Location: Shoreline Address: 700 N.W. Innis Arden Way, Shoreline Acreage: 88 Fantastic urban hiking is a short drive from Seattle or the Eastside to Shoreview and Boeing Creek Parks. These two Shoreline parks work as one with a network of hiking trails that allow for more than an hour of walking through quiet forest. Several… Continue reading Shoreview & Boeing Creek Parks
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Finale: Ravenna Woods
Location: North Seattle/Ravenna/University District Address: 4633 Ravenna Ave. N.E. Acreage: 1.15 On a very cold morning a couple of weeks ago, I set out to visit the last Seattle Parks Department park on my list. Crunching along this path alone in the crisp, sunny weather felt like the perfect way to cap off the official… Continue reading Finale: Ravenna Woods
Magnolia Manor Park
Location: Magnolia Address: 3430 27th Ave W. Acreage: 2.0 The Magnolia neighborhood finally has its own off-leash dog park with the addition of Magnolia Manor Park, which opened in 2012. Built on Seattle Public Utility land, this park is a little awkward to explore since the center section is still fenced off due to the… Continue reading Magnolia Manor Park
Jackson Park Golf Course (walking trail)
Location: Northeast Seattle/Northgate Address: 1100 N.E. 135th St. Acreage: 160.6 I decided earlier in this project to skip the city’s four golf courses. Although they are technically Seattle parks, they aren’t really accessible to the public to explore without paying a fee. (And I don’t know anything about golf, so I make a poor judge… Continue reading Jackson Park Golf Course (walking trail)
Pipers Creek Natural Area
Location: Northwest Seattle/Broadview Address: 600 N.W. 117th St. Acreage: 9.34 It’s difficult to distinguish between Pipers Creek Natural Area and Carkeek Park. On a map of this area of Northwest Seattle, it looks like Pipers Creek are fingers on a hand, with the hand being Carkeek Park. At more than 200 acres, Carkeek dwarfs the… Continue reading Pipers Creek Natural Area
Llandover Woods Greenspace
Location: Northwest Seattle/Broadview Address: N.W. 145th St. and 3rd Ave. N.W. Acreage: 9.1 Llandover Woods Greenspace is one of the best little known hiking spots in the city. Bordering the city of Shoreline, but still within city of Seattle limits, Llandover Woods starts in a small parking lot where N.W. 145th St. ends at its… Continue reading Llandover Woods Greenspace
Martha Washington Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 6612 57th Ave. S. Acreage: 9.6 A wide, gently sloping lawn greets you as you enter Martha Washington Park in South Seattle. You can access this park from either the north or west, but either way you will follow the field dotted with trees down toward Lake Washington where you can… Continue reading Martha Washington Park
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