Parks in Bellevue, Starting Downtown.
Bellevue calls itself a city in a park, and downtown is where that claim gets tested: a 21-acre circle of lawn and water between the towers, a swimming beach a fifteen-minute walk from the mall, and a free botanical garden five minutes east. This is every park worth your time, downtown first, then the beaches, playgrounds, dog parks and trails beyond it.
The City of Bellevue manages more than 2,700 acres of parks and open space and more than 80 miles of trails, and an unusual share of the best of it sits within a mile or two of the downtown towers. You can walk from Bellevue Square to a waterfall in three minutes and to a Lake Washington swimming beach in fifteen.
We built this guide the way locals use the parks: downtown first, then the places that are a short drive, bike ride or light-rail stop away, then the handful of parks across the city that are worth crossing town for. After that come the practical lists people search for: which beaches have lifeguards, where the good playgrounds are, where your dog can legally run, and where to walk.
Every park here was checked against the city’s own pages in September 2026. Hours, lifeguard dates and construction notes change, so each entry links to the official page.
Quick Picks
Short on time? These six cover most reasons people go looking for a park in Bellevue.
Bellevue Downtown Park
The half-mile loop, the waterfall and the big lawn. If you see one park, see this one.
Best WaterfrontMeydenbauer Bay Park
Downtown’s swimming beach, with a curving pier and kayak rentals in season.
Best With KidsInspiration Playground
The city’s flagship inclusive playground, with water spray all summer.
Best Free HourBellevue Botanical Garden
Fifty-three free acres and a suspension bridge, five minutes east of downtown.
Best Nature WalkMercer Slough Nature Park
Boardwalks through Lake Washington’s largest remaining wetland, next to a light-rail station.
Best For DogsOff-Leash Areas
Six permanent off-leash areas, two of them walkable from downtown.
Parks in Downtown Bellevue
Inside the downtown core and Old Bellevue. Walk times are approximate, measured from Bellevue Square or the Transit Center.
Bellevue Downtown Park
Twenty-one acres in the middle of the high-rises, laid out as a circle: a half-mile promenade under a double row of shade trees, a stepped canal running alongside it, and a 240-foot-wide waterfall spilling into a reflecting pond. The 10-acre central lawn has skyline views in one direction and, on a clear day, Mount Rainier in the other. It is also downtown’s event lawn, home to the Bellevue Family 4th fireworks, free summer movie nights and the Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink from mid-November into January. The Northeast Gateway plaza at Bellevue Way and NE 4th Street, finished in 2021 and marked by Marc Fornes’ 23-foot Piloti sculpture, puts the entrance directly across from Bellevue Square.
- Open from half an hour before sunrise to 11 p.m., later than most city parks
- City lots off 100th Ave NE and NE 1st St have a posted 3-hour limit and fill fast on sunny days and event nights
- Restrooms on site; dogs welcome on leash, but not on the playground’s synthetic turf
- About a 3-minute walk from Bellevue Square, 10 from the Transit Center
Inspiration Playground
Bellevue’s flagship playground opened in June 2017, built with the Bellevue Rotary Club and designed so that children of all abilities can play side by side. It is sensory-rich and universally accessible, with a water spray area, an interactive musical walkway and small first-come shelters. A separate tot lot for ages 2 to 5 and a playground for ages 5 to 12 sit right next to it. For more ideas with little ones, see our guide to things to do with kids in downtown Bellevue.
- Water spray typically runs from the Friday of Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- The playground itself is open year-round, same hours as the park
- Closest parking is the west lot off 100th Ave NE and the lot on NE 1st St
- No dogs on the synthetic turf (service animals excepted)
Meydenbauer Bay Park
Downtown Bellevue’s beach. The expanded park opened in March 2019 with a quarter mile of Lake Washington shoreline: a sandy swimming beach with summer lifeguards, a beach house with restrooms and showers, a hillside play area, a hand-carry boat launch and a long curving pedestrian pier that is the best sunset walk downtown. The historic Whaling Building recalls the whaling fleet that wintered in the bay from 1914 to 1952, and in season it is the base for kayak, paddleboard and canoe rentals from Best Kayak Rentals. The park is also the western end of the city’s Grand Connection route. A second stage of expansion is in design, with construction not expected before late 2029; here is our latest update.
