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McGilvra Boulevard

Location: Madison Park/Madrona Address: McGilvra Blvd. E. and 39th Ave E. Acreage: 0.5 This beautiful boulevard gives drivers, but also walkers and bikers, a lovely view en route from Lakeview Park to Madison Park. The park makes up the grassy median between two one-way streets. Gorgeous trees line the outer edges of the boulevard, which… Continue reading McGilvra Boulevard

Beck Place

Location: North Seattle/Ravenna Address: 15th Ave. N.E. and Cowen Pl. N.E. Acreage: 0.14 Beck Place is named for William and Louise Beck who in the late 1800s dreamed of and invested in creating a large park in north Seattle (which now encompasses beautiful Ravenna Park). So, I find it amusing that this all-concrete park that… Continue reading Beck Place

Park Home Circle

Location: North Seattle/Ravenna Address: Park Rd. N.E. and N.E. Park Rd. Acreage: 0.06 I feel like I’m betraying the kids that live close to Park Home Circle if I reveal the secret that makes this small park cool. So, instead I will just say that there is more to this Ravenna park than first meets… Continue reading Park Home Circle

Centennial Park

Location: Downtown Seattle/Interbay Address: Pier 86 Acreage: 11 Formerly called Elliott Bay Park, Centennial Park on the Seattle waterfront and is often confused with Myrtle Edwards Park because it sits adjacent to it to the north. This park is not an official City of Seattle Park, but is one of several parks owned and maintained… Continue reading Centennial Park

Myrtle Edwards Park

Location: Downtown Seattle/Interbay Address: 3130 Alaskan Way W. Acreage: 4.8 “Why don’t I take people from out-of-town here?” asked my walking buddy on the recent sunny spring morning we visited Myrtle Edwards Park. Why don’t I come here more often myself, I thought, as we looked out at the views of the Puget Sound and… Continue reading Myrtle Edwards Park

Belmont Place

Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: Belmont Pl. E. and Belmont Ave. E. Acreage: 0.02 I’ve talked about some strange Seattle parks, but this is definitely one of the oddest ones. This triangle of grass sports a beautiful old tree, but it is nearly impossible to tell that this is a park and not a piece… Continue reading Belmont Place

St. Marks Greenbelt

Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 1500 Lakeview Blvd. E. Acreage: 2.9 Behind the looming St. Marks Cathedral begins a narrow little trail that takes you deep into this greenbelt. This small forested park is a gem in the densely urban Capitol Hill neighborhood. There’s also a bench at the top if you want to soak… Continue reading St. Marks Greenbelt