Location: Downtown/Belltown Address: 5th Ave. and Denny Way Acreage: 0.1 On the edge of Belltown across the street from Seattle Center and almost underneath the Monorail is where you’ll find the very pleasant Tilikum Place. The statue by James A. Wehn of Chief Sealth draws you in first. Dedicated in 1912, this was Seattle’s first… Continue reading Tilikum Place
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Seattle Center
Location: Central Seattle Address: 305 Harrison St. Acreage: 74 It’s funny that our city’s greatest public space is not really an official park. But, since Seattle Center is such an important part of our city and it feels like our Central Park with 40 acres of open space, I knew I wanted to include it.… Continue reading Seattle Center
Peace Park
Location: North Seattle Address: N.E. 40th St. and 9th Ave. N.E. Acreage: ~0.3 Peace Park is that small greenspace with an interesting sculpture that catches your eye right before you drive onto the southbound lanes of the University Bridge. The best way to reach this tricky spot is from an almost-hidden staircase leading up from… Continue reading Peace Park
Freeway Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 700 Seneca St. Acreage: 5.2 It’s a cool urban maze that many longtime Seattleites have never set foot in. Freeway Park, which crosses Interstate 5 and spills out of the back of the Convention Center, is worth exploring. This fun park is a great place to walk your dog, sneak in… Continue reading Freeway Park
Thomas C. Wales Park
Location: Queen Anne Address: 2401 6th Ave. N. Acreage: 1.3 What do you do with a former gravel pit? Turn it into a park and use the gravel to make art! Thomas C. Wales Park sits in the elbow that connects Dexter Ave. to 6th Ave. N., which gives you access to Queen Anne by… Continue reading Thomas C. Wales Park
Union Station Square
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: Jackson St. and 3rd Ave. S. Acreage: 0.04 You might think of Union Station Square (which strangely is not directly in front of Union Station) as the urban park with the weird stools. But, next time you pass through this part of Pioneer Square, take a closer look at the “stools”… Continue reading Union Station Square
Wallingford Steps
Location: North Seattle Address: 3300 Wallingford Ave. N. Acreage: 0.2 When a steep hillside dense with blackberries was developed into a staircase about 10 years ago, walkers and runners got a convenient shortcut between Wallingford Ave. and Gas Works Park. This also makes it much easier for swarms of people to get in and out… Continue reading Wallingford Steps
Louisa Boren Park & Lookout
Location: Central Seattle Address: 15th Ave. E. and E. Olin Pl. Acreage: 7.2 Seattle pioneer Louisa Boren Denny got her own park in 1913 when a section of the larger Interlaken Park was renamed in her honor. You can access her park through a narrow trail shooting off from the main Interlaken Dr. E. Or,… Continue reading Louisa Boren Park & Lookout