Taylor Mountain Forest

The Taylor Mountain Public Use Plan and Trails Assessment is a partnership planning project between the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR), King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (KCDNRP), and the City of Seattle - Cedar River Watershed. The plan identifies appropriate low-impact recreational opportunities in the greater Taylor Mountain Area.

The Taylor Mountain Forest is located south and east of Tiger Mountain, south of I-90 and east of SR 18, between the communities of Hobart and North Bend in eastern King County. The purpose of the plan is to:

• Provide low-impact recreational opportunities for the public, while preserving the site's forestry, ecological, wildlife and water quality values.
• Provide recommendations for a public trail system and facilities within the planning area, which extends from Snoqualmie Point to the north, to Tiger Mountain State Forest through Taylor Mountain Forest, and including a small portion of the Cedar River Watershed outside of the watershed's hydrologic boundary, to the south.
• Focus on identifying opportunities for trails by using existing forest roads and trails. This will include identifying road to trail conversions, needed new trail construction and trails closures.
• Provide a working document that inventories the trails, analyzes trail upgrades, provides cost estimates and includes a plan for trail maintenance and upgrades to the trail network
• Address required trailheads and facilities to support public use within the Taylor Mountain planning area.

If you have any questions about the plan, please contact Tina Miller by phone at 206-296-2990 or by e-mail at tina.miller@kingcounty.gov, or Margaret Macleod at 425-837-3322 or MargM@ci.issaquah.wa.us.

The Final Taylor Mountain Public Use Plan is available in Adobe Acrobat format. For help using Acrobat files, please visit our Acrobat help page

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Table of Contents (7.7 Kb)

Taylor Mountain Public Use Plan (124 Kb, not including figures below)

Figure 1 - Vicinity Map (1.79 MB)

Figure 2a - Existing Conditions: Southwest (1.83 MB)

Figure 2b - Existing Conditions: Northeast (890 Kb)

Figure 3a - Public Use Concept: Southwest (210 Kb)

Figure 3b - Public Use Concept: Northeast (293 Kb)

Figure 4 - Proposed Loop Trail (182 Kb)

The trails assessment portion of the report is available on request from Tina Miller at tina.miller@kingcounty.gov 206-296-2990. A related report detailing the Taylor Mountain Forest Stewardship Plan is also availalbe for download.

The Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation (IAC) provided the funding to prepare this plan through a Nonhighway and Off-road Vehicle Activities (NOVA) grant.

For questions about this Web page, please contact Tina Miller, Taylor Mountain Public Use Planning Team.

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Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Water and Land Resources Division

Updated: March 16, 2005