Here’s our guide to trick-or-treating in The Lakes neighborhood of Mercer Island – plus find out about other great neighborhoods to take your costumed kiddos on Halloween night.
The Lakes is Mercer Island’s favorite destination for trick-or-treaters. A figure-eight shaped neighborhood on the South End, it attracts hundreds of families every year. Here’s what you need to know:
The very best neighborhood might be your very own. Families who live in Mercerdale, Mercerwood, and Mercer Island Estates will certainly find many of their neighbors with festively decorated homes handing out treats.
If you’re looking for another trick-or-treating destination neighborhood, you might try Parkwood. Parkwood is a mid-island neighborhood with great Halloween spirit. A walk around the Parkwood neighborhood is about .5 miles, and at the back of the neighborhood on 91st Ave SE, you’ll find the scariest house on Mercer Island (hint – it’s the same house where a two-story inflatable Santa appears every year before Christmas). Even the biggest kids may need hand-holding for some extra courage to walk up to the front door to grab a piece of candy.
Pumpkins on First Hill
If you’d like a historic neighborhood to take the kids trick-or-treating, consider the East Seattle or First Hill neighborhoods, both located on the North end of the island. The Craftsman homes that dot these neighborhoods are perfect photo backdrops for your cuties in costume.
East Seattle & First Hill in Google Maps >>
Sign at entrance to Salem Woods
Or how about Salem Woods – a Mercer Island neighborhood you may have never heard of but perfectly named for Halloween. There are just 15 homes on this charming street that begins at the corner of SE 61st St and 90th Ave SE, and trick-or-treaters will find a few witches and at least one spooky graveyard and can extend their trick-or-treating route into the surrounding neighborhoods.