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Looking for recommendations on fun hikes and easy (non exposed class 2) to take my 5yo son on this spring and summer. He loves climbing on the rock pile by the mountaineers wall at magneson so things like that are great. We already have the carkeek, discovery and st Ed’s in the rotation.
Ideally less than an hour from north Seattle.
Open to meetups as well after we wind down ski season too soon.
Similarly situated and you've got the ones we hit with some frequency.
Meadowdale Beach Park in Lynnwood was a nice hike with a decent beach. Don't go on weekends though.
I realize its over the 1 hour goal, but I took my then-4yo son up Mt. Catherine last summer. He complained a little about the "up", but a reasonably short hike with lots of switchbacks and a great top out spot with a short-ish scramble as an alternative approach. Plus, dinner at Commonwealth after was a nice treat.
Cool I’ll put Catherine on the list for later in the summer after we get come smaller hikes in. Also might try little si. Hit me up if you want to get out with the kids.
Little Si and Rattlesnake Ledge are two great ones, though both will likely be crowded. If you can get him to the second set of ledges, it's much less crowded.
PooPoo point to see the paragliders is usually fun, too.
A good little urban hike we recently discovered is Japanese Gultch in Mukilteo https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/japanese-gulch