Location: Central Seattle Address: University St. and Minor Ave. E. Acreage: 0.2 This pleasant little park sits almost as a backyard garden to the Stimson-Green Mansion on First Hill. With careful landscaping and beautiful spring flowers blooming, I thought it was a wonderful escape from the intensity of this hospital corridor. This is a great… Continue reading First Hill Park
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Bellevue Place
Location: Central Seattle Address: Bellevue Pl. E. and Bellevue Ave. E. Acreage: 1.4 Bellevue Place is one of my new favorite finds. This completely hidden park takes some sleuthing to locate. I drove in circles around this part of Capitol Hill until I finally turned down a very small dead-end residential street and discovered it.… Continue reading Bellevue Place
Summit Place
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: Bellevue Place E. and Belmont Ave. E. Acreage: 0.02 A beautiful old oak (I think) tree is all you’ll find at Summit Place, one of dozens of Seattle’s tiny triangle parks. But, this spot on Capitol Hill is close to many other nice parks, including Summit Slope Park that has… Continue reading Summit Place
Summit Slope Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 200 Summit Ave. E. Acreage: 0.21 Volunteers were putting finishing touches on the p-patch on the sunny day I visited Summit Slope Park. The design and landscaping of this Capitol Hill park are really nicely done with a terraced lawn and careful plantings. I was also happy to see that planners… Continue reading Summit Slope Park
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
Interlaken Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 2451 Delmar Dr. E. Acreage: 51.7 If you’ve run the post-Thanksgiving marathon or half-marathon in Seattle, you’ve probably cursed Interlaken Park and its incredibly challenging hill. I suggest you return on a non-race day to see what more relaxing features this incredible forested park has to offer. First off, if you… Continue reading Interlaken Park
McGilvra Place
Location: Central Seattle Address: E Madison St. and Pike St. Acreage: 0.06 McGilvra Place is almost always occupied by a couple of homeless folks snoozing on its grassy lawn, which makes it less of a draw for others in seeking out a Seattle park to enjoy. But, one thing to note about this park as… Continue reading McGilvra Place
Boylston Place
Location: Central Seattle Address: Broadway and Boylston Ave. E. Acreage: > 0.1 I think I’m the only person in Seattle besides a few Parks maintenance guys who know that this triangle of grass is a park. Hundreds of people must pass through it daily on their way to the main entrance of Swedish Hospital, but… Continue reading Boylston Place