Parks and Recreation, King County department of

Quick Facts

Address: 36429 44th Avenue South, between Auburn and Federal Way

Area: 27 acres

Hours: 8:00 am to dusk

Amenities: Children's play area with play structure, walking paths, two tennis courts, two baseball fields, fishing pier, picnic shelters, picnic tables, full-court basketball hoop, fort with view, restrooms, public telephone, parking.

Driving Directions:
From the north, take I-5 to the S. 320th St. exit (#143), turn left on 320th and drive east .7 miles to S. Military Road. Turn right and follow Military Road 3.1 miles to the park entrance on your right.

From the south, take I-5 to SR 18 East. On SR 18, take the first exit, Weyerhaeuser Way S., and turn right. Take the first left turn onto S. 344th Way. This becomes S. 342nd St. and ends at Military Raod. Turn right on Military Rd. and drive 1.6 miles to the Park entrance on the right.

Rentals: To rent a picnic shelter, please call 206-205-5275 . To rent a ballfield, please call 206-205-5275 .

Photo of 5 Mile Park Trail

Five Mile Lake Park
Auburn

It's easy to see why Five Mile Lake Park, west of Auburn and east of Federal Way, is one of the most popular parks in the King County Park System - everywhere you turn, there's something fun and interesting to do.

At 27 acres, Five Mile Lake Park is not one of King County's biggest parks, but like Mighty Mouse, it really packs a punch.

Serving as bookends on the north and south ends of the park are two baseball fields. In between are two tennis courts, and an outdoor, full-length basketball court. For impromptu games of catch, frisbee, or badminton, the park has two large, open meadows.

Kids can also go on an interesting adventure along the shoreline of Five Mile Lake and through wooded areas on the park's internal trails. Along the way, kids can check out the fort-like structure built on a bluff overlooking the lake. The lake has no lifeguard and is posted with no swimming signs. From the fort's decks, visitors can get a birds-eye view of the lake, internal trails and a portion of the park.

Parents can establish a home camp at one of the two reservable picnic shelters with barbecue facilities. One of the shelters is serenely stashed in a thickly wooded section of the park. If the shelters aren't available, there's plenty of picnic tables or lawn to spread out on.

King County purchased the site of Five Mile Lake Park in 1966, two years before voters approved the Forward Thrust bond. In addition to all the facilities for park users, Five Mile Lake also houses a maintenance office for parks crews.

A State Centennial marker in the middle of Five Mile Lake Park commemorates Old Military Road, King County's oldest highway, begun in 1858 and opened in October 1860.

For questions about information on this page, please contact Kathy Nygard

For questions about the
Parks and Recreation Web Site, please contact Mel Boupharath.

Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Parks and Recreation Division

Updated: June 16, 2006

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