Nearby Points of Interest

Ten Trails has a prime location, close to area jobs, Sea-Tac Airport, and local retail plazas. Many of the most sought-over shopping, necessities, and activities are all within a short distance to the community.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Ten Trails is located less than 30 miles from Sea-Tac airport. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, the trip to the airport is just a quick drive, shuttle, or rideshare from the community.

Costco

What better way to fill the pantry of your new Ten Trails home than taking a trip to your local Costco? Ten Trails residents are lucky to have Costco Covington less than seven miles from the community.

Home Improvement Stores

Located right near Costco in Covington, the local Home Depot is a quick drive from the community! Find what you need for DIY home repairs and more at this national chain home retailer, as well as many options at the local Johnson’s Home and Garden in nearby Maple Valley.

Local Hospital

Multicare Covington Medical Center in nearby Covington offers a wide range of medical services including emergency services, family medicine, sports medicine, surgical services, and more. The center also has a family birthing center and is currently offering virtual birthing classes.

Grocery Stores and More

Residents can shop Safeway, Fred Meyer, and a host of other stores at nearby Four Corners Maple Valley. There you can also find dry cleaners, nail salons, spa services, coffee shops, restaurants, and more. www.TenTrails.com 360.469.4043    

New Homes for Rent in Ten Trails

Single family rental homes will soon be available in Ten Trails! American Homes 4 Rent®, a national leader in high-quality rental homes, has broken ground in Ten Trails and anticipates the first units will be available for move-in this spring.

A Wide Variety of Home Options

Oakpointe Communities, Ten Trails’ development manager, strives to build a community with a wide variety of home options for its residents in order to create a diverse and thriving neighborhood. A wide variety of housing product allows for more families to experience the great lifestyle that Ten Trails offers.

Pet-Friendly Rental Homes in a Growing Community

American Homes 4 Rent plans to build a total of 61 homes within the community that range in size from 1,400 to 1,800 square feet. The three-and four-bedroom, pet-friendly homes will feature high-end finishes, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, luxury vinyl plank flooring, open-concept floor plans, central heating, two-car garages and the added benefits of lawn care and fenced yards. Visit ah4rc.com/tentrails or call (206) 686-3177 to learn more about floorplans, pricing and availability of the homes from American Homes 4 Rent.   www.TenTrails.com 360.469.4043  

Ten Trails Welcomes Oakridge Homes to the Community

Ten Trails is pleased to welcome Oakridge Homes to our roster of esteemed builders! Oakridge is a local  Builder known for their quality craftmanship and innovative home designs. Oakridge has designed homes specifically for Ten Trails introducing the Northwest Contemporary Farmhouse and Northwest Modern Craftsman designs. Featuring six floor plans, these single-family detached homes start in the low $600,000’s.

Detailed Craftsmanship and Thoughtful Extras

Oakridge Homes’ owner, Scott Serven, has been building locally for nearly 40 years. He believes in building extra features and amenities into his homes like extra large windows for more natural light and decorative recessed lighting to show off the home’s finer details. Serven is passionate about producing homes that have been described as “a lot of home for the money” by finding more efficient ways to build and then passing along the savings to homebuyer in the form of those “extras” that make the homes so special.

Available Nearly Completed Homes from Oakridge Homes at Ten Trails 

Oakridge has a few homes that are estimated to be completed around March 2021. The Twin Falls plan at 33522 Juniper Ave SE. is located on a gorgeous homesite, with no homes directly behind it. This 2,820 SQ FT home boasts four bedrooms, two and half bathrooms, and a spacious loft upstairs. Some features include engineered hardwoods, stainless steel appliances with double ovens and a deluxe refrigerator, a linear fireplace in the family room with stonework, 8 ’ interior doors on the main floor, a master suite with a connected spa-like master bathroom with a free-standing tub, a Nest thermostat, as well as front and backyard landscaping with a covered patio. The Tolmie Peak plan at 33509 Juniper Ave SE. is 2,488 SQ FT with three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and a den/office conveniently located on the main floor. Some features include engineered hardwoods, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances including a refrigerator, custom built cabinets, 42” gas fireplace in the family room, a spa-like master bathroom with a free-standing tub, and front and backyard landscaping with a covered patio.

Contact Oakridge Homes’ Sale Team to Learn More 

Contact Oakridge Homes for details and specific pricing on their homes by calling the Seddon team at (253) 279-1896. 360.469.4043 www.TenTrails.com        

Enjoy the Holiday Season Close to Home at Ten Trails 

Travel plans may have changed for the holidays but there are plenty of ways to celebrate this wonderful season of giving in your new Ten Trails home!

