Location: Green Lake/Ravenna Address: 5th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 60th St. Acreage: 0.33 Hugging I-5 close to Green Lake, N.E. 60th St. Park is really just an expansion of the sidewalk, providing grass and tall trees for shade as you walk. The park officially ends after a block or so, but the greenery continues for… Continue reading N.E. 60th St. Park
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Madrona Briar Patch
Location: Madrona Address: 1600 Madrona Dr. Acreage: 0.17 It took me two visits to this neighborhood to finally find Madrona Briar Patch. Take a narrow path up from Madrona Dr. and you’ll see an entrance through the bushes to a small grass area with a picnic table. This fun, hidden park is lined on all… Continue reading Madrona Briar Patch
Mt. Baker Ridge Viewpoint
Location: Mount Baker/Central Seattle Address: 1403 31st Ave. S. Acreage: 0.1 It feels like you’re standing on a platform suspended up in the trees at Mt. Baker Ridge Viewpoint. Take in the fabulous views of downtown Seattle and the Olympics beyond, but don’t look down if you’re nervous about heights. The grated metal platform shows… Continue reading Mt. Baker Ridge Viewpoint
Yesler Playfield
Location: Downtown/First Hill Address: 10th Ave. S. and S. Washington St. Acreage: 1.7 Yesler Playfield, just behind Yesler Way and the Yesler Community Center, features a nice playground with new equipment. There’s a great climbing structure, swings and one of the best kid-sized climbing walls I’ve seen at a Seattle park. The adjacent ballfield is… Continue reading Yesler Playfield
Beacon Place
Location: Beacon Hill/International District Address: S. Dearborn St. and 10th Ave. S. Acreage: 0.25 Beacon Place is a fairly large stretch of undeveloped land that greets you when you exit to S. Dearborn S. from I-5. Right now it consists only of grass and several trees. This is easily confused with Beacon Hill Playground, just… Continue reading Beacon Place
McClellan Place
Location: Beacon Hill/South Seattle Address: S. McClellan St. and 16th Ave. S. Acreage: 0.01 Close to another small triangle park, McClellan Place has tall grass and a pretty tree. This park is steps from the Beacon Hill Library and sits along Beacon Ave. S, which is a great area for visiting other nice parks nearby.… Continue reading McClellan Place
Hitt’s Hill Park
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 5234 37th Ave. S. Acreage: 3.15 Who is Hitt and how did he get a park on a hill? This wooded park tucked among homes between Columbia City and Beacon Hill was named after Thomas Hitt. Born in 1874 in England, Hitt loved fireworks and explosives and anything that made… Continue reading Hitt’s Hill Park
Howell Park
Location: Madrona/Madison Park Address: 1740 E. Howell Pl. Acreage: 0.9 Roughly halfway between Madrona and Madison Park, take a turn off of Lake Washington Boulevard onto what looks like a short dead-end street and you’re in for a great surprise. This hidden waterfront park has no easy access (and unfortunately is not wheelchair- or stroller-friendly).… Continue reading Howell Park