“Wetlands — commonly called marshes, swamps, or bogs — are land areas that are saturated or covered with water for at least some part of the year.” - Dept of Ecology, State of WA

“We are here to address questions and provide good information to avoid the continuation of this harm in the future.” - attorney for the north property owner

“Clearly a 14 foot wide concrete driveway extending nearly from the water to 39th Ave E creates a rather significant increase in impervious surface within 100 feet of the shoreline.”

“Street ends are valuable neighborhood resources, especially when on the waterfront. They should not be stolen by adjacent landowners.”

All rainbows leads to a pot of gold!

The “temporary” fence for the north property has been renewed (again) by SDOT.

February cold dippn’

It is time to give you an update on where we are regarding all things Hidden Beach.

Robbie Dupree’s yacht rock to the rescue!

Substitute ‘private homeowners’ for ‘Howard Schultz’ and ‘street end’ for ‘public park’, and voila … same story!

Maybe you walk to, swim at, or otherwise enjoy Hidden Beach. But when it comes to encroachments, fence permits, SDOT, and the plan to improve this street-end, it quickly gets confusing. Here’s what you need to know.

A musical meditation on fences, land, and the genius of The Andrews Sisters.

“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right …”

No truer lyrics have ever been penned. Thank you Stealers Wheel.

On behalf of the hundreds of people from all over Seattle who use this beach, we respectfully request that SDOT allow the public land at E. Harrison Street End (aka “Hidden Beach”) to return to its proper use as our unobstructed swimming hole, paddleboard launch, neighborhood gathering spot, and a slice of Lake Washington beach access.

Yesterday hit 90F and was still in the upper 80s when these folks were swimming at sunset.