Give Back to Your Local Community 

The local Black Diamond Community Center is always in need of donations for its food pantry. Give back to others less fortunate this holiday season by donating items like canned goods, diapers, and toothbrushes. For a full list of immediate needs for the food bank, see the Black Diamond Community Center website.  Items for donation can be dropped off in the donation bin outside of the Ten Trails Welcome Center.

Family Holiday Crafts

What better way to celebrate the holidays than to decorate your brand new home for the season? Make decorating a family event by taking part in fun crafts that the whole family can participate in like wreath-decorating, stringing popcorn garland, or ornament making. If you are in need of inspiration, there are a ton of holiday craft ideas on Pinterest.

Take Part in Ten Trails’ Second Annual Light up Your Hometown Event 

Ten Trails is happy to share we are once again hosting a “Light up Your Hometown” competition for residents! Decorate your home with holiday lights by December 10^th and you will be automatically entered to win one of several huge gift card prizes. Check your weekly emails from our HOA for details.

Drive-Through Hometown Holiday Light Display at Ten Trails Dec 12 through New Year’s Day

Residents and the public can also take part in the holiday fun. Beginning December 12^th and all evenings through New Year’s Day, visit our Facebook page to grab a map of a suggested route to navigate you through Ten Trails to see all the amazing community lights including our huge holiday tree on top of the knoll in our Village Green Park. We hope you can make time for this drive-through holiday light showcase this season! www.TenTrails.com 360.469.4043          

Shop Local this Weekend for Small Business Saturday

The Black Diamond area thrives on the support of local residents, and this year support is needed more than ever! Before shopping from corporate retail chains this holiday season, consider whether you can make your purchase from a local store instead. Make sure to call ahead before heading to local stores to find out their policies for Covid-19 restrictions.

Local Black Diamond Stores 

Shop vintage goods at Black Diamond’s Black Bear Outpost and the Black Diamond Antiques and More store. Looking for a place to grab some sweet treats for the holiday season? Gracene’s Cupcakes has you covered! Head to Lumber House Brewery for local microbrews for your holiday table. For a complete list of local Black Diamond businesses that you can shop this holiday season, check out the Maple Valley – Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce website.

Enumclaw Cole Street Businesses 

Take a short drive to nearby Enumclaw to shop some of the local businesses on Cole Street. Enumclaw has several blocks of local retail stores, restaurants, salons, spas, and bakeries to explore. For a full listing of businesses, check out the Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce website.

Shop Four Corners Maple Valley

Four Corners Maple Valley is only a short drive from Ten Trails and offers everything you need in a retail destination including many small businesses. Shop gift cards or beauty products at local salons like Chocolates Cherries and Blondes or Annastina Beauty Lounge. Grab outdoor equipment and all your biking needs at the Northwest Bicycle Shop.  Whatever item is on your shopping list, chances are you’ll be able to find it at Four Corners!

Support Local Farms for Holiday Meal Produce 

Holiday time shopping is not all about gifts! Shop local for your holiday meal items as well. Ten Trails is conveniently located near many wonderful local farms. Enumclaw’s Meadowwood Farm sells raw milk, cheeses, turkeys, eggs, beef, and more for your holiday feast. Carpinito Brothers Farm in nearby Kent is open year-round and offers both local and imported produce as well as garden center items, pumpkins, gourds, and Christmas trees. The farm stand is closed for Thanksgiving but will be open at 7 am on Black Friday with trees ready for purchase.  Metz Meadows off Green Valley Road in nearby Auburn sells eggs from pasture-raised chickens in addition to seasonal freshly cut flowers and produce. 360.469.4043 www.TenTrails.com      

Ideas for New Holiday Traditions This Season 

While the holiday season may be a little different this year for some families due to the pandemic, that does not mean family traditions have to be abandoned completely! Why not use this year to establish some fun new traditions with your family, or try different twists on longstanding ones? Here are some suggestions for how to connect with loved ones during the holiday season why still maintaining physical distance.

Play Long Distance Games with Family 

Video games have long had the option for players from around the world to connect but there are ways to play popular board and card games virtually as well! Family favorite games like Monopoly, Scattergories and Uno all have online versions you can play with friends and family. You can also hop on Zoom or Facebook Rooms to have a video conference with family members to play fun games like Charades, Who in the Room, or Trivia.