- Open daily 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- In 2026 lifeguards worked noon to 7 p.m. daily from June 27 through Labor Day
- The on-site lot at 99th Ave NE is small and fills early on hot days. Walking from downtown is the practical move; the walk back is uphill
- Dogs are not allowed at beach parks during swim season (June 1 to Sept. 15)
Ashwood Park
Today Ashwood is a big, simple lawn beside the Bellevue Library: a multi-use grass field, a place to throw a ball or eat lunch at the north edge of downtown. It will not stay simple. In December 2025 the City Council adopted a new master plan that adds a children’s play area, an off-leash dog area, a restroom building, two picnic shelters, plazas and terraced seating. The project is in design now and the city has not published a construction start date.
- No restrooms or playground yet; both are in the adopted plan
- Parking is shared with the library and is busy during library hours
- About a 10-minute walk from the Transit Center
Wildwood Park
A quiet 2.3-acre park two blocks south of Main Street with a flower garden, accessible paths, lawn and benches. What sets it apart is the fenced off-leash dog area, which began as a 2023 pilot and is now one of the city’s permanent off-leash sites. For anyone living in Old Bellevue or the towers around Downtown Park, it is the closest place to legally unclip the leash.
- Off-leash area open dawn to dusk; dogs on leash in the rest of the park
- No dedicated parking lot; street parking only
- A 3-minute walk from Main Street
Goddard Park
The city describes it as a 0.6-acre oasis on the edge of downtown, and that is about right: a rose garden, a few short paths and a picnic spot on 100th Avenue NE, a couple of blocks north of Bellevue Square. It is a bench-and-a-sandwich park, and a good one.
- No playground, restrooms or parking lot
- About a 5-minute walk from the north end of Bellevue Square
McCormick Park
A 2.8-acre strip of green that runs six blocks along NE 12th Street, separating downtown’s north edge from the neighborhood beyond it. There is a walking path, benches and flower gardens. Pair it with Ashwood Park, a block away, for a flat, easy north-downtown loop.
- No playground, restrooms or parking lot
- About a 10-minute walk from the Transit Center
Plazas and public spaces
City Hall Plaza
Rebuilt and reopened in March 2023 with café seating and Dan Corson’s bronze sculpture The Root. The City Hall grounds also hold downtown’s only off-leash dog area, which the city lists as pedestrian access only, with no public parking.
Official site →The Meadow at Bellevue 600
A 1.75-acre pollinator meadow with Oliver Jeffers’ Earth and Moon sculptures, opened by Amazon in April 2026. It is an interim space: most of it will be redeveloped when the second Bellevue 600 tower moves ahead.
Official site →Compass Plaza
The small plaza at the midpoint of the NE 6th Street pedestrian corridor, the car-free walking spine between Bellevue Square and the Transit Center.
Official site →
A Short Hop From Downtown
Close enough for a lunch break or an after-work walk. Drive times are approximate, from the Bellevue Transit Center.
Bellevue Botanical Garden
Fifty-three acres of cultivated gardens, restored woodland and wetland that draw more than 400,000 visitors a year, with no admission charge on any day of the year. The headline is the Ravine Experience, a 150-foot suspension bridge hung 40 feet above the forest floor, reached by a third-of-a-mile nature trail. Around it are the Perennial Border, the Yao Japanese garden, a rock garden, a dahlia display and the Tateuchi Loop Trail that ties it together. From late November the garden turns into Garden d’Lights, which is ticketed; in 2026 it opens Nov. 28.
- Open dawn to dusk, every day including holidays
- Free parking next to the Visitor Center; paid during major events. Overflow is at Wilburton Hill Park, a quarter mile east
- No dogs or other pets anywhere on the grounds (service animals only)
- Bus 271 from the Transit Center stops a half-mile uphill walk away
Wilburton Hill Park
At 105 acres, the city calls it the largest upland park in Bellevue, and it wraps around the Botanical Garden. The draw for families is the play area with its zip line, with adult exercise equipment placed so parents can watch. There are ballfields and a soccer field, wooded trails that form a major link in the Lake to Lake Trail, and one of the city’s permanent off-leash dog areas. Since dogs are banned from the garden next door, this is where garden visitors with dogs end up.
