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
Category: dog-friendly
Queen Anne Boulevard
Location: Queen Anne Address: Circles Queen Anne Hill Acreage: 31.2 One of my favorite walking routes in Seattle is circling the top of the “hill” on Queen Anne Boulevard. The quiet residential streets have nice sidewalks making it pretty easy with strollers or even wheelchairs. Most people flock to the western part of the loop,… Continue reading Queen Anne Boulevard
Genesee Park and Playfield
Location: South Seattle Address: 4316 S. Genesee St. Acreage: 57.7 Genesee Park looks like a large, flat meadow sitting below the hills that divide the Rainier Valley from Lake Washington. This park creates a nice connection of greenspace making it possible to walk in parks almost continuously between the busy Rainier Ave. S. and Lake… Continue reading Genesee Park and Playfield
Lake Washington Boulevard
Location: East and South Seattle Address: Lake Washington Boulevard from Washington Park to Seward Park Acreage: 116.6 More than 100 acres of waterfront property are accessible to the public along Lake Washington Boulevard in East and South Seattle. It’s pretty astounding when you think about that much land being set aside back nearly 100 years… Continue reading Lake Washington Boulevard
Woodland Park
Location: North Seattle Address: Aurora Ave. N. and N. 59th St. Acreage: 90.9 Just to the east of the Woodland Park Zoo is the lesser known Woodland Park. It’s also a zoo of some sort, just not with quite so exotic animals. Instead of paying $9 to see some elephants and gorillas, you can gaze… Continue reading Woodland Park
Warren G. Magnuson Park
Location: Northeast Seattle Address: 7400 Sand Point Way N.E. Acreage: 320 Warren G. Magnuson Park is one of Seattle’s biggest parks. Only Discovery Park at more than 500 acres and Green Lake Park (by a hair) are bigger than this 320-acre waterfront park in northeast Seattle. And, I am going to make the argument that… Continue reading Warren G. Magnuson Park
Pratt Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 1800 S. Main St. Acreage: 5.6 Pratt Park is another Central District park that connects through a network of great walking trails. I reached Pratt Park by foot from nearby Lavizzo Park. After checking out the nice playground for little kids at Lavizzo Park, it was great to see that the… Continue reading Pratt Park
Westcrest Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 9000 8th Ave. SW Acreage: 81.1 If you’re looking for some space to run that rambunctious dog of yours, check out Westcrest on the eastern side of West Seattle. There’s no need to worry about your overly excited pet mowing over littler ones in the four-acre dog park that makes up… Continue reading Westcrest Park