Location: North Seattle Address: N.W. 53rd St. and 2nd Ave. N.W. Acreage: 0.01 I bet even the people living across the street from Rainier Place don’t realize it is a City of Seattle Park. There is no striped Parks Department sign. No amenities. Not even a bench. But, this small area of grass and single… Continue reading Rainier Place
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Sunset Place
Location: North Seattle Address: 1st Ave. N.W. and N.W. 52nd St. Acreage: 0.1 Beautiful flowering cherry trees are on display in this triangle park sitting between residential streets near the Woodland Park Zoo. Two runners paused near the park’s single bench to stretch before heading out for a run. #138 (Visited 3/23/10)
Fremont Peak Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 4357 Palantine Ave. N. Acreage: 0.56 How often do you see buildings get torn down and the lots converted back into open space? It doesn’t seem to be a common occurrence in a city where land is hard to come by. But, that’s what happened in one corner of Fremont when… Continue reading Fremont Peak Park
Nantes Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 5062 S.W. Admiral Way Acreage: 0.3 Seattle has had a sister-city relationship with Nantes for more than 25 years. In 2005, we honored the French town by opening a new park in their honor in West Seattle. If you speed by on busy Admiral Way, you’ll miss this sweet park that… Continue reading Nantes Park
Wedgwood Square
Location: North Seattle/Wedgwood Address: 31st Ave. N.E. and N.E. 82nd St. Acreage: 0.07 Wedgwood Square is not really a square, but a triangle of land where 31st and 82nd meet in the Wedgwood neighborhood. This tiny park’s tall evergreen tree and mature shrubs create a nice hiding place. I picture neighborhood kids using it as… Continue reading Wedgwood Square
Picardo (Rainie) P-Patch
Location: North Seattle/Wedgwood Address: N.E. 82nd St. and N.E. 25th Ave. Acreage: 2.93 Did you know that the term P-Patch is native to Seattle? And, it doesn’t refer to “pea-patch,” as some people think. The “P” comes from “Picardo,” which is the original Seattle P-Patch. Seattle used to be filled with large family-run farms. Today,… Continue reading Picardo (Rainie) P-Patch
Dahl Playfield
Location: North Seattle Address: 7700 25th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 14.5 Originally a peat bog affectionately called “Ravenna Swamp,” the now-named Dahl Playfield is a big park with lots of great amenities. Waldo Dahl was a member of the Parks Board for 29 years, according to former Parks historian Don Sherwood’s fastidious notes. The newest feature… Continue reading Dahl Playfield
Ravenna-Eckstein Park
Location: North Seattle/Ravenna Address: 6535 Ravenna Ave. N.E. Acreage: 3.1 Challenge your young rock climbers to an ascent on the cool, metal climbing wall at Ravenna-Eckstein Park. It looks like a piece of art from a distance, but up close you’ll see the handholds and wonder how someone can climb upside down. I’m sure many… Continue reading Ravenna-Eckstein Park