- On-site parking and restrooms
- Off-leash area open dawn to dusk; the nearest one to downtown with its own parking
- Fields are reserved separately through the city
Mercer Slough Nature Park
A 329-acre wetland, the largest remaining on Lake Washington, with habitat for more than 170 wildlife species and a network of boardwalks, soft-surface trails and a paved periphery loop. It is an easy place to forget you are between two freeways. The Environmental Education Center on the east side has a visitor center, classrooms and a tree house; the west side has a working U-pick blueberry farm and the 2 Line’s South Bellevue Station, about a ten-minute walk from the trails. Paddlers can follow the slough’s water trail from the Sweyolocken boat launch, and the city runs ranger-led canoe trips in summer.
- Environmental Education Center visitor center open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
- Winters House is closed for all programs until further notice
- Park at the blueberry farm on Bellevue Way SE, the Education Center, or along SE 30th St near the boat launch
- Dogs allowed on leash; check the city for canoe-trip dates and blueberry season hours
Surrey Downs Park
A 10.5-acre neighborhood park that opened in 2018, under a mile south of the Transit Center. A paved path rings the Great Lawn, berms and lookouts frame Mount Rainier, and 2 Line trains slide past the east edge, which small children find more interesting than the mountain. ParentMap ranks its playground among the best on the Eastside: a big-kid structure with a scaled-down toddler twin, a long zip line and swings.
- On-site parking, restrooms, picnic shelters and basketball courts
- East Main Station on the 2 Line connects to the neighborhood by a multi-use path
Kelsey Creek Farm
A 150-acre park built around two historic hilltop barns, both on the state’s Heritage Barn Register, where kids can see the farm animals every day at no charge. Beyond the barnyard are trails through forest, meadow and wetland along Kelsey Creek, picnic areas, a playground and the historic Fraser Cabin. The farm’s annual events are a local tradition: sheep shearing in late April, the Farm Fair in early October, trick-or-treating with the animals at the end of October and a barn lighting in early December.
- Animals on view 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily; park open dawn to dusk
- Free admission and free parking; some event activities carry a fee
- Leashed dogs are fine on the trails but no pets in the barnyard
Also close by
Zumdieck Park
A quiet, shaded park with forested paths, two tennis courts and a grassy lawn, a few blocks north of NE 12th Street.
Official site →Hidden Valley Sports Park
Downtown’s closest ballfield complex: 17 acres of softball and baseball fields, a lighted tennis court, two play areas and the Hidden Valley Fieldhouse gym run with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue.
Official site →Spring District Park
A 1.8-acre privately owned green at the center of the Spring District, with a lawn and a play water feature ringed by cafés and a brewpub. The city is separately planning a roughly 8-acre BelRed neighborhood park nearby; it has no opening date yet.
Official site →Bellevue Beaches & Swimming
There is no park actually named “Bellevue Beach Park” here. What Bellevue has is six lifeguarded beach parks on Lake Washington. Meydenbauer Bay Park, above, is the one you can walk to from downtown; these are the rest.
Clyde Beach Park
A 2.2-acre neighborhood beach on the far side of Meydenbauer Bay with a swimming beach, a beach shower, a playground for ages 5 to 12, a tot lot, picnic tables and a storybook boathouse. It is calmer than Meydenbauer Bay Park on a hot Saturday, with a shorter lifeguard season.
- Open 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset
- 2026 lifeguards: noon to 7 p.m. daily, July 4 to Aug. 16
- Small lot in a residential area; about a mile from Bellevue Square if you walk or bike
Chism Beach Park
A terraced park stepping down to a sandy swimming beach and dock, with a playground for ages 5 to 12, picnic tables, walking paths and wide Lake Washington views. The big upper lawn, home to the historic Burrows Cabin, is a popular wedding spot. Chism is one of three Bellevue beaches that keep lifeguards through Labor Day.
- Open 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset; restrooms near the beach are open year-round
- 2026 lifeguards: noon to 7 p.m. daily, June 27 to Sept. 7
- 76 parking spaces plus accessible spaces, including a separate accessible lot at beach level
Enatai Beach Park
A small beach park tucked directly beneath the I-90 bridge, with a swimming area and dock, a beach shower, a playground and tot lot, and a boathouse operated by Best Kayak Rentals. It is the closest launch to the Mercer Slough water trail, and the city’s ranger-led canoe trips into the slough leave from here in summer. Check the operator’s site for what is offered at Enatai versus its walk-up rental location at Meydenbauer Bay.
