Come Visit Lake Sammamish State Park in March
March is a transition month between winter and spring making it an exciting time to visit the park to capture the quiet of winter, but the awakening of spring. Flowers and trees are beginning to bloom and set leaves. Birds and other wildlife are becoming more active. Yet, the park is still in the quiet of its winter season without the hustle and bustle of the summer time crowds. Now is the time to wander the paths and along the shorelines to take in what makes Lake Sammamish State Park so special.
This March there are two fee free days where a Discover Pass is not required to visit Lake Sammamish State Park. I encourage you to take advantage of these opportunities to come and explore the park with your family and friends. Discover Pass free days in March 2024 are March 9th in honor of Billy Frank Juniors Birthday and March 19 in honor of the 111th birthday of State Parks. To learn more about Discover Pass free days please visit the WA State Parks page here.
March 30th is also designated as Talk a Walk in the Park Day to celebrate the health and well being offered by a simple stroll in a local park. One of the benefits of our public lands that are so often overlooked is the health benefits that these open natural spaces provide for people. Parks offer stress relief, climate refuge, exercise spaces and so much more. Come celebrate this wonderful oasis on March 30th by talking a walk at Lake Sammamish State Park. We would love to see what you find on your walk through the park so tag FLSSP in your pictures!
Spring is also the season that begins more structured volunteerism and programming in the park. If you are interested in joining with others for work or fun there are a lot of activities in March to get you outdoors and in the park. FLSSP has started our monthly restoration events and we encourage you all to join us March 16th from 10 am - noon to help restore habitat along Tibbetts Creek. To register for the event please visit our events page here. You can also bring your family for a fun activity to learn about snakes on March 17th for “Snake’s” Patrick Day. The park will be hosting an interpretative program all about Snakes starting at 1 pm near Sunset Beach. To learn more about this event please visit the park page here. If you want to learn more about birds at the park Eastside Audubon offers monthly bird walks at Lake Sammamish State Park and this month you can join them on Monday, March 18th from 8 am - 11 am. To learn more please visit Eastside Audubon here. If you enjoy getting out on the water consider Kayaking. March 7th there is a morning Kayak paddle launching from Tibbetts Beach at Lake Sammamish State Park at 7:30 am. To rent a kayak or learn more about this fun water event please see the Visit Issaquah page here or visit our friends at Kayak Academy. If you enjoy photography get those cameras out and share your photos with FLSSP. The last day to enter to win an annual Discover Pass during the FLSSP winter photo contest is March 15th. Enter your photos here. There is so much to do this March in the park so I hope to see you there!