Editing Monroe, Washington (section)

===Parks and recreation===

Monroe has 14 parks with a total area of {{convert|207|acre|ha}}, of which {{convert|62.6|acre|ha}} is designated as usable space.{{sfnp|City of Monroe Comprehensive Plan|2015|pages=7.1–7.2}} The city government's parks and recreation department maintains the parks and organizes recreational events for residents alongside private organizations like the [[YMCA]].{{sfnp|City of Monroe Comprehensive Plan Appendix F|2015|pages=17–18}} Monroe also has {{convert|14|mi|km}} of [[multi-use path|multi-use]] pedestrian and bicycle trails that connect neighborhoods and parks.{{sfnp|City of Monroe Comprehensive Plan Appendix F|2015|page=21}} The city's largest park is Al Borlin Park, a {{convert|90|acre|ha|adj=mid}} nature preserve with [[hiking trail]]s located on the peninsula formed by the Skykomish River and Woods Creek.<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Borlin Park |url=https://www.monroewa.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Al-Borlin-Park-2 |publisher=City of Monroe |access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref> The city is also located near two county-owned parks: [[Lord Hill Regional Park]], a {{convert|1,300|acre|ha|adj=mid}} nature reserve with wilderness trails;<ref>{{cite news |last=Sykes |first=Karen |date=January 31, 2001 |title=Hike of the Week: Lord Hill Park offers a wealth of lowland rambling |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Hike-of-the-Week-Lord-Hill-Park-offers-a-wealth-1050833.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref> and Fairfield Park, a facility with several [[soccer field]]s near the western city limits.{{sfnp|City of Monroe Comprehensive Plan Appendix F|2015|page=37}}

The largest community park in Monroe is the {{convert|64.5|acre|ha|adj=mid}} Lake Tye Park, which comprises sports playfields, a [[skate park]], and a {{convert|49|acre|ha|adj=mid}} artificial lake that is stocked with fish.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tye Lake |url=https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/washington/255/ |publisher=[[Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife]] |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> In the 2010s, a private developer proposed construction of a [[water park]] on Lake Tye, but the plan remains unfunded.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nile |first=Amy |date=June 9, 2015 |title=Developer seeks more time to build water park on Lake Tye |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/developer-seeks-more-time-to-build-water-park-on-lake-tye/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> In 2014, the city government proposed constructing a {{convert|7|mi|km|adj=mid|spell=in}} pedestrian and bicycle trail to Snohomish that would connect with the regional [[Centennial Trail (Snohomish County)|Centennial Trail]].<ref name="Herald-Trail"/>