times!

Soo.. If you do decide to visit Scriber, you might wonder, Hey.. 'What's That Smell?' Right? Found Only in Western Washington. it is the PacNW's signature contribution to planet earth. the Western Washington Hemlock. I think Scriber smells like Christmas 24/7. Yum. Let your adventure to Scriber be to find the biggest WW Hemlock tree, plant your face into it and Breathe Deep. Oh, yeah. Hello Nirvana-- I remember you!

Feel free to bring your fishing pole, but don't catch or dare you eat the blucky trout or mud eating catfish.. So gross. They are for show, trust me I have lived here for over 60 years.. You really don't wanna eat Scriber Lake fish... I have my reasons (wink wink) If you really want to fish in Scriber Lake, All you need is a bobber.and don't forget to Breath...

Beaver alert! 🦫

The park was recently 'upgraded', so it was closed for the 2nd half of 2024 and the 1st half of 2025, and recently reopened.

I've been going here for many years and the upgrades to the infrastructure was much needed and is much appreciated! Instead of swampy trails, there are now nice, wide elevated walkways around the calm lake. This is mostly a walking park (no play areas and very little open space apart from trails), and I think the improvements make it walkable for those with mobility assistance.

There is a reasonable amount of parking in the lot on the SW side.

Now for the fun part: wildlife! It has become more abundant since the park was closed, and there are plenty of smaller animals such as squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, and songbirds. But we have also seen a coyote(!) and I have at last caught the beaver on camera!!!

Lots of people fish here, but given the pollution/runoff level it may be best to only catch...

My experience here does NOT match up with the negative reviews i read about homeless & needles etc. I DIDN'T see a single piece of trash. I saw a city worker emptying garbage cans. I saw city workers pouring wood chips on trail. I saw one man fishing. By the way, a person may be without a home temporarily but shouldn't be denigrated as 'homeless'. I DON'T get it when people who have EVERYTHING: a home, car, money etc find it necessary to kick people who are down & out. Sure, some made bad choices but not always - some are victims too. But if you are somebody who made all the right choices & have never been victimized you should simply be thankful & try to help others out of their bad situation - if not with material things at least thru prayer &...