Land Acquisition

What is land acquisition?

Land acquisition is the process of procuring property through purchase, donation, conservation, etc. Between 1999 and 2025, the City acquired 676 acres of public land.

Land Acquisition Strategy & Implementation Program

In 2017, the City adopted a Land Acquisition Strategy & Implementation Program. There were two purposes to this program:

1. The first is prioritizing acquisition efforts.
2. The second is standardizing the evaluation process used by City staff to screen properties for Council consideration.

The early stages of this program involved an extensive public outreach process. The intent was to better understand specific community desires regarding new land acquisitions. The results confirmed that the community’s highest priorities were for:

• new trails;
• preserving tree canopy;
• protecting streams and corridors;
• preserving wildlife habitat; and
• increasing waterfront access.

Acquisition efforts were focused on properties that will help preserve Sammamish’s natural beauty and provide greater recreational opportunities like trail connections.

Sammamish Park Land Acquisition History

Year Acquired	Park Name	Acreage
1999	East Sammamish Park	19
1999	Evans Pond Trail	0.5
1999	Northeast Sammamish Park	6
1999	Pine Lake Park	19
2000	Evans Creek Preserve	174
2001	Ebright Creek Park	12
2001	Sammamish Landing	4
2002	Sammamish Commons	27
2002	Beaver Lake Preserve	59
2003	Beaver Lake Park	83
2005	Additional Evans Creek Preserve Parcels	5
2006	Illahee Trail	13
2007	Steve and Rosina Kipper Preserve	17
2008	Additional Sammamish Landing Parcels	6.3
2011	Big Rock Park North Site A	16
2011	Thirty Acres Park (Soaring Eagle)	30
2013	Additional Evans Creek Preserve Parcels	28
2013	Additional Parcels Along Sahalee Way	7
2016	Big Rock Park Central Site B	20
2016	Klahanie Park	64
2018	Additional Parcels Along Sahalee Way	11.15
2018	Property Along George Davis Creek	0.75
2018	Beaton Hill Park	9.32
2020	Property Along NE 6th St	13.7
2021	Parker Properties	14.88
2021	Big Rock Park South Site C	14.87
2024	Landa Property	1.67
		TOTAL: 676.14