The Yakima Greenway Path is a continuous, 10 mile paved walking/biking
path system including the Noel Pathway (between Sarg Hubbard and Sherman
Parks), Jewett Pathway (between Nob Hill and Valley Mall Blvd.), and Plath
Pathway (along the Naches River). It is accessible from all Greenway parks
and landings except Century Landing. Restrooms are located periodically along
the path and there are numerous garbage cans, but there is no potable water.
Dogs must be on leash, except at the off-leash dog park;
mutt-mitts are available along the path to pick up after your canine friends.
There are goatheads in
areas along the path; be especially cautious if you are bicycling and leave
the asphalt path. See entire map of
the Yakima Greenway Path(see
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Click on any of the red dots for information about a
particular area, as well as driving directions to that area.
Click any of the blue information dots to
find out more about the landscape and natural habitat of that section
of the Greenway.
North section of pathway, and Plath Pathway to the West:
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Boise Pond area south to Robertson Landing:
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Sherman Park south to pathway ending at Spring Creek/Valley Mall Blvd.
parking lot:
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Pathway ending and Century Landing:
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Greenway Facilities
Greenway boast 10 distinct destination locations that are along the pathway.
Myron Lake: Fishing Lake and western terminus
of the Plath Pathway. From 40th Avenue, travel east on Fruitvale Blvd.
.2 miles, turn left into a driveway, cross railroad tracks to parking
lot.
16th Avenue Parking Lot: Parking access for the
Plath Pathway. Travel north on 16th Avenue across Highway 12, straight
ahead to parking lot. The pathway heads east along the Naches River.
To reach the western portion of the path from the parking lot, cross
back over Highway 12 in the bike lane on the west side.
Harlan Landing: Includes parking, boat ramp, picnic/barbeque
facilities. Exit I-82 at Rest Haven Road, turn left (over freeway)
to enter parking lot. The pathway leaves the south end of the parking
lot and crosses the Yakima and Naches Rivers on footbridges attached
to the highway bridges.
Rotary Lake Parking Lot: Access to Rotary Lake, a fishing
lake with access, parking, and piers designed for the disabled. Includes
restroom, picnic facilities, and the trailhead for the 1.1 mile YWCA
Human Spirit Nature Trail. Next to the parking lot is the Norman & Nellie
Byrd Off-leash Dog Park. Go north on First St., east on R St., turn
left at Trail Wagons entrance, and follow the dirt road under the freeway
to parking lot. Lake is 1/4 mile north on pathway. This parking lot
is closed during the winter.
Sarg Hubbard Park: Includes parking, restrooms, river access,
Soroptomist viewing platform, Zonta bridge, picnic facilities, Bill & Barbara
Luce Tot Lot play area for children, physical fitness course, Sarg
Hubbard natural area, Ted and "Bill" Robertson Amphitheatre, and the
Greenway Member and Visitor Center. Access to the Noel Pathway is to
the south; the north pathway is commonly used by visitors to McGuire
Playground. The amphitheatre and US West Picnic Shelter are reservable.
Turn south on 18th St. off Yakima Avenue.
Sherman Park: Includes parking, Fred Westberg Memorial Picnic
Pavilion (reservable), Sons of Italy Bocci ball court, and access to
the Noel Pathway going north. Enter from Nob Hill Blvd. across from
K-Mart, turn right, then left into the Sherman Park/Humane Society
parking lot. To go south on the Jewett Pathway from Sherman Park, turn
left out of the parking lot and follow the road past the wrecking yard
to Robertson Landing.
Robertson Landing: Boat landing/river access, parking, restroom,
picnic/barbeque facilities, and access to the Jewett Pathway. Enter
from Nob Hill Blvd. as for Sherman Park and continue east past Humane
Society and wrecking yard to parking lot. To go north on the pathway
from Robertson Landing, go west on the road past the wrecking yard
to the Sherman Park/Humane Society parking lot.
Spring Creek/Valley Mall Blvd. Parking Lot: Southern terminus
of Jewett Pathway, restroom, play area, picnic facilities, access to
the Jewett Pathway. Features the unpaved .8 mile Bob & Helen Poppoff
Nature Trail, interpretive brochures, and wildlife viewing platforms.
Go east on Valley Mall Blvd. under the freeway to the parking lot.
Century Landing: Boat ramp/river access, parking, restroom
at the southern end of the Greenway, on the east side of the river.
Exit I-82 at Thorp Road, drive north on Thorp Road toward Union Gap.
Sunrise Rotary Park/McGuire Community Playground: Built in May 1994
by 2000 volunteers; features large wooden playground, picnic and restroom
facilities. A labyrinth was added in 2001. No parking or vehicular access. Park
at Sarg Hubbard Park or Rotary Lake parking lot and follow the pathway north
or south, respectively, about one mile.
Natural Area: This area will remain largely undeveloped and protected.
Mileage Markers: There are granite markers every quarter mile, starting
at Harlan Landing with mile 0, proceeding south to Valley Mall Blvd. Parking
Lot, and at Berglund Lake with mile W-0, proceeding west to Myron Lake.
