Waverly Beach Park

Waverly Beach Park is located on Lake Washington and features a playground, restroom, picnicking areas, and a swimming beach with a dock located in the Market neighborhood. The restroom building is typically open March through October. A portable toilet is available from approximately November to March.

There are two small parking lots and additional street parking nearby.

Park Donations

Donating funds to a park is a wonderful way to show appreciation for Kirkland, to honor someone special, or to commemorate a milestone. Park benches and tables are the most popular items to donate, however other donations are possible as well, like those for trees or landscape, for general park maintenance, towards public art or other site amenities (i.e. water fountains), and even towards the tools and equipment needed to keep Kirkland’s parks beautiful.

Learn more about park donations

Picnic Area Rental

Waverly Beach Park has a picnic area available for rent. It includes a covered shelter with a total of four picnic tables. There are BBQs available for use in the picnic area. When the picnic area is not being rented, it is available for use on a first-come, first-serve basis.

There are additional picnic tables throughout the park that are not part of the picnic area. They are available for first-come, first-serve use.

Learn more about renting the picnic area at Waverly Beach Park

Public Art

Waverly Beach Park features a series of carved cedar benches depicting fishing stories by Pat McVay from Whidbey Island. The series includes two benches with carved backs, two back-less benches and two stools.

Waverly Beach carved bench by Pat McVay

Waverly Beach carved bench series by Pat McVay

Waterfront Access and Lifeguarded Swimming Beach

Waverly Beach has a swimming area completely enclosed by a "U" shaped sunbathing dock. This area offers a shallow water swimming area for smaller children, and a deeper water swimming area. You can launch your personal watercraft (kayak, paddleboard, etc.) from the park.

The swimming beach has lifeguards on duty during the summer, typically from July through Labor Day in September. If there is inclement weather, or the air temperature is under 65 degrees, lifeguards will not report to the beaches.

Swimming beaches are tested weekly by King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, if a beach tests high for bacteria, the beach will be closed for swimming. For testing information please visit www.kingcounty.gov/swimbeach.

Loaner lifejackets are available at the lifeguard office. If a lifejacket is needed, please speak with any of the lifeguards on duty in the lifeguard office to check out a lifejacket. Learn more about lifeguarded beaches in Kirkland

Learn more about lifeguarded beaches in Kirkland