Nice place for a walk or to stop and grab a burger or fish and chips, along the waterfront. The children’s play area is beautifully done. It also includes a few step machines for the adults, and nearby changing rooms that are halfway between the playground and the designated swimming area. I am not sure about swimming here, because of the duck population, but many do. I prefer other areas of the lake, farther from Boeing and just generally cleaner looking water.Tennis courts are nice and have a view of the water. Bird Island is also a tiny island near the swimming area. It’s a super quick loop with a few plaques that explain the history.The area is nice, close to shopping of Renton Landing and Gene Coulon does offer a lot that most of our Lake Washington spots don’t, including ample parking. It is one of the more accessible parks.*Some of my photos were taken on 9/12/20, during the intense smoke and fire season. It’s usually less apocalyptic.

I loved the smooth clean paths, super easy to walk on! The scenery is breathtakingly beautiful, plants are labeled so that you can learn new things as you go. Parking spots were easily available as well. The only downfall was that there is a no dog rule in place. I wish that rule would change because I would love to walk mine there.

Holiday lights this year were very low key. I dont know if we got there before they finished decorating or there are just fewer lights because of COVID. Only the docs were decorated, none of the traditional clams and other standing lights were to be seen.Also, in general the playground is closed because it is supposed to be replaced...when I dont know. Most people havent been minding the caution tape anyway.

Nice water front for walking and picnic on the grass. Some fast food is available. Parking can be a challenge. Dont miss large parking lot on left when you first drive in. Large playground is under construction.

Nice park, but no dogs allowed apparently. My wife and I took a walk down there with our little Frenchie, not knowing the no dog rule, and we were promptly informed by a passerby that this was a no dog park. Never heard of a major king county park not being dog friendly! Won’t be heading back unfortunately!

A great place to be at to spend the afternoon. The boardwalk is big enough that you can stop and enjoy the water without doing any acrobatics to let passers by go by. Ivars provides that authentic sea food experience if you are so inclined and lots of spaces for your furry pets to sniff around (leashed of course!)

The water is sooo clear compared to other places Ive been in this country. Theres labels for tree and flower types and a map of the area... Very nice place to visit... Beautiful

Place have a nice vibe. Perfect place for a nice walk/run by the water. People are maintaining social distancing guidelines and most of the walk is paved. Lot of picnic tables around. We also saw a wedding today!

What a beautiful park. Perfect for the entire family. Beautiful sunsets

An amazing nearby place to see fall color! The waterfront walk is very relaxing. Has few coffee shops abd restaurants. Parking is not a problem as there are plenty. Overall very nice place for gateway all year round!

Chill spot. Great views. Good culture. Watch out for late night drunk people on boats.

This is a great place to access Lake Washington. Plenty of parking and walking paths. There is a nice boat launch, with truck and trailer parking.

Cool park to walk around. Lots of wildlife to see and easy paved walkways along lake washington. Theres also food options here as well!

Its pretty, but its definitely urban. Meaning, its got a couple restaurants in the park, theres a LOT of people walking around, enjoying the beautiful lake, and the scenery, and most are wearing masks, and social distancing. Theres a small marina, and a SUP launch site. And really - its a greatly utilized space. But dont come here looking for seclusion and solitude

Traveled here from California for a Celebration of Life for a dear friend. The location was beautiful and clean. It was spacious enough for a service without being crowded.

The view of Lake Washington is amazing. You can watch float planes come and go. Theres a fun playground for the kids. A pleasant beach for families. Theres a boat launch. We enjoy eating from the 2 quick service restaurants. At Christmastime, they light up the place with decorations at no charge.

Nice plenty. Well maintained trail. Ivars and Kidd Valley are fine restaurants. A good size boat launch and plenty of dock space. Nice little bird sanctuary island at one end.

Amazing park, this is one of the huge parks near by Seattle. Great view of water bay. Fall season bring lot of colors.

