Favorite Secret Parks

Maury Island Marine Park

March 8, 2021
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Location: Maury/Vashon Island
Address: 5900 S.W. 248th St.
Acreage: 320

This park is a very special place. But you’ll have to exert some energy to fully enjoy these 300 acres of preserved land.

The least energy-intensive way to visit is to park near the […]

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Brightwater Park

January 28, 2020
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Location: Woodinville
Address: 22505 WA-9, Woodinville
Acreage: 70

As King County’s population has grown enormously over the past two decades, so has its volume of… well, poop. In 2011, the county opened a new third sewage treatment plant, and it’s spectacular. From high-tech odor […]

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901 5th Avenue Plaza

October 20, 2017
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Location: Downtown Seattle
Address: 901 5th Ave.
Acreage: Approx. 0.5

One of the best secret public plazas in downtown Seattle is accessed from a paved pathway off 5th Ave. Bright green ferns and other native plants burst from their planters, making this feel like a true Northwest […]

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S.W. 98th St. Street End

May 8, 2017
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Location: West Seattle
Address: Street end of S.W. 98th St.
Acreage: ~0.1

West Seattle has several amazing secret street ends where you can get waterfront access with zero crowds like here and here.

Another great one just a bit further south along the shore of Puget […]

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