Photo Credit: SCJ Alliance
A determined mom pushes a double stroller while her ponytail sways from side to side. Meanwhile, a cross-country team from the local high school gets in an afternoon run. Golfers—sunburned and sore—rib each other over a round well-played, while an elderly couple walks hand in hand, enjoying a view that never gets old.
Any given moment at Washington’s Chambers Creek Regional Park boasts visitors from all walks of life, and planners at the parks department and local consulting firm SCJ Alliance are working to keep that diverse “visitorship” happy, engaged, and growing.
A One-Of-A-Kind Site
“Chambers Creek is so much more than a golf course,” SCJ Planning Manager Dan Penrose explains, referring to Chambers Bay Golf Course, the site of the 2015 U.S. Open. “The golf course is beautiful, well-run, and complete. The rest of the 930-acre park is raw, well-loved, and ready for enhancement.”