Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: Beacon Ave. S. and 17th Ave. S. Acreage: 0.19 A bench provides a pleasant spot to sit and enjoy the bustle of Beacon Hill under the shade of a huge old Maple tree. Or, use this as your starting point for a walk along Beacon Ave. There are great parks… Continue reading Stevens Place
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Cheasty Boulevard & Greenspace
Location: South Seattle Address: Cheasty Blvd. S and S Della St. Acreage: 62.74 The city’s site lists these as two separate parks with different acreages, but the same address. I don’t see a distinction. Cars drive through about a mile of the park, the side is accessible through a narrow walking trail and the rest… Continue reading Cheasty Boulevard & Greenspace
Benefit Playground
Location: South Seattle Address: 9320 38th Ave. S. Acreage: 2.2 Head south from the small commercial district on Beacon Ave. and you’ll run into Benefit Playground. Among its many benefits–okay, assets!–are a fun playground and some paths. On the day I visited, seven 13-something boys were gleefully turning the basketball court into a skate park.… Continue reading Benefit Playground
Atlantic Street Park
Location: South Seattle Address: S. Atlantic St. and 21st Ave. S. Acreage: 0.74 I have found the solution for busy parents who want to stay fit, but don’t have the time to go to the gym. It’s called Atlantic Street Park. I don’t know why nobody thought of this before. Take a neighborhood park. Put… Continue reading Atlantic Street Park
Daejeon Park
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 1144 Sturgus Ave. S. Acreage: 2.0 When the city recently took down the sign that called this park Taejon and replaced it with one titled Daejeon, people thought Seattle had made a huge sister-city snafu. For 14 years people had enjoyed Taejon park on Beacon Hill named after its sister… Continue reading Daejeon Park
Sturgus Park
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 904 Sturgus Ave. S. Acreage: 2.0 Start at Sturgus Park on Beacon Hill for a great walk along a nicely paved accessible path that follows I-90 east. You’ll pass a cool sculpture entitled Equality by artists Rolon Bert Garner and Ken Leback. Sturgus Park melds into Daejeon Park as you… Continue reading Sturgus Park
Dr. Jose Rizal Park
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 1008 12th Ave. S. Acreage: 9.6 Dr. Jose Rizal Park, named after an international hero of the Filipino community, is tucked into the northwest corner of Beacon Hill. This means you’re in for a treat when you arrive and see the fabulous views of the Olympics, Puget Sound and downtown… Continue reading Dr. Jose Rizal Park
Katie Black’s Garden
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 12th Ave. S. and S. Atlantic St. Acreage: 0.6 In what used to be a mass of unruly blackberry bushes on the west end of Beacon Hill is now a miniature Japanese garden. Katie and Frank Black owned a large piece of land on Beacon Hill in the early 1900s.… Continue reading Katie Black’s Garden