Saturday, January 15, 2011

Free Trail Maps - Seattle

Trail and Park/Natural Regional Maps for the Seattle Area

While Green Maps offers the best hiking Maps for outer areas, there are some really good free local hiking maps for popular routes around Seattle and the Puget Sound.

Note: Maps listed below are generally PDF links from the local agency covering the area. After clicking the link, check your Download Folder for the Map File.

Free Trail Maps

Big Finn Hill Park Trail Map
Big Finn Hill Park and Saint Edward State Park provide over ten miles of trails for hiking near Lake Washington.
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_BigFinnHill_brochure.pdf

Cougar Mountain Trail Map
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park is the gem of King County’s 25,000-acre park system. Located in the “Issaquah Alps,” Cougar Mountain Park is close to Bellevue and Seattle.
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/CM-bw_2009.pdf

Cougar-Squak-Tiger Mountain Corridor Trail Map
Trails connecting Cougar, Squak and Tiger Mountain. Including the Squak Mountain State Park.
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_CougarSquakTiger_brochure.pdf

Grand Ridge Park Trail Map
Grand Ridge Park above Issaquah and Lake Sammamish. The park is located between Mitchell Hill Forest and the Issaquah Highlands. 
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_GrandRidge_brochure.pdf

Pinnacle Peak Park Trail Map
Pinnacle Peak Park near Enumclaw and the White River. Also known as Mt. Peak, and even Mt. Pete.
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_PinnaclePeak_brochure.pdf

Rattlesnake Mountain Scenic Area Trail Map
Located 30 miles east of Seattle near North Bend, the Rattlesnake Mountain Scenic Area is a mountainous ridge along Interstate 90 that offers some of the most scenic hiking in the Cascade foothills. Includes Mount Si, Little Si, Rattlesnake Mountain, Rattlesnake Ledge
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_RattlesnakeMtn_brochure.pdf

Soaring Eagle Regional Park Trail Map
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_SoaringEagle_brochure.pdf


Snoqualime Valley Regional Trail Trail Map
Source: www.duvallwa.gov/appsformspubs/SnoqValleyTrailMap.pdf

Spring Lake / Lake Desire Park Trail Map
Trails around Spring Lake, Lake Desire and the McGarvey Park Open Space in Maple Valley.
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_SpringLkMcGarvey_brochure.pdf

Taylor Mountain Forest Trail Map
Trails on Taylor Mountain near Highway 18, between Tiger Mountain and the Cedar Review Watershed.
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_TaylorMtn_brochure.pdf

Tolt River-John MacDonald Park Trail Map
Located at the confluence of the Snoqualmie and Tolt rivers in the Snoqualmie Valley.
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_ToltAmes_brochure.pdf

Vashon - Dockton Forest Trail Map
Dockton Forest and Natural Area, along with the adjacent Dockton Park, is 125 acres of working forest, saltwater shoreline and natural park lands located on the southcentral part of Maury Island.
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_Dockton_brochure.pdf

Vashon - Maury Island Regional Marine Park Trail Map
Maury Island Marine Park is located on the east side of Maury Island with great views of Mount Rainier and the Cascade Mountains. The park was a gravel mine.
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_MauryIsland_brochure.pdf

Vashon - Vashon Island Center Forest Trail Map
Located in the center of Vashon Island managed by King County Parks and Friends of Island Center Forest.
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/BCT_IslandCenterForest_brochure.pdf


Fort Ebey / Kettles Trail System Map (Whidbey Island)
Source: http://www.islandcounty.net/publicworks/Documents/Kettles_BW.pdf


Free Park and Natural Area Maps

Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area Map
Cle Elum Ranger District
Source: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/wenatchee/cle-elum-wilderness/images/alpine-lakes-map.pdf

King County Regional Trail Map
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/RegionalTrailsMap_2008_complete.pdf

Vashon Island
Source: http://your.kingcounty.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/recreation/vashon_guide.pdf

Whidbey Central Island
Source: http://www.islandcounty.net/publicworks/Documents/CentralWhidbeyIsland_000.pdf

Whidbey North Island
Source: http://www.islandcounty.net/publicworks/Documents/NorthWhidbeyIsland_000.pdf

Whidbey South Island
Source: http://www.islandcounty.net/publicworks/Documents/SouthWhidbeyIsland_000.pdf

Other Island County Trails
Source: http://www.islandcounty.net/health/wellness/resources/trails.htm