(Lynnwood, Washington June 5, 2025)—The City of Lynnwood proudly hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 4th to celebrate the completion of the highly anticipated Scriber Lake Park Boardwalk Trail. After a year of construction, City officials, project partners, and community members gathered to re-open the park and mark Lynnwood’s commitment to ADA accessibility, reinvestment in existing park infrastructure, and environmental stewardship.   

The newly revitalized Scriber Lake Park now boasts a fully accessible ½-mile loop trail around the lake. The Boardwalk Trail Project replaced approximately 1,100 linear feet of wood-chip trail with an 8’ wide elevated boardwalk ensuring year-round access even during seasonal flooding events. Additionally, the existing southern at-grade lake viewpoint was replaced with an elevated platform to enhance visitor access and views to the lake. 

“Like most of our parks, Scriber Lake Park has experienced many changes over the years with the growth of our community, but it has endured thanks to the hard work of our Parks team and many community members who help preserve its beauty and health. Today, we are celebrating this park's next chapter,” City of Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell said in her remarks. “I would like to express my gratitude to our community partners, public agencies, and our remarkable employees who have supported this project. Their commitment and hard work in improving our parks with their time and resources are truly appreciated.” 

Other significant enhancements include the installation of aluminum gangways to improve the connection to the existing floating dock, re-grading and repaving the existing southern asphalt trail segment, and resurfacing the parking lot. Additional seating opportunities enhance the park’s usability, and the wetland restoration efforts will help improve the hydrological function. Later this month, staff will finalize improvements with the installation of custom-etched benches and interpretive signage that will highlight the park’s unique peat-fen ecosystem.

The $5.5 million project was possible through a combination of grant funding and local resources. Funding contributors included the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) program, Washington State Recreation & Conservation Office WWRP Local Parks program, Snohomish County Partnership Projects program, and the Lynnwood Parks and Recreation Foundation. Other funding included council-approved allocations from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and Park Impact Fees.   

“I recently visited Scriber Lake Park and walked the new boardwalk trail,” said Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02). “The boardwalk is an accessible addition that will bring people closer to the outdoors in an urban setting, and it’s a great spot to go birding. I’m glad that federal dollars supported this project.” 

This project is one of the many enhancements and improvements to connect our community members to our parks and Lynnwood’s City Center and transit systems. For more information about other current and upcoming projects, visit our project page.  

Contact:
Monica Thompson
Park Planning Superintendent 
mthompson@lynnwoodwa.gov