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Beacon Hill Playground

Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 1902 13th Ave. S. Acreage: 3.0 Seattle’s parks are becoming more and more accessible to people with disabilities. Beacon Hill Playground is one of the best neighborhood parks for providing people of all abilities ways to use its features. You’ll find accessible restrooms and paths here, as well as accessible… Continue reading Beacon Hill Playground

Maple Wood Playfield

Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 4801 Corson Ave. S. Acreage: 15.5 It’s a crisp, clear Monday morning, and Maple Wood Playfield is filled with enthusiastic exercisers. About a dozen people are walking or jogging around the circumference of this park, which sits next to Maple Elementary School on Beacon Hill. This park seems to be… Continue reading Maple Wood Playfield

Meadowbrook Playfield

Location: Northeast Seattle Address: 10533 35th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 18.5 Meadowbrook Playfield is another one of these community recreation hubs that so many Seattle neighborhoods are lucky to have. In addition to the 18-acre park, there’s a swimming pool and community center that offer all kinds of activities. Adjacent to Nathan Hale High School just… Continue reading Meadowbrook Playfield

Pinehurst Playfield

Location: North Seattle Address: 12029 14th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 1.3 Pinehurst Playfield is sports central for the Northgate neighborhood. As I checked out the amenities, which include ball fields for baseball/softball and soccer and a basketball court, a vanful of 10-year-olds bounded out into the sunshine to play. The sunken play area is definitely worth… Continue reading Pinehurst Playfield

Pinehurst Pocket Park

Location: North Seattle Address: NE 119th St. and 19th Ave. NE Acreage: 0.19 Pinehurst Pocket Park, near Northgate, was completed in 2007 with Pro Parks funding. Planners and neighbors figured out a way to pack a lot of cool things into this little park. A small path circles the park, which sits on a corner… Continue reading Pinehurst Pocket Park

Victory Heights Playground

Location: North Seattle/Northgate Address: 1737 N.E. 106th St. Acreage: 3.0 Where 106th and 19th meet in north Seattle you’ll find Victory Heights Playground. Tennis courts, a play area and a big open field make up this park’s main features. Several mature trees line the park for shade on a hot day. This neighborhood has several… Continue reading Victory Heights Playground

Victory Creek Park

Location: North Seattle/Northgate Address: 1059 Northgate Way Acreage: 0.2 To get to Victory Creek Park by car I found myself in a QFC parking lot. But, good parks make use of unusual spaces, and that’s true for this park. Victory Creek is a calm, quiet spot right off the busy Northgate Way just blocks from… Continue reading Victory Creek Park