Location: Central District/Madison Valley Address: E. Harrison and Martin Luther King Jr. Way Acreage: 0.16 The hot days may be behind us for this year, but come next summer I will be keeping this corner park in mind for a cool, relaxing place to unwind. Julia Lee’s Park, at the edge of the Madison Valley,… Continue reading Julia Lee’s Park
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12th Ave. Square Park
Location: Central District/Capitol Hill Address: 12th Ave. and E. James Ct. Acreage: 0.17 Just across the street from Seattle University is a new park that is perfect for a spring lunch break. Try to snag the picnic table (it’s even wheelchair friendly with room to scoot under the table) that sits to one side of… Continue reading 12th Ave. Square Park
Spruce Street Mini Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 160 21st Ave. Acreage: 0.7 I love Seattle’s neighborhood “mini parks.” They seem to get plenty of use and usually boast of not much more than a few benches, some tall trees and a play area. Unfortunately, it’s a miserable drizzly day when I visited Spruce Street Mini Park, but I… Continue reading Spruce Street Mini Park
Plum Tree Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 1717 26th Ave. Acreage: 0.3 This newly revamped park is as cute as its name and must be pretty quiet, since it’s tucked away on a residential street in the Central District. This is a great place to take preschoolers to enjoy a playground that’s designed to suit them. It’s also… Continue reading Plum Tree Park
Homer Harris Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 2401 E. Howell St. Acreage: 0.5 After visiting so many parks over the past year, a lot of them start to blend together. So, I love it when I find a park that was cleverly designed to be unique. Homer Harris Park in the Central District close to busy 23rd Ave.… Continue reading Homer Harris Park
Miller Playfield & Miller Triangle
Location: Central Seattle Address: 330 19th Ave. E. Acreage: 7+ There’s something pretty darn cute about preschoolers playing soccer. Most of the time they don’t really make contact with the ball, passing is non-existent and they often score against themselves. (Hey, a goal’s a goal, right?) Soccer camp is the scene at Miller Playfield when… Continue reading Miller Playfield & Miller Triangle
T.T. Minor Playground
Location: Central Seattle Address: 17th Ave. E. and E. Union St. Acreage: 0.2 Don’t plan to drop by T.T. Minor Playground for a trip down the slide if you’re visiting during school hours. The park is officially closed to the public, as it is used by the elementary school next door. But, school’s out for… Continue reading T.T. Minor Playground
Benvenuto Viewpoint
Location: Central Seattle Address: 1401 23rd Ave. S. Acreage: 1.66 The last in my string of I-90 Lid parks, Benvenuto Viewpoint is accessed from a short flight of stairs just off 23rd Ave. S. between Sam Smith Park and Stokes Overlook. It looks out over the cars and trucks whizzing into the I-90 tunnel below… Continue reading Benvenuto Viewpoint