Do a Virtual Watch Party of Your Favorite Christmas Movies 

Does your family have favorite holiday movies that you watch together every year? You still can with new streaming technology and the help of ultra-fast one-gig internet at your Ten Trails home. Many streaming services like Netflix or Sling offer opportunities to create a “watch party” with friends and family members who are also subscribers. Chat on video while the film plays, and you can offer commentary and enjoy all your favorite scenes together.

Zoom Holiday Formal 

Do you miss getting dressed up for a night out? Get decked out in your favorite holiday attire and attend a holiday formal with friends or coworkers via Zoom. Ideas for sharing this event including picking out one or two appetizer recipes ahead of time that you will each make and share together during the party. Select a few special holiday-themed cocktails or mocktails to toast with while showing off your festive outfits.

Take Part in a Remote Baking Competition 

Holiday time is synonymous with baked goods and there is no reason this year should be an exception! Enter a friendly competition with friends, neighbors, or family members by baking up your best sweet treats and shipping or dropping off small batches to your baking competitors. Decide on a rating system beforehand and each member on the competition gets to vote for which treat they like best. Suggestions for voting categories include: “best decoration,” “best taste,” “most creative,” “best texture.” and “best overall.” Plant a New Year Tree Many cultures celebrate the new year by decorating or planting a tree — similar to the common practice in this country of putting up a Christmas tree. To mark the passage of 2020 and transition to 2021, your family could adopt this tradition and plant a tree or purchase a new houseplant to commemorate the holiday and represent a symbol of growth and life for the coming year. www.TenTrails.com 360.469.4043

Ways To Support Your Local Community

In this time of change and uncertainty, it can seem overwhelming to take on one more thing. We have had to adjust to life where many of us work from home, or aren’t working at all. Many kids are being taught at home, and many of our favorite local restaurants and stores have restricted access for customers. The Black Diamond area thrives on the support of local residents so we thought we would make it easy for residents to find ways to give back to their local community – without having to do much research and while still adhering to safety precautions.

Order Takeout and Delivery from Local Restaurants 

The Black Diamond area has a ton of great local restaurants that are offering takeout! If you do not feel like venturing out, you can also request food be delivered to your home via GrubHub or UberEats. Even better, win $50 in FREE takeout by taking part in one of Ten Trails’ weekly contests! This week we are having a scavenger hunt. Find the hidden Flamingo Gnome and submit a photo of yourself with it to info@tentrails.com to be entered to win the prize.

Purchase Gift Cards from Local Businesses

Along with ordering food from your favorite local restaurants, add some gift cards to that purchase! Buying gift cards helps generate revenue for the business and affords you the opportunity to come back at another time to dine-in. These can be great gifts for others or for yourself, it makes a promise to the business that you will be back, and shows how much you appreciate them. The Black Diamond Community Center provides many needed services to the local community. They give school supplies and backpacks to local children, provide services and meals for seniors, and run a local food bank. You can support the Black Diamond Community Center by participating in some of their fundraisers like their most recent community Garage Sale. The Community Center also takes non-perishable food donations that can be dropped off at the Ten Trails Welcome Center donation bin located at the front of the building. For a list of needed items, visit their website.

Support the Historic Museum Depot

The Historical Museum Depot in nearby downtown Black Diamond was once the train station for the railroad that ran from the former Town of Franklin to Seattle. Today, the building is a repository for all things Black Diamond and offers a glimpse into the rich history of this beautiful city. The building is in need of some repairs and is running a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for a new furnace. Consider donating to help this local treasure.

Write Positive Reviews for Local Businesses

If you cannot get out to your local businesses or afford to buy from them to show your support, consider writing a positive review for them! Utilize Yelp, Google, and the businesses’ social media pages to put in a good word. Good reviews not only positively impact the morale of business owners and their staff, but other customers are over 67% more likely to shop somewhere with good reviews.

Follow Local Businesses on Social Media

Another way to show your support from home is to follow local businesses’ social media pages. In today’s Covid-19 environment, many businesses are keeping customers informed largely through social media. With a bigger social media following, local businesses can stay in touch with their customer base and be more available to loyal customers for questions. While you are following local businesses, be sure to also follow, @TenTrails, for our updates! We post regularly to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter! 360.469.4043 www.TenTrails.com      

Choose How you Want to Move to Ten Trails

Ten Trails is a new master planned community located in beautiful Black Diamond, WA. Tucked into the scenic Cascade foothills in southeastern King County, this growing community has several purchasing options for would-be homebuyers!  Our builders offer a wide variety of home sizes and styles with a couple of options for selecting the home of your dreams. Need a home now? Choose from a selection of gorgeous move-in ready homes in the community. Have some time before you need to move? Select the floorplan and homesite of your choosing and let our builders build the home that perfectly suits your family’s needs!

