Driving directions to Soaring Eagle Park, Sammamish, WA

From Seattle, follow SR-520 East to Redmond or follow I-90 East to Issaquah, then follow directions from those cities.

NEW shorter route!  From Redmond, go East on SR-202 (Redmond-Fall City Road NE).
If coming from SR-520, take the SR-202 exit and turn right.
Turn right onto 244th Ave NE (about 4.8 miles from E Lake Sammamish Parkway NE)
Travel south for 2.25 miles
Turn left onto E Main Dr.
Follow E Main Dr. to its end (about 1 mile)
Park either in the lot or along E Main Dr.
(244th Ave NE is now open all the way south. The bridge is finished!)

Old directions From Redmond, Turn right onto Sahalee Way NE (about 3 miles from the center of town or 2 miles from E Lake Sammamish Parkway NE).
Turn left onto SE 8th St (about 2 miles after Sahalee Way NE straightens and becomes 228th Ave NE).
SE 8th St will bend left and turn into 244th Ave SE (after about 0.8 miles).
Turn right onto E Main Dr (about 0.4 miles after bend).
Follow E Main Dr to its end (about 1 mile).
Park either in the lot or along E Main Dr.

From Issaquah, go North on E Lake Sammamish Parkway SE (exit 17 from I-90).
Turn Right onto SE 43rd Way (after about 2 miles from I-90).
SE 43rd Way bends right then left and becomes 228th Ave SE.
Turn right onto SE 8th St (about 2 miles after 43rd straightens into 228th).
SE 8th St will bend left and turn into 244th Ave SE (after about 0.8 miles).
Turn right onto E Main Dr (about 0.4 miles after bend).
Follow E Main Dr to its end (almost 1 mile).
Park either in the lot or along E Main Dr.

To search for a map on the web, enter the address:
E Main Dr & 259th Ave NE, Sammamish, WA
The park entrance and parking lot is just East of there.
Google Maps does not yet have the new bridge on 244th Ave NE (as of September 2010).

Soaring Eagle Park has no bus service very nearby or at times that are convenient to the morning check-in time for most of the runs at the park. However, it may be possible to combine bus travel to Issaquah or Redmond with biking to the park. Metro's local Dial-a-Ride Transit (DART) route 927 (Issaquah and Sammamish Plateau) service area extends East to 244th Ave SE, about a mile from the park entrance, but the Saturday service doesn't begin until 9:00 AM, probably not early enough to arrive on time for the start. Those interested in exploring transit options can check Metro's Trip Planner.