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Spruce Street Mini Park

Location: Central Seattle Address: 160 21st Ave. Acreage: 0.7 I love Seattle’s neighborhood “mini parks.” They seem to get plenty of use and usually boast of not much more than a few benches, some tall trees and a play area. Unfortunately, it’s a miserable drizzly day when I visited Spruce Street Mini Park, but I… Continue reading Spruce Street Mini Park

Ferdinand Street Boat Launch

Location: South Seattle Address: S. Ferdinand St. and Lake Washington Blvd. S. Acreage: approx. 2.5 Another one of my favorite spots along Lake Washington Boulevard is this boat launch. Although it’s a great place to set off on your kayak, it’s also a scenic picnic spot with picnic tables and a pleasant gently sloped lawn.… Continue reading Ferdinand Street Boat Launch

Lakewood Moorage

Location: South Seattle Address: 4400 Lake Washington Blvd. S.  Acreage: approx. 1.0 If you’ve walked along Lake Washington Boulevard, you’ve probably passed Lakewood Moorage thinking it’s a private dock. It’s actually officially city property, although slips are rented through a private company, and public access is limited to certain hours and days of the week.… Continue reading Lakewood Moorage

Columbia Park

Location: South Seattle Address: 4721 Rainier Ave. S. Acreage: 2.1 This sweet park is like a welcome mat for the quaint Columbia City neighborhood. It greets visitors on the corner of Rainier Ave. S. and S. Alaska St. and invites a stroll with a curving path that leads through a nicely trimmed lawn emptying you… Continue reading Columbia Park

Rainier Playfield

Location: South Seattle Address: 3700 S. Alaska St. Acreage: 9.5 With nearly every possible amenity neatly packed into its almost 10 acres, Rainier Playfield is one of a handful of what I like to think of as neighborhood hubs. These parks offer people living nearby a central place to find every type of recreational activity:… Continue reading Rainier Playfield

Lakewood Playground

Location: South Seattle Address: 5013 S. Angeline St. Acreage: 2.0 This sweet little park is tucked away in an area of beautiful old homes that sits between Columbia City and Lake Washington. There’s not a whole lot to it, but you will find a large play field and a good playground for kids. They’ll especially… Continue reading Lakewood Playground