What this park IS: Lake Washington views, grassy fields, shaded trees, piers, restaurants.What this park IS NOT: dogs, scooters, bikes, loud music. I have been a regular walker here for years. I have always enjoyed the welcome, friendly experience. However today, as I sat in my camp chair reading a good book near the boat launch an obnoxious pair of boats docked at the temporary dock and LOUDLY blasted their music for at least half an hour before I left. They were disrupting everyone sitting on the public tables near the two restaurants- where were the property security agents to move them along?On the other hand, I finally saw an animal control officer today enforcing the no dog rule. I love animals but I prefer walking without them. Dont bring your dogs to Coulon Park! Leave the bikes and scooters at home also!

Beautiful walk on the docks with plenty of benches and other resting places. The Beach part is very small but there is some sand. Good for children. Boat excursions on Lake Washington. There is Ivars Fish House and a hamburger restaurant.

The red maples along the access road were amazing! Get there early though if you want to take pics. Lots of people start showing up after 8am and dont care too much about being in your way!

Its a lovely, year round place to go. Its a highlight of Renton.

Great public park with plenty of green space. The playground and swimming are are well done which makes it perfect for families and really anyone trying to get some fresh air. The park is big so make sure to park near what you want to do

Great place to relax and take in the nature of the Great Pacific Northwest. I was amazed this afternoon to see 2 bald eagles flying overhead. Really cool. Ill be visiting more often when I can.

Grass, water, and food. Put those all together and what do you get?Gratood which sound short for gratitude which is what youre gonna feel when you see how beautiful the world is at Gene Coulon.

The boardwalk is big enough that you can stop and enjoy the water without doing any acrobatics to let passers by go by. Ivars provides that authentic sea food experience.

Great park for walking along Lake Washington. Ate lunch watching planes landing in Renton Field. Will probably eat at Ivars Fish Bar next time.

Coulon is such a beautiful and family-friendly park. Lots of groups were out celebrating events yesterday - birthdays, retirements, etc. It was good seeing people enjoying life together!

I love this place. The views are great and Ivars is my favorite fast food place ever. Waterfront dining at fast food prices (and their fish is great.)

Come for a relaxing walk amidst the fall colors, and ducks and birds playing on the beach. Ivars and Kidd Valley for a bite to eat. Bathrooms are open and clean.

One of my favorite parks in King County. It has the a wonderful boat launch, swim area, well kept play area, sand volleyball courts as well as tennis courts. A great place to picnic and enjoy a afternoon.

I love Ivars fish and chips!! There is a special today for $12 for 2 items!!! It was such a great deal!! All the stuff are so nice and efficient!! I got out of their under 10 mins!!!! Thank you very much for the great service!!!

Beautiful and easy to walk around, grab a snack. Well tended with decent facilities.

Its a great park on the water. Its got a couple restaurants but not a whole lot to do. Just a nice place to sit and chill next to the water.

Went during Christmas lights at the park. Great views, clean and safe place. I have not gone back during the day because I really liked the experience I had at night but I think this is a great place for a walk and just to hang out. There s a local seafood restaurant that I have not yet tried so no review yet, but its there if you are hungry.

Lots to do here! The park has a couple of volleyball courts, grassy areas to enjoy a picnic lunch, walking paths, water access, boat launch, Ivars restaurant (baby prawns & chips...YUMMY! Dont forget the chowder!!)

Beautiful scenery, especially in fall, but no dogs.

Nice long walk along this park. Plenty of parking on either side. There are decent bathrooms and tables for cooking. Only con is the dang birds pooping all over the place. Youd be hard pressed to find a clean spot large enough for a picnic blanket.

We dont get out to Ivers Seafood olace very often so always a treat. Service was good, friendly staff....dealing with the pandemic in a very safe and caring manner. I highly recommend (just dont feed the birds )

Clearly, the reason is Xiao long bao. Always the best. But the bonus was eating outside under a clear tent and hearing the raindrops above. Very cool.

Lovey views and walking trails. Picnic tables. Activities. No swimming right now.

My kids loved the playground. My 10 year old son said its the best playground ever. Love it!

Great location, great place to meet, great playground area for the kids. Ivars and Kid Valley restaurants are very close. Very peaceful to walk around and enjoy the scenery. If you are meeting up during the social distancing WEAR YOUR MASK!

