Pioneer Park — Attraction in Mercer Island

An absolutely beautiful hiking spot. I was constantly searching for the right words to describe what I was seeing and was never able to. It's nature at its best, you can hardly see any trace of society, just the occasional trail marker or info board. I didn't see a single piece of trash while I was walking around. As an Eagle Scout, that makes me so happy to know that this area is taken care of. I took well over 100 pictures throughout my hike and was constanty blown away by how beautiful the scenery is. It's the perfect escape from the city, I'd absolutely recommend taking a trip...

Though clearly logged at one time, I'm glad Mercer Island set aside this land for the public. The understory is pretty dense, and since the island is mostly residential in nature, things feel much more like "nature in residence" because the sounds of human activity are rather muted. Unfortunately, the trails are not marked, leading to a lot of guessing games even with a map in hand. Even when a permanently posted map can be found around the entry points to the trails, there is no indicator showing that "you are here", which does nothing to reduce...

Huge park where the street splits the park into quarters. It’s a busy street and people go fast at times. This park doesn’t require to be on a leash. Most parks in Mercer Island also don’t require leashes . iTS a Ordinance. Differing everywhere. if your dog is under voice control or hand signals must have good recall. The forest is beautiful and feels like your deep in but then there’s a QFC. No restrooms off street 🅿️, no handicapped parking and no playground, just walking...