Marina Park
Kirkland, WA
Marina Park sits in downtown Kirkland's waterfront marina district, a small sandy beach good for kids and paddleboard launches, though it's not one of the city's three officially guarded swim beaches. A 77-slip marina, a fountain, and summer concerts nearby make it more of a downtown amenity than a planned beach day.
Real, small, and convenient right in downtown Kirkland, more a waterfront amenity than a destination swim beach given the lack of a lifeguard.
How we score beachesThere's no lifeguard here, unlike Juanita, Houghton, and Waverly, so treat it as an unguarded beach and supervise kids accordingly.
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