- Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve (NAP) was established in 1976 to protect rare examples of “mima mound” landforms and Puget prairie grasslands. The site includes a small Garry oak woodland and savannah (widely spaced oak trees with grass understory) and also supports a variety of prairie dependent butterflies and birds, and Douglas-fir forest. The NAP currently comprises 756 acres of grassland covered mima mounds, forest and oak woodland. In 1966, the National Park Service designated Mima Mounds Preserve as a National Natural Landmark, for its representation of our nation’s natural landscape; one of only 17 such landmarks in Washington state.
- Southwest County Park (wta.org)
This park in Edmonds features 120 acres of open space with plenty of branching, interconnected trails for exploring. The trail system on the south side of Olympic View Drive is easy and relatively flat, featuring some hills that roll through the quiet forest. Trails intersect and wind around each other; it is easy to get quite a bit of mileage in this park.