Cougar/Squak Corridor

About the Park

Cougar, Squak and Tiger Mountains, also known as “the Issaquah Alps,” rise above Lake Sammamish and together provide more than 15,000 acres of connected public forest lands. There are more than 100 miles of connected trails and the dense forests and wilderness are home to numerous birds and wildlife.

Cougar/Squak Corridor Park is a 730-acre valley between Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Parkand Squak Mountain State Park, creating contiguous 5,000 acres of public land. This forested park protects the headwaters of a salmon-bearing stream.

There are about three miles of gravel roads winding through an area of the park that used to be a car-camping campground. The 2.5 mile Margaret's Way trail, beginning at the Squak Mountain Lodge, is named for Margaret Macleod, a trails and open space advocate who was responsible for the preservation of hundreds of acres of open space in the Issaquah Alps, including the Cougar-Squak Mountain Corridor. Near the top of the park, Margaret's Way connects to Chybinski Loop Trail, Debbie's View Trail, and many other trails connecting to Squak Mountain State Park.

Park activities and facilities

Location

10610 Renton Issaquah Rd. SE, Issaquah WA 98027

Nearby Bus Stops

Year-round: Buses at the Issaquah Transit Center

Seasonally

Trailhead Direct

Parking

There is a gravel parking area at the park entrance on 190 Ave SE.

Trailheads

Margaret's Way: From the Cougar/Squak Corridor Park parking area, head toward the Squak Mountain Lodge.

East Ridge Trailhead: From within Issaquah city limits, at Sunrise Place SE and Sycamore Drive SE.

West Access Trailhead is accessible off Renton-Issaquah Road, SR-900.

Bullitt Fireplace Trailhead: off of Mountainside Drive SE.