Editing Mill Creek, Washington (section)

===Parks and recreation===

Mill Creek has ten parks and two other recreational facilities maintained by the city government and located within city limits, comprising a total of {{convert|43|acre|ha}}.{{sfnp|City of Mill Creek Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=VIII-3}} The city's ten neighborhood parks include [[playground]]s, sports facilities, and [[picnic]] tables; they range in size from the {{convert|1.2|acre|ha|adj=mid}} Library Park to the {{convert|19.75|acre|ha|adj=mid}} Nickel Creek Park.{{sfnp|City of Mill Creek Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=XIII-8}}<ref>{{cite news |date=November 6, 2016 |title=Things to do in Mill Creek the week of Nov. 6 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/mill-creek/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> The Mill Creek Sports Park is a {{convert|4.8|acre|ha|adj=mid}} park with a [[multi-purpose stadium|multi-purpose]] field for baseball, softball, and youth soccer, along with stands and a [[skate park]].{{sfnp|City of Mill Creek Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=XIII-7}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Halpert |first=Oscar |date=June 14, 2009 |title=No Mill Creek Sports Park expansion for now |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/no-mill-creek-sports-park-expansion-for-now/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>

The county government has several parks and recreational facilities near Mill Creek, including [[McCollum Park]] on State Route 96, [[Martha Lake Park]] to the west of the city, and [[North Creek Park]] at the south end of the city.{{sfnp|City of Mill Creek Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=XIII-6}}<ref>{{cite news |date=February 28, 2008 |title=Step into liquid |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/step-into-liquid/ |work=The Enterprise |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> McCollum Park and North Creek Park are connected to Mill Creek by a north–south [[shared use path|multi-use pathway]], the [[North Creek Trail]], which continues south to Bothell.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nile |first=Amy |date=November 4, 2015 |title=County finishes refurbishing floating boardwalk at North Creek Park |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/county-finishes-refurbishing-floating-boardwalk-at-north-creek-park/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> Mill Creek and the county also share joint ownership of Tambark Creek Park, located southeast of the city.{{sfnp|City of Mill Creek Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=XIII-7}}

The [[golf course]] at the center of the original Mill Creek subdivision is owned by the members of the private [[country club]], who purchased the facility for $5.2 million in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Myhre |first=Rich |date=May 31, 2007 |title=Mill Creek members raise $4 million |work=The Everett Herald}}</ref> The golf course is {{convert|300|yd|m}} short of the required length to host a professional men's tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=May 13, 1987 |title=Golf course is just 300 yards short of fame |page=H2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Mill Creek also has a private indoor sports [[arena]] that opened in 2017, encompassing {{convert|98,500|sqft|sqm}} with three soccer fields, a [[bowling alley]], and a [[laser tag]] arena.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stiles |first=Marc |date=January 25, 2018 |title=Kickin' it in Mill Creek: New Arena Sports facility houses three soccer fields and more |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/01/25/arena-sports-mill-creek-soccer-bowling-don-crowe.html |work=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 6, 2019}}</ref>