Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 16th Ave S. and S. Lander St. Acreage: approx. 0.7 Santos Rodriguez Memorial Park is the front yard for the Beacon Hill non-profit El Centro de La Raza. But this front yard is public space, and a lot of great amenities are packed into its fairly small space. The park… Continue reading Santos Rodriguez Memorial Park
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Lewis Park
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 1120 15th Ave. S. Acreage: 1.81 For a long time Lewis Park on the north end of Beacon Hill was a dense greenbelt with no accessibility. Enter Friends of Lewis Park, a community group that started removing invasive species and planting native trees in 2007. Regular work parties have tamed… Continue reading Lewis Park
Beacon Place
Location: Beacon Hill/International District Address: S. Dearborn St. and 10th Ave. S. Acreage: 0.25 Beacon Place is a fairly large stretch of undeveloped land that greets you when you exit to S. Dearborn S. from I-5. Right now it consists only of grass and several trees. This is easily confused with Beacon Hill Playground, just… Continue reading Beacon Place
McClellan Place
Location: Beacon Hill/South Seattle Address: S. McClellan St. and 16th Ave. S. Acreage: 0.01 Close to another small triangle park, McClellan Place has tall grass and a pretty tree. This park is steps from the Beacon Hill Library and sits along Beacon Ave. S, which is a great area for visiting other nice parks nearby.… Continue reading McClellan Place
Hitt’s Hill Park
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 5234 37th Ave. S. Acreage: 3.15 Who is Hitt and how did he get a park on a hill? This wooded park tucked among homes between Columbia City and Beacon Hill was named after Thomas Hitt. Born in 1874 in England, Hitt loved fireworks and explosives and anything that made… Continue reading Hitt’s Hill Park
Dearborn Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 2919 S. Brandon St. Acreage: 7.7 This large park is nearly hidden on the south end of Beacon Hill. Tricky to access either on foot or by car, you’ll find Dearborn Park close to Dearborn Park Elementary, although the better entrance is on the back off the residential S. Brandon St.… Continue reading Dearborn Park
Jefferson Park
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 4165 16th Ave. S Acreage: 52.4 For those of you have been waiting patiently for construction to end at Jefferson Park on Beacon Hill, the fencing (well, most of it) has finally come down. The first phase of the park’s extensive renovations are finished, and it was worth the wait.… Continue reading Jefferson Park
Twelfth Avenue South Viewpoint
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 12th Ave. S and S Forest St. Acreage: 1.07 I really enjoy walking around Beacon Hill. In addition to good coffee shops and restaurants, there are so many interesting parks, many of them you feel like you have to yourself. And, who wouldn’t want peace and quiet to enjoy the… Continue reading Twelfth Avenue South Viewpoint