Location: Central Seattle Address: 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. Acreage: 15.2 Sam Smith Park is a really cool use of public space. This park floats over parts of I-90 in an area sometimes called the “I-90 Lid.” Great trails for biking, walking and running connect this park to several other nearby parks, including… Continue reading Sam Smith Park
Category: dog-friendly
Fauntleroy Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 3951 S.W. Barton St. Acreage: 32.9 Want to take a 45-minute hike without leaving West Seattle? Fauntleroy Park provides a dose of forested solitude with a couple of miles of hiking trails to explore. This is not stroller-friendly territory with the narrow trails and steep inclines, so my two friends and… Continue reading Fauntleroy 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
Maple Wood Playfield
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 4801 Corson Ave. S. Acreage: 15.5 It’s a crisp, clear Monday morning, and Maple Wood Playfield is filled with enthusiastic exercisers. About a dozen people are walking or jogging around the circumference of this park, which sits next to Maple Elementary School on Beacon Hill. This park seems to be… Continue reading Maple Wood Playfield
Regrade Park
Location: Downtown Seattle/Belltown Address: 2251 3rd Ave. Acreage: 0.3 It’s rumored that there are more dogs than kids in the city of Seattle, and with Belltown’s growing density, it’s no surprise that this neighborhood wanted a dog park. Regrade Park was acquired in the 1970s and is now one of 11 off-leash parks in the… Continue reading Regrade Park
Discovery Park
Location: Magnolia Address: 3801 W. Government Way Acreage: 512.5 A working lighthouse, an Indian cultural center, military housing, a marine reserve. Twelve miles of hiking trails, a children’s play area, tennis courts, picnic tables. That’s not even to mention harbor seals, sea lions, coyotes and more than 250 species of birds. Even a well-concealed sewage… Continue reading Discovery Park
Burke-Gilman Trail
Location and Address: Ballard to Bothell Acreage: 88.03 There are so many great segments of this popular biking and walking trail, but one of my favorite parts of the Burke-Gilman Trail is the piece that runs from the University of Washington to Fremont. It features some nice views of Lake Union and downtown, and it’s… Continue reading Burke-Gilman Trail
Denny Park & Denny Playfield
Location: Downtown/Central Seattle Address: 100 Dexter Ave. Acreage: 6.4 I can’t say I was particularly looking forward to going to Denny Park. Located at the edge of downtown Seattle and the South Lake Union neighborhood, I have driven past it hundreds of times, and it always looked like a rundown urban park at a glance.… Continue reading Denny Park & Denny Playfield