Robin Hill Farm

August 6, 2007 lavenderlady 9 comments

Less than a half mile from my house is Robin Hill Park part of the Clallam County Park District. The park offers a great deal to local residents and those visiting in the area. One of my favorite spots is the Master Gardeners demonstration garden plot. The food they raise there is fantastic. If I remember the story correctly, a Mr. McClure sold the land to the county for an incredibly low price with the provision he be allowed to stay in the family home until his death. Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to see the park developed in to the lovely spot it is today. It also has the Olympic Discovery Trail running along one edge. More about this the trail later this week.

Photos by Lavender Lady none

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Written by Marie about 5 years ago.

I love parks in the US. They are so clean and so well designed. When I lived in Austin, we used to go and buy our vegetables at a a place like the one in your photo.
Written by lorenzothellama about 5 years ago.

Look forward to hearing more about the trail.
We have a famous series of book here in Britain called The Forsyte Saga. Robin Hill was the name of a house that played a very important part in the story.
Lorenzo.
Written by Abraham Lincoln about 5 years ago.

That is a good deed and well done by the city who got the farm.

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Written by Olivier about 5 years ago.

Bonne idée cette ferme avec ce jardin. a côté d’evry on a des fermes, où l’on va nous meme cueillir nos fruits et legumes, cela coute moins cher et c’est amusant de se prendre pour un fermier pendant une demi journee ;o)

Good idea this farm with this garden. beside evry there are farms, where one us same will gather our fruit and vegetables, that coute less expensive and they is amusing to be caught for a farmer during a half day ;o)
Written by kalyan about 5 years ago.

Its a nice looking park and it was nice reading your description too…a wonderfully captured shot!
Written by Steve Buser about 5 years ago.

You have us in suspense. Can’t wait to hear
–steve buser
New Orleans Daily Photo.
Written by Carl about 5 years ago.

Sounds like a nice,very well run park.
Mr.McClure left a real legacy there for all.
Written by Shannon about 5 years ago.

The selfish side of me hopes the locals don’t view your site today because Robin Hill is one of my favorite places to go for solitude in the woods! I rarely run into anyone there and the trails are a perfect mixture of flat and steep. It was funny because I took the dogs there this morning and then signed on and it was the featured picture for the day.
Written by Andrew about 5 years ago.

Our city park is near my house, too. It’s nice to have something like that so close. Yours seems very interesting.