Location: Central Seattle Address: University St. and Minor Ave. E. Acreage: 0.2 This pleasant little park sits almost as a backyard garden to the Stimson-Green Mansion on First Hill. With careful landscaping and beautiful spring flowers blooming, I thought it was a wonderful escape from the intensity of this hospital corridor. This is a great… Continue reading First Hill Park
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Bellevue Place
Location: Central Seattle Address: Bellevue Pl. E. and Bellevue Ave. E. Acreage: 1.4 Bellevue Place is one of my new favorite finds. This completely hidden park takes some sleuthing to locate. I drove in circles around this part of Capitol Hill until I finally turned down a very small dead-end residential street and discovered it.… Continue reading Bellevue Place
Summit Place
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: Bellevue Place E. and Belmont Ave. E. Acreage: 0.02 A beautiful old oak (I think) tree is all you’ll find at Summit Place, one of dozens of Seattle’s tiny triangle parks. But, this spot on Capitol Hill is close to many other nice parks, including Summit Slope Park that has… Continue reading Summit Place
Summit Slope Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 200 Summit Ave. E. Acreage: 0.21 Volunteers were putting finishing touches on the p-patch on the sunny day I visited Summit Slope Park. The design and landscaping of this Capitol Hill park are really nicely done with a terraced lawn and careful plantings. I was also happy to see that planners… Continue reading Summit Slope Park
Bitter Lake Reservoir Open Space
Location: North Seattle Address: Linden Ave. N. and N. 143rd St. Acreage: 2.9 Much of this open space isn’t accessible to the public due to the reservoir, but luckily when this park was renovated back in 2005 a nice walking trail was designed to skirt the fencing. This provides a good route for walking around… Continue reading Bitter Lake Reservoir Open Space
Bitter Lake Playfield
Location: North Seattle Address: 13035 Linden Ave. N Acreage: 7.5 The Bitter Lake Playfield definitely feels a little worn… or well-loved if you’d rather put it that way. The playground has older equipment and the ballfield has seen many years of use. But, the special thing about this park is the short walking trail and… Continue reading Bitter Lake Playfield
Northacres Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 12718 1st Ave. N.E. Acreage: 20.7 Much of north Seattle is wooded, so it’s easy to miss this big forested park just off I-5 around 130th. But, what a great asset for this neighborhood that is lacking in large parks with good amenities. And, this one is packed with them: trails,… Continue reading Northacres Park
Schmitz Boulevard
Location: West Seattle Address: 58th Ave. S.W. and S.W. Stevens St. Acreage: 2.39 Schmitz Boulevard creates a connection between Schmitz Preserve Park and Alki Playground, which leads on to Alki Beach. This is a great area of Seattle for exploring several parks in one visit. #256 (Visited 3/16/11)