Location: Queen Anne
Address: 2800 1st Ave. W.
Acreage: 9.2
Queen Anne has a lot of parks, many of them with great views. But, I like David Rodgers Park even though it’s one of the few without much of a view at all. Come to this […]
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Golden Gardens Park
Location: Northwest Seattle
Address: 8498 Seaview Pl. N.W.
Acreage: 87.8
Golden Gardens Park is a lot like one of my other favorite parks in Seattle, Alki Beach Park. Both have long sandy beaches, fire pits and popular barbecue spots. But, in the battle between West Seattle […]
Licton Springs Park
Location: North Seattle
Address: 9536 Ashworth Ave. N.
Acreage: 7.6
Before any development, Licton Springs Park in the Greenwood neighborhood was an area abundant with natural mineral springs. Native Americans living nearby treasured the springs and gave them the name “Licton.”
White settlers caught on and opened […]
Trolley Hill Park
Location: Queen Anne
Address: 5th Ave. N. and Blaine St.
Acreage: 0.87
The other of my two favorite new discoveries, Trolley Hill Park sits on the eastern edge of Queen Anne Hill and feels like a secret hideaway.
It doesn’t look like much from the busy […]