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Royal Arch Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 165 Google reviews · Running trail in Maple Valley, Washington · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Royal Arch Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Park with a forest and picnic tables, plus a river where an annual Halloween event is held.
What runners say about Royal Arch Park
“Beautifully natural area, venue managers are extremely nice and accommodating, clean facilities, updating the area every day!”
“Beautiful location with lots of trees, shade, and a nice river running by the far side of the park.”
Beautiful location with lots of trees, shade, and a nice river running by the far side of the park. It's an awesome place to see wildlife, elk, birds, and even a bald eagle that fishes from the river in the afternoon.
Yes it's a really cool spot along the Cedar River in Maple Valley on state Route 169 company pick niks, camp spots for relaxing on hot summer day, or just the weekend
Beautiful grounds, great open rental facility, nice managers, easy to work with. Clean facilities. Be careful there is poison oak over growing some smaller trails. But, the bigger ones are cut back. Highly recommend for business picnics, baby shower, wedding, birthday party, or family reunion.
Great park with a wonderful river running beside it. The river is shallow enough for those stable on their feet to walk, but it is rather swift for littler ones. Would be fine as long as you keep an eye on them.
Trail conditions & character
“Beautiful location with lots of trees, shade, and a nice river running by the far side of the park.”
Plan your run at Royal Arch Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- Websiteroyalarchpark.org
- Phone(425) 432-2066
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–4 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–4 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–4 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–4 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–4 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–4 PM |
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