Choose from a Selection of Quick Move-in Homes 

Things happen and life can get complicated and not everyone has several months to wait for a home to be built before they can move. That is why many of our builders have a selection of move-in ready homes for homebuyers to choose from! If you are in need of a home today, contact our builders for a list of available current inventory, or chat with us live at TenTrails.com to learn more about homes that are available to purchase now in the community.

Select Your Lot and Floorplan and Build the Home of Your Dreams 

Several of our builders allow customers to choose their ideal floorplan and homesite to build the home of their dreams! Visit our builder models by scheduling a tour through our website or calling us at 360-469-4043 and find out the steps and timeline for building your family’s ideal home at Ten Trails. 360-469-4043 www.TenTrails.com            

Explore Southeastern King County’s Off the Beaten Path Attractions this Summer 

Tucked away in a scenic section of southeastern King County, Ten Trails is located close to outdoor recreation hotspots as well as some lesser known but still notable area attractions.

Franklin Ghost Town Trail 

Ten Trails is located just minutes from the former town of Franklin. Once a booming coal-mining town, Franklin is now owned by King County and is part of the Green River Gorge Conservation Area. Hikers can explore the ruins of old buildings and view coal car tracks and cables hidden among the forest. The trail is part of privately-owned land, but the public is welcome to tour the Franklin Ghost Town trail for a $5 fee.

Maid of the Mist Waterfall

Also commonly known as the “Green River Gorge Falls” the Maid of the Mist waterfall is clearly visible with just a short hike from the historic Franklin Ghost Town trail. Instead of hiking up toward the hills, visitors can check out the waterfall by taking the route that ventures down into the gorge.

Black Diamond Open Space

Just a short, five-minute drive from Ten Trails north on Hwy 169, visitors can find the Black Diamond Open Space Park.  The park boasts 240 acres of park and trail space for hiking, horseback riding, trail running and mountain-biking. The latter is what the park is most well-known for, with more than 28 mountain bike trails that span more than 13 miles total.

Nolte State Park

Nolte State Park is one of the area’s finest state park recreation sites, but is not well-known to anyone who lives outside the immediate area. This 110-acre day-use park has 7,174 feet of freshwater shoreline located on Deep Lake near the Green River Gorge.

Black Diamond Cemetery

The Black Diamond Cemetery was founded in 1884 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Located within walking distance to Ten Trails, the cemetery has more than 1,200 graves, one of them of a Civil War veteran, and many others of the miners who came to work in the city from all over the world. www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4043    

King County’s Library System Offers Online Resources for Ten Trails Residents

Staying at home does not mean you no longer have access to all the great free resources offered by the King County library system! Ten Trails residents can access e-books, audiobooks, tabletop gaming resources, adult e-learning certifications and services for grade and high school at-home learning – all through the internet!

Rhyme on Poetry Events

Expressing yourself through poetry can be a great way to be creative and get your emotions out in a healthy and productive way! The King County Library System (KCLS) is now offering ongoing Rhyme on Poetry Events. April’s events included a poetry contest, sidewalk Haiku project and Facebook live poetry breaks. Stay tuned for announcements of future poetry contests and activities through KCLS for the upcoming weeks!

Get Certified from Home

Use extra time at home to improve your skills at work or at school with online e-certifications through KCLS! Get certified as a  Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS), or become an Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) through online programs that guide you through program requirements and test prep. Other online certification programs through KCLS include Quickbooks Online Certification and Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification.

Temporary Services for At-Home Learning

Perhaps one of the most useful free tools offered by the library system are their resources to help parents assist children with at-home learning! Search online reference services, take free online classes in technology, core skills, reading and math, and get resources to help with homework.

Tabletop Gaming Resources

Connect with friends and family who live remotely through KCLS’s tabletop gaming resources! If you are new to tabletop gaming, the library has videos and tutorials to help you and family members learn the rules of play so you can get started with remote family game nights soon!

E-Books and Audiobooks

Keep literacy in the forefront of your child’s education with free e-books and audiobook downloads from KCLS! The library’s informative website even has a list of suggested titles for various age groups, making it easy for Ten Trails parents to choose appropriate books for their child to read. www.TenTrails.com 360.469.4043