Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 1951 Alaskan Way Acreage: 1.87 If you’ve lived in Seattle for awhile you’ve probably been to a concert at this park without even realizing it’s a park. During the day, Piers 62 and 63 are a large flat wooden boardwalk and a popular spot for tourists to take pictures of ferries… Continue reading Piers 62 and 63
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Waterfront Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 1301 Alaskan Way Acreage: 4.8 Downtown Seattle’s Waterfront Park is admittedly a little gritty. You may have to overlook a few sketchy characters and perhaps ignore occasional wafts of eau de urine. But get past that and you realize that this park is part of the Seattle waterfront experience and is… Continue reading Waterfront Park
Crown Hill Glen
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 8735 19th Ave. N.W. Acreage: 0.4 Crown Hill Glen is a quaint little name for a quaint little park. Purchased by the city in 1997 , this pocket park sits at the end of a quiet residential street in north Seattle. It has been well-cared-for by its neighbors who have planted… Continue reading Crown Hill Glen
Soundview Playfield
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 1590 N.W. 90th St. Acreage: 10.5 Soundview Playfield is Crown Hill’s action center for all ages on a sunny September Saturday. Six-year-olds are tearing around the castle-like play structure. A four-year-old is riding his scooter up and down the park’s small hill. A 20-something is simultaneously catching up on sleep and… Continue reading Soundview Playfield
North Beach Park
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 24th Ave. N.W. and N.W. 90th St. Acreage: 9.6 Some parks in this city are designed for recreation and others are set aside to preserve green space. An example of the latter, North Beach Park is one of 30 green spaces the city designated in 1993 with a new preservation policy.… Continue reading North Beach Park
Ravenna Park & Ravenna Park Triangle
Location: North Seattle/Ravenna Address: 5520 Ravenna Ave. N.E. Acreage: 49.9 I can’t believe I had never been to Ravenna Park before. Fifty acres of quiet, wooded trails carved out of a ravine that was formed by run-off from the Vashon Glacial Ice Sheet. The park seems like such a gem it’s hard to believe that… Continue reading Ravenna Park & Ravenna Park Triangle
Cowen Park
Location: North Seattle/Ravenna Address: 5849 15th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 8.4 Cowen Park sits adjacent to Ravenna Park in north Seattle. I’m actually not sure why it was designated as a separate park because the two blend together so much it’s hard to tell where one starts and the other ends. But anyway, it is a… Continue reading Cowen Park
Ravenna Boulevard
Location: North Seattle/Ravenna Address: N.E. Ravenna Blvd. to East Greenlake Way N. Acreage: 6.4 Aptly named, Ravenna Boulevard really doesn’t look or act like a park. It’s a long, grassy, tree-lined boulevard that goes from Green Lake to Ravenna Park. It doesn’t have a walking path, so it’s not accessible or stroller-friendly. But, it’s a… Continue reading Ravenna Boulevard