Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park is a regional park in King County, Washington, near the towns of Bellevue and Issaquah. The park was established in June 1983 to protect the central core of Cougar Mountain. With 38 miles (61 km) of hiking trails and 12 miles (19 km) of equestrian trails providing a true wilderness experience on Seattle's very doorstep, the park has grown piecemeal to 3,115 acres (12.61 km2), becoming one of the largest urban wildlands in the United States. Outside the official boundaries of the park are many more miles of trails in city greenbelts or on swaths of private land too steep to patrol for errant hikers, let alone develop.
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