Golf Courses Close to Ten Trails

Golf is one of many outdoor activities open during current Covid-19 restrictions. Lucky for Ten Trails residents, they have their pick of many fine golf courses all within a short drive of the community! Check with each of the courses listed below before your arrival to be updated with all current pandemic guidelines and be prepared for indoor dining areas to be closed during your visit.

Druid’s Glen Golf Course 

Located just minutes from Ten Trails in nearby Covington, Druid’s Glen Golf Course is ranked one of the top ten golf courses in Washington and offers championship golf and scenic views. This public course offers memberships as well as daily play fee options and is challenging for golfers of all skill levels.

Lake Wilderness Golf Course

Located in nearby Maple Valley, Lake Wilderness Golf Course is a fun, accessible course open for members and the public. The 18-hole course offers short, narrow fairways that test all skill levels, and the scenic setting is enhanced by the course’s many large fir trees.

Enumclaw Golf Course

Another local public course located just off Hwy-410, the Enumclaw Golf Course is an 18-hole facility that meanders through tall pines in a beautiful setting below Mt. Rainier. Enumclaw Golf Course is known for its reasonable fees, scenic fairways, and accessibility for all players.

Washington National Golf Club

Washington National is a popular local course that is well-known as the home course for the University of Washington’s men’s and women’s golf teams. This 18-hole championship course was designed by award-winning architect, John Fought, and features rugged transitional areas, white-sand bunkers and impeccably maintained greens. www.TenTrails.com 360.469.4043  

Take a Virtual Tour of Local Museum Exhibits from the Comfort of Your Ten Trails Home 

While visiting museums in person isn’t possible right now, some local museums decided to bring the exhibits directly to your home! Take full advantage of Ten Trails’ ultra-fast 1-gig internet to keep kids entertained, augment at-home school learning programs and take part in fun puzzles and challenges with online programs offered by some Seattle area museums!

Take Flight at Home with the Museum of Flight

Ten Trails residents can take a 3D virtual tour of dozens of different aircrafts including the NASA space shuttle trainer via the Museum of Flight’s website. The Museum of Flight is also offering downloadable STEM workshops created by museum educators for kids in grades K-12. Kids can also get challenged competing in online puzzles and other interactive and educational games offered by the museum.

Pacific Science Center’s Curiosity at Home

Seattle’s Pacific Science Center is offering a new program, Curiosity at Home, which features live streaming science shows and hands-on STEM activities and tutorials for kids of all ages to do at home. The programs are intended to inspire young minds and create excitement about all areas of science. Every Wednesday at 11 am PST, the museum goes live on Facebook with educational programs related to the museum’s exhibits, live animals and even live science experiments.

Stay Home with SAM | At-home Art Programs from the Seattle Art Museum

While it is temporarily closed to the public, the Seattle Art Museum is offering weekly programs to inspire families to take part in at-home art activities. The museum’s blog features a new art object each week with information about its history, origination and the artist who created it. The weekly object is then connected to a suggested at-home activity for the entire family to take part in with tips on technique. www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4043

Nearby Hiking this Spring

As the days get longer and warmer, and your spring fever sets in, you might have the urge for a little hiking with the family. Listed below are five local hikes near Ten Trails that might be just what you need to ease the cabin fever this spring!

Mud Mountain Rim 

This trail can be found 17 miles from Ten Trails at the Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Site, not far from Enumclaw. This is a relatively easy hike, 4.2 miles each way. The recreation site offers a playground, picnic area, and family-friendly hiking. Vista sites near the park provide the opportunity to view the dam and White River below with the added bonus of free parking in the nearby lot!

Squak Mountain 

Part of the Issaquah Alps, the Squak Mountain trailhead is 19 miles from Ten Trails. This is moderate in difficulty and less crowded than the nearby Tiger Mountain trails. The hike is 6.6 miles roundtrip. A Discover Pass is required for parking at the trail head.

Pinnacle Peak (Mount Peak)

Not far from Enumclaw, this hike is about 20 miles from Ten Trails. This short but steep hike is two miles roundtrip and offers stunning views of Mt. Rainier and the surrounding valley with free parking for hikers.

Federation Forest Trail 

Near the town of Greenwater, Federation Forest State Park can be found 26 miles from Ten Trails. This is a relatively easy roundtrip hike of five miles and begins with an Interpretive Center that is open April through October. This is a delightful trail through old growth forest, alongside the White River, that is great for a family day trip. A Washington State Parks Discover Pass is required for parking.