- Open 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset
- 2026 lifeguards: noon to 7 p.m. daily, July 4 to Aug. 16
- Picnic site rentals are paused until further notice because of nearby sewer construction; the beach is open
Newcastle Beach Park
The city calls it Bellevue’s largest and most popular beach park, and at 29 acres it has room to earn both: a sandy swim beach, a 300-foot dock, a big lawn, a colorful play area, a nature trail and three reservable picnic areas. If you are planning a full beach day with a group rather than a quick dip, this is the one.
- Open dawn to dusk
- 2026 lifeguards: noon to 7 p.m. daily, June 27 to Sept. 7
- Parking is limited on hot weekends and the city encourages carpooling
- Hand launch for non-motorized boats open year-round
Lifeguard seasons at a glance (2026)
| Beach | 2026 lifeguard season | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Meydenbauer Bay Park | June 27 – Sept. 7 | Walkable from downtown; kayak and paddleboard rentals |
| Chism Beach Park | June 27 – Sept. 7 | Swimming dock, terraced lawn, 76-space lot |
| Newcastle Beach Park | June 27 – Sept. 7 | Largest beach park; 300-foot dock |
| Clyde Beach Park | July 4 – Aug. 16 | Quiet; two play areas |
| Enatai Beach Park | July 4 – Aug. 16 | Under I-90; boathouse and slough access |
| Chesterfield Beach Park | July 4 – Aug. 16 | Small neighborhood beach with a dock at SE 25th St; the city says lifeguard staffing here is limited |
Lifeguards are on duty noon to 7 p.m. daily in season. Dates shift a little every year and swim areas can close for staffing or water quality, so check the city’s beach parks and lifeguards page before you go. Outside the season the beaches stay open, unguarded.
Bellevue Parks Worth the Drive
Ten to twenty minutes from downtown, each with something the downtown parks do not have.
Crossroads Park
East Bellevue’s all-in-one community park: 34 acres holding a free water spray playground with spouting orcas and spitting frogs, a par-3 golf course, a skate bowl, tennis and basketball courts, jogging paths, the Crossroads Community Center and the Bellevue Youth Theatre. It also has one of the city’s permanent off-leash dog areas, next to the courts.
- Water spray typically runs Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and cannot be reserved
- On-site parking and restrooms
Robinswood Park
Bellevue’s long-standing off-leash destination: two fenced dog corrals, one with a small shelter, with waste bags, water spigots and free parking. Around them are a pond, a children’s play area, lighted sports fields, about ten wooded acres of trails, the historic Robinswood House and the public Robinswood Tennis Center, which needs no membership.
- Dog corrals open dawn to dusk; leash required everywhere else in the park
- Restrooms near the ballfield
Lake Hills Greenbelt & Larsen Lake
More than 150 acres of wetland corridor connecting Larsen Lake and Phantom Lake, with over three miles of flat, easy trails, a ranger station, community gardens, a seasonal produce stand and the Larsen Lake Blueberry Farm, which runs U-pick in summer. It is the best long, level walk in the city, and a central stretch of the Lake to Lake Trail.
- Open daily dawn to dusk; parking at several entry points; restrooms on site
- Leashed dogs welcome
- U-pick blueberries are seasonal; the city posts farm status online
Coal Creek Natural Area
A forested creek ravine running from Coal Creek Parkway up to the edge of Cougar Mountain, lined with relics of the Newcastle coal mines that worked this valley from the 1860s to 1963: an old airshaft, a locomotive turntable footing, interpretive signs. With waterfalls and second-growth forest, the Coal Creek Trail is the closest thing in Bellevue to a proper hike.
- The main Red Cedar trailhead on Coal Creek Parkway is closed through 2031 for a King County sewer project. Use the Red Town, Forest Drive or Cinder Mine trailheads instead
- The city lists the trail at 4.5 miles; plan on an out-and-back
- Open dawn to dusk; dogs on leash
More good ones
Lewis Creek Park
Fifty-five acres, more than 80 percent left natural, with nearly three miles of boardwalk and soft-surface trail, a staffed visitor center (Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and separate play areas for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12.
