The Kathryn Taylor Equestrian Park opened April 5th, right in the heart of one of Redmond's fasted growing neighborhoods. The land set aside for the park was negotiated as part of the concessions made by the developers of the Trilogy housing project. Last year, the King County Council voted to name it in memory of Kathryn Taylor, who spent many years fighting to keep equestrian trails open in an increasingly urbanized East Side. The park will be maintained by the King County Parks Department.

The facilities include a large (100' x 200') sand arena and a sixty-foot round pen with gravel footing, ample parking with room to turn a trailer and access to the Tolt Pipeline trail. There are no sanitary facilities or water that I saw.

There was no-one around when I stopped by on a mid-week afternoon, but the arena has obviously been used, as a track is developing. The footing is fairly deep in the arena. There is a concrete mounting block outside the arena, but the gate will test your skills if you want to open and close it from horseback.