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Overview
Redmond is an award-winning city in a pristine setting, east of Seattle and east of Bellevue. Redmond is known as the home of Microsoft and has become a tech mecca, attracting commercial, retail, commerce, and entrepreneurs of all types. Redmond offers many entertainment resources, including the Redmond Town Center, which contains over 100 shops, several restaurants, live theater, and world-class hotels.
Parks
Redmond has more than 20 parks with more than 1,000 acres of open space and 17 miles of trails. You can find walkers, bikers, inline skaters, and horseback riding. Marymoor Park is particularly well-known, with its 45-foot-high climbing wall, a model-airplane flying circuit, lighted sports fields, dog park, summer concerts, and its famous Velodrome. That park is connected to the 10.5 mile Sammamish River Trail that extends to Bothell and then runs into the Burke Gilman Trail, which goes another 18.8 miles and ends at Shilshole Bay in Seattle.
City of Redmond Parks and Recreation
Schools
Lake Washington School District
Snoqualmie Valley School District
Neighborhoods
Within the City of Redmond are 10 distinct neighborhoods. The Downtown and Overlake neighborhoods contain Redmond’s two urban centers. The Bear Creek, Sammamish Valley, Southeast Redmond, and Willows / Rose Hill neighborhoods include a variety of land uses such as business parks, industrial and manufacturing, and residential. The remaining neighborhoods of Education Hill, Grass Lawn, Idylwood, and North Redmond predominantly include residential land uses. There are several more neighborhoods in Redmond located in unincorporated King County including Union Hill and Novelty Hill.