The King County Council has honored the outstanding legacy of Kathryn Taylor by naming the 27-acre equestrian park at Trilogy near Redmond as the Kathryn Taylor Equestrian Park. The site was originally slated to be part of the larger neighborhood development around it, but was preserved as open space through a land set-aside arrangement that Kathryn Taylor worked tirelessly to arrange with the developer. Kathryn's vision of this site as an equestrian park is carried on by KCEHC, who, in partnership with NW Parks Foundation, made her dream a reality, planning and managing the construction of the horse amenities at the park. These include a 100 x 200 ft arena with sand footing, a 60 ft. round pen, parking for trailers and access to the Tolt River Pipeline trail.
Open
Note that the three Collin Creek trail bridges between Tolt Pipeline and 232nd Ave. will be undergoing major repairs from mid-Oct to mid-Nov 2015 and will be closed intermittently to all traffic.
From I-405:
•Take WA 520 Eastbound toward Redmond
•Stay in left lane. Freeway ends and turns into Avondale Rd. NE.
•From Avondale Rd. NE., turn right onto NE 132nd St.
•Turn right onto NE 133rd St. or (Seidel Rd.).
•Turn left onto 232nd Ave. NE
•232nd Ave NE crosses over the Tolt Pipeline Trail. The Park is
located on the left just past the Tolt Pipeline Trail. Turn left
into the park and slightly right to park in gravel parking area. To
exit the park, drive forward to the north and depart onto NE 142nd
PL.
Alternative route from the south:
Take I-405 north then WA-520 east to Avondale Rd. NE, drive
0.7 miles.
Turn slight right onto Novelty Hill Rd. drive 3.5 miles, turn left
onto Trilogy Pkwy NE.
Drive 1.2 miles going through the “round about” and continue to
232nd Ave. NE (about 50 ft. past a horse trail crossing sign) then
turn right.
Drive 0.4 mile on 232nd Ave. NE across Tolt Pipeline Trail, the KTEP
is on the left.
Length: N/A. Connects with Tolt Pipeline Trail, Trilogy/Redmond Ridge trails, and Redmond Watershed trails.
Surface: sand, gravel
Share with: other horses
Amenities: Arena, round pen, picnic area
Parking for: 10+ horse trailers
The park is maintained jointly by King County Parks and volunteers through Friends of Kathryn Taylor Equestrian Park and King County Executive Horse Council.