Bellevue Parks & Community Services maintains over 2,700 acres of parks and open space land and over 80 miles of trails. The department also provides recreation programs for over 10,000 participants each year. Parks & Community Services at a glance
Parks & Community Services Operational Status – November Windstorm
Updated 9:34 a.m., 11/21/2024
Damage assessment in parks continues, and staff are prioritizing tree removals and cleanup. Please use caution when visiting parks, and do not enter closed areas.
Community Centers
- Bellevue Youth Theatre: Open, regular hours, noon-8 p.m.
- Crossroads Community Center: Open, modified hours, 10 a.m.-TBD, programs running as scheduled.
- Highland Community Center: Open, regular hours, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., programs running as scheduled.
- North Bellevue Community Center: Open, modified hours, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., open as warming center, programs canceled.
- Northwest Arts Center: Open, regular hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., programs running as scheduled.
- South Bellevue Community Center: Open, modified hours, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., scheduled programs canceled, Fitness Center and gym are available for unscheduled gym use.
Community Recreation Facilities
- Bellevue Aquatic Center: Open, regular hours, 8 a.m.-9 p.m., programs running as scheduled.
- Bellevue Botanical Garden: Open, regular hours.
- Bellevue Golf Course: Closed due to no power.
- Kelsey Creek Farm: Open, regular hours, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., programs running as scheduled.
- Robinswood Tennis Center: Closed until further notice.
Visitor & Environmental Education Centers
- Lewis Creek Visitor Center: TBD
- Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center: Closed due to no power.
- Lake Hills Greenbelt Ranger Station: Open, regular hours, noon-4 p.m.
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Bellevue Parks & Community Services offers more value, more variety and more fun with our enriching and educational recreation programs for people of all ages and abilities. Join a youth sports league, get creative after school, take up a martial art, enhance your body and mind with yoga, sign up for swimming lessons or find adaptive programs for youth and adults with disabilities. Our programs offer you the opportunity to stay fit and active. Learn more
Our Mission
To build a healthy community through an integrated system of exceptional parks, natural areas, recreation, arts and culture and a broad base of community services.
Our Vision
In Bellevue everyone can connect to each other and to nature through experiences that help them to live, grow and thrive.
Equity: A System of Fairness
Equity acknowledges and removes disparities in opportunities, power and resources, so everyone can reach their full potential. Bellevue Parks & Community Services practices equity, which is the responsibility of every individual in the department. Equitable access is a right, not a privilege, and is fundamental to our mission of serving all people. Through equitable policies and practices, we cultivate ties that connect people to the fabric of our community.