Best places to go for a walk. Peaceful. Relaxing.

Good park with a lot of amenities. The water looks great from the pier.

Great place to visit on a sunny day. Many chairs around to sit and admire the beauty of Lake Washington. It has a 1.5 mile walk way which later becomes a private property. I wish the walking trail extended for 3 miles atleast so that runners could use it for 5k practice.Parking is hard to find during peak summer evenings.

Food at Kid Valley is good. The family environment was friendly thatt day. I was nothappy to find out that i couldnt walk my Chihuahua, Goldie. Our visit was short, but sweet

The beach was closed, the rest rooms where locked. Almost a full parking lot of cars and a Park with people cooking out and hanging out and still having fun. Im sure when things are open again, it would be a nice place to be.

As a neighborhood park, its a wonderful spot to go for a walk. Head on the trail going north, away from the crowded beach area. In the summer, be prepared to see schools of fish, turtle and soaring eagles along your walk.

Short side walk trail ( about 2miles) along the water and docs. Parking is close and convenient. Public restrooms.

A great park, as long as you can visit and not run into unsavory characters! Beautiful, lots of waterfront to enjoy. Grab some fish and chips on the pier!

This is my favorite park in Renton. There is a nice trail to walk along the water. Ive yet to try out the sailing boat lessons available at the park, they look like fun. The boat launch has a nice big parking lot. I enjoy eating at the 2 restaurants available on site as well

Nice big newer playground for older and younger kids. Nice walking pathing path and picnic areas. Designated swimming area and docks.

Great place for summer barbecues and must visit place during fall foliage colors some Incredible sunsets over Lake Washington

A flat easy park trail along the Lake Washingon with beautiful landscape and amenity. Unfortunately dogs are not allowed. Many great places to sit, to fish, have a picnic, launch your boat, or lay on the grass and enjoy nature.

Monet in Seattle, turtles and nice walking path along shoreline.

Always fantastic, my daughter and friends get always happy when in the morning I wake them up with a delicious waffle from iHop when they have sleep overs.

Pretty and close to home but always packed. If you like boating youll love it here but if your not gunna boat its usually always packed. However, they have nice tennis and volley ball courts and places to grill.

Such a beautiful place. Very tranquil.

Nothing much has changed or improved since 15 yrs. ago (from 5/2020). I do appreciate that the entire park and lake shore area remain well kept. The trail is nice and a good length for walking. Its too bad that one cannot bike ride, rollerblade, or skate board on the same pathway when sharing the trail.

Nice place to relax with family in the summer heat. Boat launch, kidd Valley and Ivans restaurants. Lots of fun

Its an amazing park! Beautifull views of the lake and wonderful walkabout

A nice place to walk along the water and relax. Some shaded tables and benches provide a place for lunch with adequate social distancing.

Great place to take the family to, run, walk eat or just enjoy alone. Plenty of seating areas along with a central area that had a nice fire place that everyone can enjoy. I didnt get to see the Christmas lights while I was there, but they looked like a lot of fun!

Love the trail to the VMC Seahawks training ctrSafe n secureClean environmentThe police officer on foot friendly n caringGreat plc for family to walkN kids to playClean playground.

Very nice looking and well-maintained Waterfront Park in the Newcastle Renton area. This place is much larger than you would expect, nice walking trails that go on for a considerable distance past the General Park area. There are also two main large swimming areas with Docks. They have a huge boat launch area and there are plenty of places to sit and enjoy the view and watch all the action. For food, they have a kidd Valley hamburger restaurant here as well as an Ivars Seafood Bar restaurant. The Landing shopping center is close by with more food as well. They have a lot of parking here for both cars and boats, plenty of restroom stations as well. Great place to roam around and enjoy the summer day.

Fantastic park, with lots to do: swimming beach, eight lane boat launch, two restaurants (Ivars Seafood Bar and Kidd Valley Burgers), Picnic Shelters, Childrens playground, 900 foot pier and water walk, two miles of paths and trails, tennis courts, 57 acres of land and water, five acres of grass, and 5400 feet of shoreline.

