Location: West Seattle
Address: 1531 California Way S.W.
Acreage: 16.9
One of the best views of downtown Seattle and Elliott Bay can be seen from Hamilton Viewpoint, a park perched above the water on the northern point of this peninsula.
Despite clear views of the water […]
Location: West Seattle
Address: 4304 S.W. Dakota St.
Acreage: 0.34
Dakota Place Park makes a handy spot for recess for the small class of elementary schoolers who attend school at the church across the street. A game of dodgeball is underway on the day I visit […]
Location: West Seattle
Address: California Ave. S.W. and S.W. Hill St.
Acreage: 0.24
There are plans in the works to fix up California Place, a triangle of a park on California Ave. in West Seattle. It currently only hosts a bus stop, grass and some […]
Location: West Seattle
Address: 2700 California Ave. S.W.
Acreage: 10.3
In 1911 the Hiawatha Playfield (first called the West Seattle Playfield) was opened as the largest playfield in Seattle. The Olmsted brothers had a hand in the early design.
It’s still a popular park today […]
