Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Issaquah, King County, Washington

The Red Town Trailhead, is also the site of a former mining town. In
1883, the town had 750 residents and produced coal for steamships,
railroads and the city of San Francisco. Prospectors and coal miners
worked Cougar Mountain for nearly 100 years, digging coal, waste rock
and clay. The town was called "Red Town" because the houses were
all painted the same shade of red. I chose this "ghost town" for my
Halloween letterboxes.

Halloween Letterboxes (2)
Planted October 18, 2001
By: Amanda from Seattle
A moderately easy hike, approximately 2-2.5 mile loop.

Driving Directions: From I-90:
Take exit 13 and drive west on Newport Way to 164th Avenue
Southeast. Turn South onto 164th and climb the hill 1.7 miles to the
Lakemont Boulevard junction. Turn Right onto Lakemont Boulevard and
follow it for 1.4 miles. Look for the Red Town Trailhead on the left
side of the road.