I came with my family of 6 and had to leave because dogs are not allowed unless they are notably a service pet. I had my dog with me because he goes everywhere I do, he is my Emotional Support Pet. I have a letter but I did not have it with me.

Great place to come fish or even just walk around and enjoy the scenery of watch nature has to offer.

I have mixed feelings about this park. Its honestly a really nice park, with lots of parking, walking trails, waterfront views, a beach, docks, etc. But it is not dog friendly, not even on a leash. Animal control frequently patrols the area and gives out $250 tickets if you are in the park with a leashed dog.

What a wonderful park to walk or have a picnic. There are some good fishing spots as well, but only if you’re an early riser

Nice little lakefront spot. Not very big open areas but there is a nice, long paved trail that offers some nice views. There is one big covered area for parties and a couple open grass areas. Nice place to catch a good sunrise/sunset.

Pros: Nice park for walking, running, and exercising with well-maintained bathrooms and beautiful water viewsCons: Goose poop

I love this place. But clean up the lake bacteria...somebody.

Beautiful park with western sunset views, however dogs arent allowed so boo!

Beautiful waterfront park. Very clean with great walking paths. I wish you could bring your pet and ride bikes there but I understand why they dont allow it.

Best place for kids and family, 2 restaurants on the north park ( fast food ) near to the deckBeautiful view and the south park you can swimming in the lakeI recommend the place for familys

We went there today for lunch at Ivars. It was nice to have tables marked for distancing. Lovely park in any kind of weather.

Nice walk ways. Great views. Beach closed but people in it anyways

Great well maintained park! Food, Beach, Volleyball & Tennis courts, what more do you need on a sunny summer day?

Awesome boat launch and the restaurants there are really good. Good times!

Beautiful foliage on a beautiful day. Picture perfect!

Great park to walk or spend the day with the family. Kids playground, sand volleyball and tennis courts and BBQ grills available. Great walk running path with excellent views. Boat launch for small to large watercraft. Kidd valley burgers and Ivars onsite as well. No dogs allowed.

Great place to walk and enjoy the beautiful water views.

The trail here is so lovely, running just along the lake shore; local flora springs from every surface, accompanied by helpful identifying plates, so you learn how to identify the plants as you walk. There are plenty of places to fish, canoe, sail, and just sit and enjoy nature. On the far end of the park, there is a playground and swimming area where kids can play, and there are many families out on sunny days. A pleasant walk for magnificent views of the lake, as well as native plants and wildlife.

This is a great park. Nice beach area for the kids to play. No life guards on duty because of the COVID virus. One of the restrooms was not open either. The one open restroom was very smelly. Other than this, great park.

Parking lots get crowded fast. Nice views! Pretty decent setup. BUT people arent practicing social DISTANCING & wearing face masks!!!!

Nice park with long walking trail but still not dog friendly.

Amazing gem! What a cool venue for food, chilling by the water, boating, sitting on the grass. We will return!

This place is a great place to do family things, take a walk, fish and boat. The area is big and a playground for kids.

Very nice place! Had a Family reunion here. Perfect. Plenty of room for the kids to play and not feel overwhelmed by a crowd. Theres a park for the kids to play. A walking path with a wonderful view. Beach was closed due to bacteria in the water but still a great place. Got to see little ducks. It was nice

Love the walking path. The view is magnificent of Lake Washington. The 2 food places are very good.

Love this park. Its local, big, and its a beautiful park on the water.

It was beautiful, not to busy or noisy. We are at Ivars, and watched the birds in the water! We plan on coming back!

Absolutely gorgeous fall colours in the parking lot. Parking is free.

Pretty in the sunny mornings. A ton of people walking around or jogging thru the pier areas. Options for fishing are there, sunfish, crappie, bass, perch etc. Some restrictions on eating fish from the lake, so be wary.

Gene Coulon park is a great place to visit either by boat or by land. Several places to eat. Theres a big park with lots of swimming and picnic tables. A big boat launch. Sailboat rentals.

I cant take my dog into this park, which means I have to go somewhere else.

Love this park .

Its alright, I feel like the park isnt being kept clean and workers there are just depending on people to clean up after themselves (which some people dont)