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Preserve rules
The Preserve is property of the Towns of Hunts Point and Yarrow Point, and these are the Towns’ rules for visiting it. Thank you for helping keep it wild.
A nature preserve, not a park
The Preserve is kept as a habitat for the plants and wildlife of the Northwest, not as a landscaped park. When a tree falls, it is left where it lands as shelter and food for wildlife; volunteers clear fallen trees only when they block a trail. The rules below protect that habitat and keep the trails pleasant for everyone.
The rules
Open dawn to dusk, all year
The Preserve is open every day during daylight hours only. Please plan to leave by dusk; night belongs to the wildlife.
Pedestrians only on the trails
The gravel trails are kept for people walking.
No bicycles
Bikes rut the gravel trails and put people walking at risk.
Dogs and other pets on a leash; clean up after them
A leash keeps pets on the trail and away from nesting birds and other wildlife. Please pack out what your pet leaves behind.
No water access, for people or pets
There is no beach access. Please don’t go into or reach the water of Lake Washington or Cozy Cove from anywhere in the Preserve; the shoreline’s plants and wildlife are easily disturbed.
The Hunts Point shoreline trail is closed
The shoreline on the Hunts Point side is a sensitive shoreline, and the trail along it is closed to all access, people and pets. Its wetland and shore vegetation shelter the Preserve’s wildlife.
No smoking, fires or fireworks
A single spark can destroy the woods and meadow the Preserve protects, and smoke and fireworks frighten its wildlife.
Stay on marked trails
Walking off the trails tramples plants and disturbs the wildlife the Preserve protects.
Cared for by volunteers
The Preserve belongs to the Towns of Hunts Point and Yarrow Point and is cared for by a volunteer commission. If you notice a problem in the Preserve, such as dumping or trash, a tree down across a trail, or damage, please email the Preserve and let us know.