Bothell has several distinct neighborhoods. These include:

 

• Downtown Bothell, north of
  Bothell Way
  on the north side of the Sammamish River , was an area originally settled by pioneers and contains a business district along
  Main Street
  , and several blocks of residences at the foot of Beckstrom Hill. It also contains city hall and the police station, the Bothell Library, and Pop Keeney Stadium. 

   

• Riverfront, south of Bothell Way and mostly along the south side of the river near Riverside Drive, contains Sammamish River Park, Blyth Park, several residences, and the Northshore Senior Center. 

   

• Westhill is a mid-20th century residential expansion on the hill to the west of downtown, and includes Bothell High School and Westhill Elementary School . 

   

• Maywood/Beckstrom Hill is a residential neighborhood on the hill north of downtown, and is the location of Maywood Hills Elementary School , Heritage Christian Academy and St. Brendan's Parish School . 

   

• North Creek, named for Bothell's second-largest waterway, is a business and light industrial district with several large big box retail stores, and the production facility for the Seattle Times. 

   

• Pioneer Hills is a residential community on the hills east of North Creek that borders Woodinville, and contains Woodin Elementary School . 

   

• Norway Hill is a residential neighborhood overlooking downtown from the south. Most but not all of Norway Hill is outside the official city limits. 

   

• Waynita is a residential neighborhood along
  Waynita Way
  between Wayne Curve and nearby Juanita. Wayne Golf Course is in Waynita. 

   

• Queensgate is a residential neighborhood along Brickyard Road, south of the Sammamish River and adjacent to nearby Woodinville. 

   

• Lake Pleasant/Country Village is the area bordering the wooded and winding portion of
  Bothell-Everett Highway
  between downtown and Canyon Park . Lake Pleasant hosts an RV park, and Country Village is an outdoor shopping center. 

   

• Shelton View is a residential neighborhood north of Westhill in Snohomish County containing Shelton View Elementary. 

   

• Canyon Park is a commercial and business district at the junction of
  Bothell-Everett Highway
  and Interstate 405, with several restaurants, shops, and grocery stores, along with several major employers. 

   

• Fitzgerald is a southern extension of Canyon Park containing Canyon Park Junior High. 

   

• Queensborough/Brentwood is a residential neighborhood west and north of Canyon Park , containing Frank Love Elementary School and Wallace Swamp Creek Park . 

   

• Canyon Creek is the residential area east of Canyon Park and south of
  Maltby Road
  , with two elementary schools Canyon Creek Elementary, and Skyview Junior High School The schools are part of the Northshore School District . 

   

• Thrasher's Corner is a retail district mostly outside the city limits of Bothell, that along with the residential Red Hawk neighborhood to the east is part of the city's official planning area. 

   

• Mays Pond is a residential neighborhood just north of the Bothell's city limits containing Woodside and Cedar Wood Elementary Schools . 

   

Prior to 1993, the nearby city of Woodinville was unincorporated, and some of its neighborhoods were considered part of Bothell and were being considered for annexation. The people of Woodinville voted in 1992 to incorporate, and incorporation was official early the next year.

 

Education

 

Bothell is home to Cascadia Community College and the University of Washington, Bothell, which became a four-year degree-granting institution in the fall of 2006. The two institutions share the same campus, which opened in the year 2000, and are closely linked. After becoming accredited in 2006 Cascadia Community College was named the second best community college in the nation, behind Atlanta Technical College .

 

Schools for Bothell students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade are part of the Northshore School District.