13 Aug 2025
I took a trip through Juanita Bay a while back and took some photos and video.
In Kirkland is a feature of Lake Washington called Juanita Bay. It’s a pretty sizeable inlet with a great pedestrian and bike boardwalk path running alongside it, and a beach smack dab in the middle. A while back when the weather was cooler I took my bike out to see the park, and it is beautiful. I entered from the south so I came across a series of descending paths that led into the long boardwalk.
Here’s a video shot from the middle of the boardwalk, you can see how much wetlands there is running along with the boardwalk. I even saw a bunch of lily pads!
After the boardwalk is a bit of a trek past an intersection or two. Along the way I picked up an iced coffee from Midnight Cookie Co who had a sign board up with an awesome Jigglypuff on it.
I walked my bike and drink across the street to Juanita Beach and took a look around. A neat feature is that there’s a large walking path that goes out into the bay from two ends of the beach. it creates a bit of a fenced-in area clsoer to the beach, but no one was in it because there was a fecal bacteria alert out that day.
At this point it was getting late so I started heading home, but it was a fun trip! Behind me in that video is a full compliment of beachside grills, volleyball courts, and canoe rentals you can take straight out into the water. One day I’ve gotta return when it’s sunnier out and there isn’t too much poop in the water.