Snoquera Falls Loop 

For residents looking to venture a little further out this spring, the Snoquera Falls Loop trailhead parking lot can be found 38 miles from Ten Trails. The loop is a moderate roundtrip hike of 3.9 miles, peaking at a lovely waterfall that roars in the spring and trickles in the summer. A Northwest Forest Pass is required for hiking. There is no time like the present to discover what can be found just outside Your New Hometown! Happy trails! For more elevation details and maps to the above locations, go to the website for Washington Trails Association:  https://www.wta.org/ 360.469.4043 www.TenTrails.com

Nearby Halloween Events

Just a few more days until Halloween and there are still plenty of activities to do to get in to the spooky spirit of the holiday! Check out these nearby, family-friendly activities with your kids this week!

Dark Haunted Forest Maple Valley

Take a spooky tour through the haunted forest with your little ones on October 30 and 31st at Royal Arch Park, 20821 Renton Maple Valley Hwy SE from 7-10 pm.  In addition to the walk, there will be concessions and classic horror clips playing while you wait in line.

Trick-or-Treat at the Pacific Science Center

Head to Seattle’s Pacific Science Center from 4 to 7 pm on Tuesday, October 30th for trick-or-treating and half-priced admission! Kids can take part in spooky Halloween activities and stage and planetarium shows.

11th Annual Hallo-Wee Story Time and Parade

Head to the Auburn library at 1102 Auburn Way South for their 11th Annual Hallo-Wee Story Time and Parade! Kids in costumes can parade around the library and cozy up with friends and family members to hear a not-too-scary Halloween story.

Renton Ikea Trick or Treat

From 4 to 7 pm at the Renton Ikea, kids can trick-or-treat throughout the store for candy and toys. Bring the kiddos for a fun, safe afternoon of trick-or-treating, and get some shopping done for  your new Ten Trails home at the same time! www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4043

Lumber House Brewery’s Tasting Room…a Fun Local Hangout for Ten Trails Residents

Just around the corner from Ten Trails on Hwy 169, the newly-opened Lumber House Brewery Tasting Room gives our residents a fun place to meet up with neighbors and try some delicious local beer. Given that the Pacific Northwest is known around the world for its craft-brewing scene, it’s hops production, and local breweries, it just seems fitting that Black Diamond–itself a quintessential Pacific Northwest city–have it’s very own tasting room. The Black Diamond location was not in the original plan for the brewery. Owners, Melissa and Jacob Earl originally opened their brewery in Hobart/Maple Valley and recently moved to set up shop in Black Diamond’s Diamond Square right by Sea Bishop Spirits, a local, small-batch gin distillery. The new tasting room features cozy booth spaces, an expansive bar, soaring ceilings with artistic chandeliers and a wood motif that pay homage to the brewery’s name. Wooden tables have been created from wood salvaged from an old tree that fell on Melissa’s childhood property, and the booths are made from stained cypress wood.

Grand Opening Celebration July 27

A large crowd of Maple Valley/Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce members, local politicians, City Council member, Janie Edelman, and Mayor Carol Benson, and various friends and family of the Earls gathered at Lumber House Brewery today for their grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Tasty Brews for Every Palate

Lumber House Brewery serves a wide variety of beers to please every palate: pale ales, a rye IPA and regular IPA, a pale ale made with spruce tips, Octoberfest lager, oatmeal stout and an amber ale. Offering growlers, “crowlers.” taster trays as well as pints, the beers can be enjoyed both on-site and t0-go. Lumber House Brewery plans on featuring live, local music on a regular basis. Check out their Facebook page and follow them for the latest updates on events at the tasting room. www.TenTrails.com 360.469.4043    

Take Part in Nearby Summertime Concerts at Lake Meridian 

Lake Meridian Summer Concert Series 

Ten Trails residents enjoy a prime location, with nature and outdoor activities right outside their doorstep, while still being close to shopping, dining and regional jobs. Lake Meridian, one of the area’s largest recreational lakes, is located just twenty minutes from Ten Trails, and offers a number of fun activities throughout the summer months!

Thursdays in the Park 

Bring a picnic basket and head to Lake Meridian this summer for their annual Summer Concert Series! This year’s entertainment lineup includes music from a wide variety of musicians. While you and your significant other enjoy the music, your kids can have fun splashing in the crystal clear lake water, or playing on the park’s large jungle gym.

Lake Meridian Summer Concert Dates 

The fun begins on July 12th with a live performance by Shaggy Sweet.  Head back to Lake Meridian each Thursday until August 16^th for live music from 7 to 8:30 pm. For more information, visit the Kent government website. July 12: Shaggy Sweet (Pop rock covers and originals) July 19: The Noms (Harmonic rock with blues, country, soul, bluegrass, funk) July 26: Ranger and the Re-Arrangers (Gypsy Jazz) Aug. 2: Ethan Tucker (Acoustic roots with soulful, bluesy vocals) Aug. 9: Royal Jelly Jive (Soul, rock, swing, and hip-hop) Aug. 16: Longstride (Lyrical reggae-rock-groove)     www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4043