Official site →Weowna Park
A 93-acre hillside forest above Lake Sammamish with remnant old-growth trees, Phantom Creek’s waterfalls and 2.5 miles of trail. It is the eastern end of the Lake to Lake Trail. The city suggests parking at Lake Hills Park.
Official site →Newport Hills Woodlawn Park
South Bellevue’s newest neighborhood park pairs a sculptural, nature-themed playground with a 1.25-acre fenced off-leash area and wooded loop trails.
Official site →Bridle Trails State Park
A state-owned forest on the Bellevue–Kirkland line with 28 miles of trails shared by hikers and horses. No bikes, dogs stay leashed, and you need a Discover Pass to park.
Official site →The Best Playgrounds in Bellevue
The city counts 46 playgrounds. These are the ones worth a special trip, closest to downtown first. For rainy days and everything else, see Things to Do With Kids in Downtown Bellevue.
Inspiration Playground
Universally accessible and sensory-rich, with summer water spray and separate areas for toddlers and big kids next door.
Details above ↑Meydenbauer Bay Park
A hillside play area above the swimming beach. Beach, pier and playground in one stop.
Details above ↑Surrey Downs Park
Big-kid and toddler structures, a long zip line, a loop path and light-rail trains going by.
Details above ↑Wilburton Hill Park
A wooded play area known for its zip line, next to the Botanical Garden.
Details above ↑Crossroads Park
The city’s other free spray park, with orcas and frogs, plus conventional play areas.
Details above ↑Newcastle Beach Park
A colorful play area beside the biggest swim beach in the city.
Details above ↑Dog Parks in Bellevue
Bellevue has six permanent off-leash areas and was testing three more pop-up sites in 2026. All are open dawn to dusk and free.
| Off-leash area | Where | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Bellevue City Hall | 450 110th Ave NE · downtown | The only off-leash area in the downtown core. The city lists it as pedestrian access only, with no public parking |
| Wildwood Park | 260 101st Ave SE · Old Bellevue | Fenced area two blocks south of Main Street; street parking |
| Wilburton Hill Park | 12400 Main St · about 6 min drive | Nearest to downtown with its own parking lot; on the Lake to Lake Trail |
| Robinswood Park | 2432 148th Ave SE · about 13 min drive | The original: two fenced corrals, water spigots, free parking |
| Crossroads Park | 15801 NE 15th St · about 12 min drive | About an acre, next to the tennis and basketball courts |
| Newport Hills Woodlawn Park | 11560 SE 60th St · about 13 min drive | 1.25 fenced acres beside a destination playground and restrooms |
2026 pop-up sites under evaluation: Goldsmith Park (14475 NE 35th St), Enatai Neighborhood Park (10643 SE 25th St) and the Highland-Glendale property (820 134th Ave NE). The city is also planning upgrades such as water, shade and seating at the Crossroads, Wilburton Hill and Wildwood sites.
The rules
- Dogs must be on leash in every Bellevue park and on every trail, except inside the designated off-leash areas.
- Dogs are not allowed at beach parks from June 1 to Sept. 15.
- Dogs are never allowed in the Bellevue Botanical Garden, in the Kelsey Creek Farm barnyard, or on synthetic turf, which includes Inspiration Playground.
- Service animals are exempt. The city’s full rules are on its Dogs in Bellevue Parks page.
Trails & Walks
From a half-mile lunch loop to a ten-mile walk across the city.
The Downtown Park Loop
The circular promenade around Downtown Park is a half mile per lap, shaded and level. It is where downtown walks, jogs and pushes strollers.
Details above ↑Downtown Park to Meydenbauer Bay
Leave the park’s south side, cross Main Street in Old Bellevue and follow 100th Avenue downhill to the pier. About ten minutes each way, uphill coming back. This is the first leg of the Grand Connection.
Details above ↑Lake to Lake Trail
A signed route across Bellevue from Weowna Park above Lake Sammamish to Lake Washington, linking Lake Hills Greenbelt, Kelsey Creek, Wilburton Hill, the Botanical Garden, Downtown Park and Meydenbauer Bay, with a southern branch through Mercer Slough to Enatai Beach.
Official site →Mercer Slough Loops
Boardwalk and soft-surface loops through the wetland plus a paved periphery trail for bikes and joggers. South Bellevue Station puts it one stop from East Main and two from downtown.
