Location: North Seattle Address: 750 N. 50th St. Acreage: 2.5 The Woodland Park Rose Garden is a very special place for me. First, it’s where I met my husband, and then a couple of years later, it’s where I got engaged. I love to go back around this time of year to do a little… Continue reading Woodland Park Rose Garden
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Ross Playground
Location: Northwest Seattle/Ballard Address: 4320 4th Ave. N.W. Acreage: 2.3 There’s a wonderful old-fashioned baseball scoreboard at Ross Playground in the east end of Ballard. I’m not sure if it still gets used, but I love the idea of modern rec league games with a guy in the outfield changing the score by hand. If… Continue reading Ross Playground
Linden Orchard Park
Location: North Seattle Address: N. 67th St. and Linden Ave. N. Acreage: 0.33 I love the entrance to this park with stairs that spill down the corner inviting you in to explore the native plants and trees that line the paths. This north Seattle park used to be an apple orchard. Today you’ll still find… Continue reading Linden Orchard Park
Boylston Place
Location: Central Seattle Address: Broadway and Boylston Ave. E. Acreage: > 0.1 I think I’m the only person in Seattle besides a few Parks maintenance guys who know that this triangle of grass is a park. Hundreds of people must pass through it daily on their way to the main entrance of Swedish Hospital, but… Continue reading Boylston Place
Horiuchi Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 156 Boren Ave. Acreage: 0.28 I visited Horiuchi Park in the miserable pouring rain. The little path running through this small park off busy Boren Ave. had turned into a muddy stream, not inviting a lot of lingering. I did pause to see if I could catch sight of a view… Continue reading Horiuchi Park
Hutchinson Playground
Location: South Seattle Address: S. Norfolk St. and 59th Ave. S Acreage: 4.4 If you’re wondering if the esteemed cancer research center has a connection to this south Seattle playground, you’re right! Fred Hutchinson was a famous baseball player who played with the Seattle Rainiers and Detroit Tigers and grew up playing ball on this… Continue reading Hutchinson Playground
Lakeridge Park
Location: South Seattle Address: Rainier Ave. S. and 68th St. S. Acreage: 35.8 According to former Parks Historian Don Sherwood, this area used to be known as Dead Horse Canyon. The strange story follows that a homesteader in 1909 was upset after a local horse got dehydrated and died. Talk about a morbid name. And,… Continue reading Lakeridge Park
Lakeridge Playground
Location: South Seattle Address: 10145 Rainier Ave. S. Acreage: 3.9 Located in south Seattle off Rainier Ave., Lakeridge Playground connects to the larger, forested Lakeridge Park. Despite looking a little tired, this park has a full basketball court, ball fields and a cheerfully painted playground. #181 (Visited 5/24/10)