Location: Normandy Park Address: 801 S.W. 174th St., Normandy Park Acreage: 7.85 Sometimes what parents with tots under age 5 really need is not the most exciting, state-of-the-art playground to occupy their kids but just a fully enclosed worry-free space. Normandy Park’s cute City Hall Park (attached to City Hall itself) is a great space… Continue reading City Hall Park
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Bayview-Kinnear Park
Location: Queen Anne Address: 3rd Ave W. and W. Prospect St. Acreage: 4.62 I actually already visited Bayview-Kinnear Park when I made my tour of Kerry Park a while back. But, the city has recently renamed the lower section and listed it as a separate park, so in my quest for accuracy I dropped by… Continue reading Bayview-Kinnear Park
Hubbard Homestead
Location: North Seattle/Northgate Address: 11203 5th Ave N.E. Acreage: 3.73 Literally in Northgate Mall’s backyard (sitting right behind Target’s parking garage) is Hubbard Homestead. Originally a homestead in the first half of the last century, this park creates a pleasant space among the very commercial mall area. Besides a basketball court and several benches, there… Continue reading Hubbard Homestead
View Ridge Playfield
Location: Northeast Seattle/View Ridge Address: 4408 N.E. 70th St. Acreage: 9.1 This large park in north Seattle is aptly named after its neighborhood. And, it’s a great neighborhood park. Walking paths wind through the tall trees, which are a mix of evergreens, oaks and other deciduous varieties, leading to a basketball court and two picnic… Continue reading View Ridge Playfield
Bradner Gardens Park
Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: 29th Ave. S. and S. Grand St. Acreage: 1.6 A swarm of busy four- and five-year-olds from the nearby Children’s PlayGarden Preschool has taken over Bradner Gardens Park on a cloudy Wednesday morning. They are busy as bees exploring every inch of this great South Seattle park. While a pair… Continue reading Bradner Gardens Park
Rainier Playfield
Location: South Seattle Address: 3700 S. Alaska St. Acreage: 9.5 With nearly every possible amenity neatly packed into its almost 10 acres, Rainier Playfield is one of a handful of what I like to think of as neighborhood hubs. These parks offer people living nearby a central place to find every type of recreational activity:… Continue reading Rainier Playfield
John C. Little, Sr. Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 6961 37th Ave. S. Acreage: 5.8 John C. Little, Sr. Park is a long, but narrow stretch of greenspace that squeezes in several basketball courts, a spray park and a playground among tree-lined walking paths. The new playground and spray park opened in 2010 and are examples of some of the… Continue reading John C. Little, Sr. Park
Van Asselt Playground
Location: South Seattle Address: S. Myrtle St. and Beacon Ave. S. Acreage: 9.0 South Beacon Hill residents have it all in Van Asselt Playground. You’ll find tennis courts, basketball courts, great playfields, summer wading pool, new playground and a beautiful community center. But, don’t miss the trails on the north end of the park that… Continue reading Van Asselt Playground