Sammamish, WA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- SMC § 7A.08.010
- Speed limit
- 15 mph on trails/parks; 8 mph on water
- Covered modes
- Skateboards, bikes, scooters, roller skates, horses
- Offense class
- Civil offense (speeding)
- Related rule
- Negligent travel (§ 7A.08.020) is a misdemeanor
Summary
Sammamish Municipal Code § 7A.08.010 caps travel speed at 15 miles per hour in every city open space, trail, park area and park facility, and it expressly lists skateboards among the modes of travel covered. Riding faster than posted conditions allow, or in a way that endangers people, property or wildlife, is a civil offense.
(1) No person may travel within any City of Sammamish open space, trail, park area, or park facility at a speed greater than 15 miles per hour. No person may travel at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. In no event may a person travel at a speed which endangers the safety of persons, property, or wildlife. This section shall apply to all forms of movement or transportation in a City of Sammamish open space, trail, park area, or park facility including but not limited to: motorized vehicles, nonmotorized vehicles, foot, bicycles of any kind, horse, skateboard, roller skates, electric personal assistive mobility devices, motorized foot scooters, or any mobility device that assists an individual with movement or transportation. ... (3) Any person violating provisions of this rule shall have committed a civil offense.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O2026-598, and legislation passed through August 18, 2026).
Full Breakdown
" Skateboards are therefore held to the same 15 mph ceiling as bicycles and scooters on Sammamish trails and in parks, with a lower 8 mph limit for associated marine areas under subsection (2). 020, separately bars "traveling in a negligent manner," defined as any form of travel "in such a manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger any persons or property," and that offense is a criminal misdemeanor rather than a civil offense, a materially harsher penalty than exceeding the speed cap alone. Both speed-and-travel sections were adopted by Ordinance O2021-531 § 3 (Att. 19.
Violations & Fines
Skateboarding faster than 15 mph in a Sammamish park, trail, or open space, or at a speed unreasonable for conditions, is a civil offense under § 7A.08.010(3). Skateboarding in a way that endangers people or property crosses into "traveling in a negligent manner" under § 7A.08.020, a criminal misdemeanor, a materially harsher charge than the ordinary speed-limit civil offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a skateboard speed limit in Sammamish parks?
Can I be cited for reckless skateboarding even under 15 mph?
Does the 15 mph rule apply on Sammamish's marine areas too?
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