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Montlake Playfield

Location: Central Seattle/Montlake
Address: 1618 E. Calhoun St.
Acreage: 27

Located on the south side of the 520 Bridge, this 27-acre playfield has practically every amenity a park can have. It even has a football field complete with running track, which is fairly rare in Seattle […]

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Volunteer Park

Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill
Address: 1247 15th Ave. E.
Acreage: 48.3

Looking for someplace to take out-of-towners that’s free and has views almost as good as the Space Needle? Volunteer Park’s water tower on Capitol Hill provides great vistas of Seattle and […]

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Cal Anderson Park

November 4, 2009
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Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill
Address: 1635 11th Ave.
Acreage: 7.37

I often talk about certain parks serving as hubs for their communities. I can’t help thinking it’s true about Cal Anderson park, too. Like its Capitol Hill neighborhood, this park buzzes with activity year […]

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Solstice Park

November 2, 2009
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Location: West Seattle
Address: 7400 Fauntleroy Way S.W.
Acreage: 7.17

I climbed up the hill across the street from Lincoln Park in West Seattle today to investigate a big grassy mound and discovered Solstice Park.

Completed in 2002, this park is a wonderful place to take […]

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