THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED!

Due to King County Health guidelines, we are postponing the Heron Viewing  Tour this year. Sorry for the inconvenience! Our first priority is keeping you, our volunteers, park staff and Kayak Academy employees healthy during this time. We would like to offer a kayak tour in June, however, if you would like to hold your place, please email director@flssp.org.

Thanks for your cooperation and understanding.

Great Blue Herons nest near the mouth of Issaquah Creek as it spills into Lake Sammamish. Lake Sammamish State Park provides a bountiful habitat for roughly 60-100 nests. March is the best month to see adult herons busy building out existing nests for their new offspring. This unique tour is offered only once a year and will allow viewers to observe the nesting herons from a variety of perspectives before the spring leaves blossom and hide the nests. Other species of waterfowl and raptors may also be seen.

Kayak tours will be led by Issaquah Paddle Sports/Kayak Academy kayak guides and will be presented by a State Park Interpretive Ranger on the water. A short walk for land-based viewing is part of the tour. Spotting scopes will be provided for observing the heron nests. The tour will take approximately two hours. Participants are encouraged to bring their own binoculars for wildlife viewing from the water.

Kayaks seat two people. The tours are $40 a person and include kayaks and dry suits. Children 10 and under can ride in the third kayak seat and are only an additional $10. If you are coming solo, let us know and we can pair you with a partner.