Fall is here, and salmon are returning to streams and rivers around Puget Sound. Watch for these natural beauties at the viewing sites around the watershed as they make their seasonal journey!
See kokanee salmon near Lake Sammamish (Ebright and Lewis Creeks)
| Dates: | Early November through late January (self-guided). |
| Locations: | Ebright Creek at the East Lake Sammamish Trail in Sammamish, and Lewis Creek at 185th Place SE in Issaquah. |
| Contact: | Call before you go to make sure kokanee are visible: 206-263-3661. |
Don't miss this chance to see this special and declining species. Kokanee are a smaller relative of sockeye and, unlike other salmon, spend their whole lives in fresh water streams and lakes. Lake Sammamish is the only place within 90 miles of Seattle to see native kokanee.
To learn more about these little red fish, visit: Kokanee.
Sponsored by: the City of Issaquah, the City of Sammamish, and King County.
Driving Directions:
To Ebright Creek:
From SR 520: Take the exit at NE Redmond-Fall City Road and turn right onto NE Redmond-Fall City Road. Drive approximately one-half mile. Make a slight right turn onto East Lake Sammamish Parkway NE. Drive approximately 4.5 miles to 148 East Lake Sammamish Parkway SE.
From I-90 (westbound or eastbound): Take Exit 17 (Front Street - Issaquah). At the end of the exit ramp, turn north onto Front Street. Front Street soon becomes East Lake Sammamish Parkway SE. Drive approximately 5.7 miles to 148 East Lake Sammamish Parkway.
NOTE: The viewing site and a small parking area are across the street from this address. Walk left from the parking area onto the East Lake Sammamish Trail. The viewing site is approximately 50 feet from the parking area. Please be courteous to the neighbors in this residential area.
To Lewis Creek:
From I-90 westbound: Take Exit 13 (Lakemont Blvd SE/SE Newport Way). At the end of the exit ramp turn right onto Lakemont Blvd SE. Enter the roundabout. Take the first exit onto West Lake Sammamish Parkway SE.
From I-90 eastbound: Take Exit 13 (Lakemont Blvd SE/SE Newport Way). The exit ramp is an overpass that circles back to merge with Lakemont Blvd SE. Merge with traffic and then enter the roundabout. Take the first exit onto West Lake Sammamish Parkway SE.
NOTE: Drive approximately 0.7 miles and take a left onto 188th Ave SE. Drive approximately 0.4 miles and take a left onto SE 43rd St. SE 43rd St winds through a residential neighborhood for less than 0.25 miles, eventually becoming 185th Place SE. The viewing site is the bridge over Lewis Creek, located at about 4100 185th Place SE. Parking is on the street at the bridge. Please be courteous to the neighbors in this residential area.
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