Permits are required for trail events and running practices taking place on a City of Bellevue trail system.
Trail Events are defined as cross-country meets, orienteering, and run/walk activities that use a trail system or walking path and have limited impact on the park. Trail Events with special uses or those that have greater impact on the park may be charged to reserve additional space in the park for their added activities.
Running practices are recurring monthly or weekly, low-impact trail use for running clubs or groups training on a trail system or walking path.
Permit & Fees
- Review Park Site Guidelines
- Complete Park Event Request Form (Word, PDF)
- When requesting multiple dates, include all practices/events in a separate Excel sheet (preferred). Include day of the week, date, set-up start time, event start time, event end time, take down end time.
- Attach route map/site plan with visual indicators of route and direction of runner
- Submit at least 30 days before first use
- Kelsey Creek Trail Events/Running Practices: Email a completed Park Event Request Form and route map/site plan to KelseyCreekFarm@BellevueWA.gov
- All Other Parks/Trails: Email a completed Park Event Request Form and route map/site plan to ParkRental@BellevueWA.gov
- Trail Event Fees
- $50 Trail Event Application Fee (non-refundable), collected for each event
- Trail Event Use Fee
- 1-75 people: $88
- 76-200 people: $216
- 201-450 people: $464
- Running Practice Fees
- $50 Running Practice Permit Fee (non-refundable), collected for each month of practice and billed/processed separately.
- Running Practice Use Fee:
- 50 people or less: $9 per hour
- 51 people or more: $18 per hour
- Non-profit Discount
- Trail Events: Organizations, public schools, and government agencies receive 30% discount on the use fee for mission-based activities when proof of status is provided at the time of request. Discount does not apply to other fees.
- Running Practice: Hourly rates are not eligible for discount.
- All fees are subject to change.
Supporting Documents
- Certificate of Insurance
- Insurance must cover the business name if self-employed.
- Listed as Certificate Holder and Additional Insured:
- The City of Bellevue, its officials, employees and volunteers
PO Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009-9012
- The City of Bellevue, its officials, employees and volunteers
- General Liability $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate.
Cancelations, Credits, Change Requests
- Cancelation credit: 10 days’ notice required by email.
- No refunds for weather.
- New dates require a new form and fees.
Trail Use Locations
- Crossroads Park
- Downtown Park
- Kelsey Creek Park
- Lake Hills Park
- Lake Hills Greenbelt
- Larson Lake
- Lewis Creek Park
- Robinswood Park
- Wilburton Hill Park