M'ville Parks offers Shamrock Walk

Families can now walk along Marysville’s Bayview Trail while taking part in the Shamrock Walk Scavenger Hunt until March 28.

“Participants can register for the event online and they will receive a number of clues for things along the Bayview Trail,” said Andrea Kingsford, recreation coordinator with Marysville’s Parks, Culture and Recreation Department.

“While walking they will look for items that correspond to the clues they’ve been given,” said Kingsford. At each clue participants can take photos of the item.

Entry is $5 per group and registration is available online at marysvillewa.gov.

The 1.25-mile Bayview Trail runs north to south in the utility corridor of the Bayview-Whiskey Ridge area.

“That is a great walking trail,” said Kingsford. “It’s paved so it’s really accessible for a lot of people."

Last year it was extended with a connector that feeds the Bayview Trail into the Centennial Trail network which ranges across the county.

The city of Marysville has been running scavenger hunt events for a little more than a year now.

“We started doing these trail scavenger hunt events when we were really limited in what we could offer the public because of COVID,” said Kingsford.

The various scavenger hunts have highlighted parks and trails in the city that people may not have taken the time to experience before.

“They enjoy getting out and trying new things,” said Kingsford.

“The scavenger hunt aspect make it great for all ages,” she added.

Once the scavenger hunt is complete, participants can submit their photos for all of the clues to be entered into a prize drawing.

Photos can be of just the clue sign itself or a selfie with the sign.

“Some families have gotten creative with their selfie photos,” said Kingsford.

Prizes are valued at about $40 each and winners will be announced on March 31.

“There are a couple of different prize baskets with a number of items in each of them,” said Kingsford.