Editing Federal Way, Washington (section)

==Geography==
Federal Way is located in the southwest corner of King County.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|23.72|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|22.32|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

The city is home to several lakes, including [[Steel Lake (Washington)|Steel Lake]] and [[Lake Killarney (Washington)|Lake Killarney]].

===Major city and state parks===
[[File:Dash Point State Park.jpg|thumb|right|The beach at [[Dash Point State Park]] in western Federal Way]]

* [[Steel Lake Park]] – located on S 312th Street east of Pacific Hwy S; large lakefront area with picnic areas, playground, and boat launch.
* [[Celebration Park, Federal Way|Celebration Park]] – on 11th Avenue S just south of S 324th Street; with sports fields and wooded trails, and [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] fireworks.
* [[Dash Point State Park]] – 53rd Avenue SW & SW Dash Point Road; the only developed waterfront park located within the city, including hiking trails and campground.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selectedpark=Dash%20Point&subject=all |title=Washington State Parks |website=wa.gov |access-date=October 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023183408/http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selectedpark=Dash%20Point&subject=all |archive-date=October 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* West Hylebos Wetlands Park – at S 348th Street and 4th Avenue S, with hiking trails through wetlands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hylebos.org |title=Hylebos - EarthCorps |access-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-date=September 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918061319/http://hylebos.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The park also features two iconic buildings: the nearby Barker Cabin built in 1883, which is the city's oldest known building, and the {{convert|22|by|22|ft|m|adj=on}} Denny Cabin, which was once located west of present-day [[Seattle Center]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/history-and-a-rare-peat-bog-at-west-hylebos-wetlands-park/ |date=December 24, 2009 |title=History and a rare peat bog at West Hylebos Wetlands Park |last=McDonald |first=Cathy |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=February 6, 2017 |archive-date=February 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207114914/http://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/history-and-a-rare-peat-bog-at-west-hylebos-wetlands-park/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Denny Cabin was built by [[David Denny]] in 1889 as a real-estate office and was made from trees cut down on Queen Anne Hill.
* Dumas Bay Centre Park – on SW Dash Point Road; includes a beach, picnic area and walking trail<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityoffederalway.com/page/community-parks-0 |title=City of Federal Way Community Parks |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213951/http://www.cityoffederalway.com/page/community-parks-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Lakota Park – on SW Dash Point Road; includes baseball field, softball field, football field and 440 yard running track<ref name=":0" />
* Saghalie Park – at 19th Avenue SW; includes basketball court, 440-yard track, children's playground, soccer and football field, sand volleyball, tennis courts and baseball courts<ref name=":0" />
* The BPA Trail is a {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in|adj=mid}} paved trail that follows the [[Bonneville Power Administration]] electricity transmission line from the entrance to Celebration Park west to approximately 18th Avenue SW, then south to the Pierce County border.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 1, 2007 |title=BPA Trail |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/bpa-trail/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=June 10, 2024}}</ref>

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6&nbsp;°F. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Federal Way has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=682854&cityname=Federal%20Way,%20Washington,%20United%20States%20of%20America&units= |title=Federal Way, Washington Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase) |access-date=February 6, 2017 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018201459/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=682854&cityname=Federal%20Way,%20Washington,%20United%20States%20of%20America&units= |url-status=live }}</ref>