Details above ↑Eastrail & the Wilburton Trestle
The NE 8th Street bridge beside Wilburton Station is open, as is interim gravel trail north to Kirkland. The historic Wilburton Trestle, the centerpiece of the Bellevue segment, is still under construction, with King County and the city anticipating a mid-2027 opening.
Official site →Coal Creek Trail
Waterfalls and coal-mining relics in a wooded ravine. Remember that the Coal Creek Parkway trailhead is closed through 2031.
Details above ↑Best For…
A lunch-break walk
Downtown Park’s half-mile loop, or Goddard Park with a sandwich.
Toddlers
Inspiration Playground and the tot lot beside it; Kelsey Creek Farm for the animals.
A hot day
Meydenbauer Bay if you are walking, Newcastle Beach if you are bringing a crowd.
Out-of-town guests
Bellevue Botanical Garden, then the pier at Meydenbauer Bay at sunset.
Your dog
Wildwood Park on foot, Robinswood for a proper run.
A quiet hour
The boardwalks at Mercer Slough, early.
A real hike
Coal Creek, from the Red Town trailhead.
Car-free
Everything downtown, plus Mercer Slough and Surrey Downs by the 2 Line.
Questions We Get About Bellevue Parks
Is there a park in downtown Bellevue?
Yes. Bellevue Downtown Park is a 21-acre park in the middle of downtown at 10201 NE 4th St, directly across from Bellevue Square, with a half-mile loop path, a waterfall, a large lawn and Inspiration Playground. Meydenbauer Bay Park, Ashwood Park, Wildwood Park, Goddard Park and McCormick Park are also in or next to the downtown core.
How long is the loop around Bellevue Downtown Park?
The circular promenade is half a mile per lap. It is flat and shaded by a double row of trees.
What time does Bellevue Downtown Park close?
Downtown Park is open from half an hour before sunrise until 11 p.m. Meydenbauer Bay Park is open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Most other Bellevue parks are open dawn to dusk.
What events happen at Bellevue Downtown Park?
The park hosts the Bellevue Family 4th fireworks on July 4, free outdoor movie nights in July and August, and the Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink from mid-November to mid-January, along with smaller community events through the year.
Where is Bellevue Beach Park?
There is no park by that exact name in Bellevue, Washington. The city has six lifeguarded beach parks on Lake Washington: Meydenbauer Bay, Clyde, Chism, Chesterfield, Enatai and Newcastle. Meydenbauer Bay Park is the closest to downtown, and Newcastle Beach Park is the largest.
Which Bellevue beaches have lifeguards?
In summer 2026 lifeguards worked noon to 7 p.m. daily at Meydenbauer Bay, Chism and Newcastle beach parks from June 27 through Labor Day, and at Clyde, Enatai and Chesterfield beach parks from July 4 to Aug. 16. Dates change yearly, so check the city’s beach parks page.
Is there a dog park in downtown Bellevue?
There are two off-leash areas you can walk to: one on the Bellevue City Hall grounds, which has no public parking, and a fenced area at Wildwood Park in Old Bellevue. Wilburton Hill Park, about a six-minute drive, is the nearest with a parking lot, and Robinswood Park has the city’s long-established off-leash corrals.
Are dogs allowed in Bellevue parks and beaches?
Leashed dogs are allowed in most Bellevue parks and on trails. They are not allowed at beach parks from June 1 to Sept. 15, and never in the Bellevue Botanical Garden, the Kelsey Creek Farm barnyard or on synthetic turf such as Inspiration Playground.
Is the Bellevue Botanical Garden free?
Yes. Admission is free and the garden is open dawn to dusk every day of the year. Parking is free except during major events, and Garden d’Lights in the winter is ticketed.
Can I reserve a picnic shelter in a Bellevue park?
Yes. Small private gatherings can book picnic sites online through the city at least 10 days ahead; parks with reservable sites include Downtown Park, Newcastle Beach, Crossroads, Wilburton Hill, Robinswood and Kelsey Creek. Large or public events need to contact the city’s park rental office at least 60 days ahead.
Can I fly a drone or drink alcohol in a Bellevue park?
Recreational drones are not allowed in Bellevue parks. Alcohol is not allowed without a city permit. The city’s Park Guidelines page has the full rules.