Location: West Seattle Address: 3600 Admiral Way S.W. Acreage: 4.2 It’s hard to concentrate on staying on the road when you drive Admiral Way and catch a glimpse of the incredible view from this park out your window. This West Seattle park, like Hamilton Viewpoint, is a great place to try to impress out-of-town visitors.… Continue reading Belvedere Park
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Cheasty Boulevard & Greenspace
Location: South Seattle Address: Cheasty Blvd. S and S Della St. Acreage: 62.74 The city’s site lists these as two separate parks with different acreages, but the same address. I don’t see a distinction. Cars drive through about a mile of the park, the side is accessible through a narrow walking trail and the rest… Continue reading Cheasty Boulevard & Greenspace
Mount Baker Boulevard
Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: S. Mount Baker Blvd. to S. McClellan St. Acreage: 3.6 If you’re exploring the Mount Baker neighborhood, take the time to walk along Mount Baker Boulevard. It’s fun to follow this winding street that leads from the beautiful Franklin High School to Mount Baker Park. It doesn’t hurt that this… Continue reading Mount Baker Boulevard
Genesee Park and Playfield
Location: South Seattle Address: 4316 S. Genesee St. Acreage: 57.7 Genesee Park looks like a large, flat meadow sitting below the hills that divide the Rainier Valley from Lake Washington. This park creates a nice connection of greenspace making it possible to walk in parks almost continuously between the busy Rainier Ave. S. and Lake… Continue reading Genesee Park and Playfield
One year later, #200: Stan Sayres Memorial Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 3808 Lake Washington Boulevard S. Acreage: ~3.0 Well, I’m officially a full year through this project. I naively thought that I would have visited all the parks in Seattle by now. Ha! Seattle Parks Department, you make it difficult with this huge list of 400-something parks scattered across the city, especially… Continue reading One year later, #200: Stan Sayres Memorial Park
Lake Washington Boulevard
Location: East and South Seattle Address: Lake Washington Boulevard from Washington Park to Seward Park Acreage: 116.6 More than 100 acres of waterfront property are accessible to the public along Lake Washington Boulevard in East and South Seattle. It’s pretty astounding when you think about that much land being set aside back nearly 100 years… Continue reading Lake Washington Boulevard
Mount Baker Park
Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: 2521 Lake Park Drive S. Acreage: 21.7 Start at the top of Mount Baker Park and follow the quiet wooded trails down to the waterfront and Lake Washington Boulevard. You’ll pass tennis courts and a playground that includes a cool zip line I was secretly dying to try. From the… Continue reading Mount Baker Park
Westlake Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 401 Pine St. Acreage: 0.1 Need a free place to check your email? Westlake Park is your new mobile office. And, there is no better place to be distracted from your iPad than this central Seattle location. The people-watching is always top notch with tourists wandering about with big maps, teenagers… Continue reading Westlake Park