Maywood/Beckstrom Hill

The Maywood/Beckstrom Hill Neighborhood is located in both the King and Snohomish County portions of Bothell and comprises the majority of the north-south oriented hill between the North Creek and Horse Creek valleys. The area occupies 1.421 square miles. The overall topography of the neighborhood is steep along the east and west boundaries and moderate in the interior, except for a few small ravines.

Development

Some of Bothell's oldest homes, dating back to the early 1900's, may be found in Maywood/Beckstrom Hill. The majority of the single family dwellings are found in subdivisions constructed since the late 1950's and early 1960's. Some large-lot single family development exists in the northwest portion of the Neighborhood along 15th Avenue SE. There are several churches in this Neighborhood which serve a variety of religeous denominations. Other than numerous home occupations, there is no commercial development on Beckstrom Hill.

Schools

Maywood/Beckstrom Hill contains two public schools and two private schools. Public schools include Maywood Hills Elementary School, at 19510 104th Avenue NE, and Park Canyon Junior High School, at 23723 23rd Avenue SE. Private schools include Heritage Christian School, at 19527 104th Avenue NE, and St. Brendan's Parish School, at 10049 NE 195th Street.

Parks and Open Space

There are three developed City parks in the area: Royal Oaks park, located at 106th Avenue NE and 204th Street NE, William Penn Park, located at 19901 100th Avenue NE, and Stipek Park located at 242 Street SE and 19th Avenue SE. Royal Oaks, classified as a neighborhood park, is 2.25 acres and has a small play area and a hard surface play court. Stipek Park, also a neighborhood park, is 3.6 acres and has a playground and a hard surface play court. William Penn Park, another neighborhood park, is 2.70 acres and has play equipment, a grass sports field and a hard surface sports court.

Two significant open space corridors exist within here as well. These include the wetlands extending north from Lake Pleasant to the Canyon Park Place shopping center, and the drainage system (comprising ponds, a stream and wetlands) which extends north from about 242nd Street SE along the west side of 19th Avenue SE.