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Park District opens survey on Comprehensive Plan update
The Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District is updating their Comprehensive Plan for 2026 and is seeking community-wide input to shape the future of parks, trails, recreation programs, natural areas, and facilities across Bainbridge Island. The Comprehensive Plan is a guiding document […]
Stick the landing! Strawberry Hill Bike Park online auction is now open
Bid now to be part of island mountain biking history—the Strawberry Hill Bike Park Online Auction is now live and runs through June 14! This is your chance to win an exclusive Preview Ride Experience for you and your family or friends, before the park opens to the public, and to name one of the park’s four signature […]
Take a hike on National Trails Day, June 7
National Trails Day is Saturday, June 7, and the Parks & Trails Foundation invites you to get outside and enjoy a hike.
We’ll be at trails at Fort Ward and Grand Forest, talking trails and handing out bags of our famous homemade Trail Mix. Stop and chat, and we’ll have a bag for you! […]
Join Halls Hill Stewards at May 20 event
Love Halls Hill Lookout & Labyrinth? Join our new community of Halls Hill Stewards and contribute to caring for this beloved island space overlooking Blakely Harbor.
This twice-monthly commitment with Halls Hills Stewards involves invasive species removal, planting new Northwest natives, pruning, watering and spreading of mulch and gravel. […]
Trillium draws more than 330 to run for the trails
Thank you to all who turned out for the Trillium Trail Run – more than 330 runners strong! All proceeds will help acquire, build and maintain more trails on Bainbridge Island.
Extra thanks to our sponsors who helped make the event so special for runners and supporters alike.
Keep checking back as we add more photos to […]
39 acres at Grand Forest East saved, with major gift through Parks & Trails Foundation
Thirty-nine acres of Grand Forest East will be preserved for public use, after a successful $2.2 million fundraising effort by the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation and Bainbridge Island Land Trust.
The property will be purchased by the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District, under an agreement with the Bainbridge […]
Strawberry Hill Bike Park build is underway
The guys from Shire Built construction were on the scene just a few hours, and already the contours of Strawberry Hill Bike Park were taking shape.
The first jump, fashioned from a scavenged boulder mounded over with dirt. The first of countless berms, the banked, earthen curves that will propel riders through progressive “racing […]
Volunteer at Trillium Trail Run
Summer opening possible as Strawberry Hill Bike Park breaks ground
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND – Strawberry Hill Bike Park broke ground this week, and a summer opening is possible with $95,000 in fundraising left to complete the project.
The island’s first ever-bike park will feature more than 1.5 miles of wooded trails, challenging hillside jumps, berms and flyovers, and skill-building areas for young riders.
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