Location: Central Seattle Address: 2161 E. Hamlin St. Acreage: 1.5 I thought McCurdy Park had to be one of Seattle’s least likely locations for a park. I found it on accident while crossing 520 on 24th Ave. near MOHAI. I definitely wouldn’t have known it was a park except for the Parks Department sign that… Continue reading McCurdy Park
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East Montlake Park
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: 2802 East Park Dr. E. Acreage: 7.1 After visiting West Montlake Park, I had to cross Mountlake Boulevard to see what its brother on the east side looked like. I didn’t think anything could beat the westerly views, but I was wrong. Standing on the wooden viewing platform at East Montlake… Continue reading East Montlake Park
Montlake Boulevard
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: Montlake Blvd. E. and E. Hamlin St. Acreage: 0.3 It’s hard to call Montlake Boulevard a park. It’s really a nicely maintained strip of grass and trees acting as a divider between the two directions of traffic next to the very busy Montlake Bridge. But there’s a nice place to cross… Continue reading Montlake Boulevard
West Montlake Park
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: 2815 West Park Dr. E. Acreage: 2.82 Fans of crew racing know West Montlake Park well. Every first Saturday in May they line the edge of this park to watch rowing teams from across the country compete for Montlake Cut bragging rights. The rest of us probably didn’t even know this… Continue reading West Montlake Park
Montlake Playfield
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: 1618 E. Calhoun St. Acreage: 27 Located on the south side of the 520 Bridge, this 27-acre playfield has practically every amenity a park can have. It even has a football field complete with running track, which is fairly rare in Seattle. You’ll also find tennis courts, huge grass fields and… Continue reading Montlake Playfield
Denny Park & Denny Playfield
Location: Downtown/Central Seattle Address: 100 Dexter Ave. Acreage: 6.4 I can’t say I was particularly looking forward to going to Denny Park. Located at the edge of downtown Seattle and the South Lake Union neighborhood, I have driven past it hundreds of times, and it always looked like a rundown urban park at a glance.… Continue reading Denny Park & Denny Playfield
Webster Park
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 3025 NW 68th St. Acreage: 0.8 Webster Park is the little playground and lawn located next to Ballard’s Nordic Heritage Museum. Both the museum and this park used to be part of the former Webster Elementary School property owned by the Seattle School District. Earlier this year the city bought the… Continue reading Webster Park
Sunset Hill Park
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 7531 34th Ave. N.W. Acreage: 2.7 In 1903 two Seattle families, the Moomaws and the Andersons, gave a little more than two acres of land to the city of Seattle. The spot is now called Sunset Hill Park, and its views are a wonderful legacy to the city. Sunset Hill Park… Continue reading Sunset Hill Park