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A 326 acre park on the grounds of a former Catholic seminary. The historic building, built in 1931, fell into disrepair until it was renovated into a hotel, and then sold to the state. A series of trails runs through the park for bicyclists and hikers, to an undeveloped beach on Lake Washington.
Saint Edward State Park is a 326-acre (132 ha)-park in Kenmore, Washington and Kirkland, Washington. It is part of the Washington State Park System. Before becoming a Catholic seminary and later a state park, the area was logged in the 19th century and again in the 1920s. A series of trails runs through the park for bicyclists and hikers. The forest canopy is primarily made up of the Coast Douglas-fir, western redcedar, bigleaf maple, Pacific madrone and western hemlock. Its dense carpet includes many varieties of fern, shrub and moss. It is flanked on the west by an undeveloped beach on Lake Washington. The park surrounds the Saint Thomas Center, which houses Bastyr University.
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This 3.9 acre park provides access to Lake Washington. The public dock is a fantastic place to watch the seaplanes land, toss out a line for fishing or simply enjoy the sunset. Amenities include a sandy beach, water access for hand-powered watercraft, a picnic shelter, boat rentals, an ADA accessible concrete path promenade, the Kenmore History Path, playground area, access to the Burke-Gilman Trail, daytime moorage, and restroom.