Location: Magnolia Address: W. Government Way and 35th Ave. W. Acreage: 16 On the way to Discovery Park, pull over just off Government Way and check out the herons nesting at the Kiwanis Ravine Overlook. February to June is nesting season, and according to the city’s web site this is the largest nesting site in… Continue reading Kiwanis Ravine Overlook
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Arapahoe Triangle
Location: Magnolia Address: 3431 Arapahoe Pl. W. Acreage: 0.04 Neighborhood kids have added a goal post to turn the strip of grass that is Arapahoe Triangle into an impromptu soccer field. That’s a good use for this teeny park on a quiet residential street in Magnolia. #155 (Visited 4/11/10)
Christie Park
Location: North Seattle Address: N.E. 43rd St. and 9th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 0.1 I knew the time would come when I would struggle to muster up kind words for a Seattle park. Alas, Christie Park in the University District may just be that park. It looks a little like an abandoned bus shelter, with a… Continue reading Christie Park
Georgetown Playfield
Location: South Seattle Address: 750 S. Homer St. Acreage: 5.3 Half a soccer team is holding an informal practice session practically under the overpass that runs adjacent to one side of Georgetown Playfield. These fields were recently resurfaced and make for a great place to hold recreation soccer games. You’ll also find baseball/softball fields, a… Continue reading Georgetown Playfield
Oxbow Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 6430 Corson Ave. S. Acreage: 0.81 A gigantic cowboy hat and boots greet visitors to Oxbow Park in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood. “Hat ‘N’ Boots” was rescued from a Texaco gas station where they were icons in the 1950s. They’re now designated as a Seattle landmark after many residents protested their destruction… Continue reading Oxbow Park
Herring’s House Park & Terminal 107 Path
Location: West Seattle Address: W. Marginal Way S.W. and S.W. Alaska Acreage: 5.6 I just love a park that’s called Herring’s House. I guess it calls to my Scandinavian heritage. It also speaks to the heritage of the Duwamish people who once lived on this site. “Tohl-ahl-too” is the word for “Herring House” for the… Continue reading Herring’s House Park & Terminal 107 Path
Rotary Viewpoint
Location: West Seattle Address: 35th Ave S.W. and S.W. Alaska St. Acreage: 0.2 Rotary Viewpoint in West Seattle is best known as being the scene of the Great Totem Pole Theft of 2009. West Seattle residents followed this caper closely on the West Seattle Blog, which helped to crack the case as it unfolded late… Continue reading Rotary Viewpoint
Fauntleroy Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 3951 S.W. Barton St. Acreage: 32.9 Want to take a 45-minute hike without leaving West Seattle? Fauntleroy Park provides a dose of forested solitude with a couple of miles of hiking trails to explore. This is not stroller-friendly territory with the narrow trails and steep inclines, so my two friends and… Continue reading Fauntleroy Park