Location: South Seattle Address: 2200 Martin Luther King Way S. Acreage: 4.3 What great timing that I get to write about this park the week leading up to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. This four-plus-acre park in South Seattle was built in the early 1990’s on a sloped site. I like the view from the… Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park
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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
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
Lincoln Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 8011 Fauntleroy Ave. S.W. Acreage: 135.4 With five miles of walking/hiking trails, most with spectacular views of the Puget Sound, and the area’s only saltwater swimming pool, how can you blame me for saying Lincoln Park is my favorite (yes, absolute favorite) Seattle park? Look at West Seattle on a map… Continue reading Lincoln 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
Flo Ware Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 28th Ave. S. and S. Jackson St. Acreage: 0.5 A lot of community love went into turning Flo Ware Park into what it is today. Thanks to that great energy and some Pro Parks funds, this park was reopened in 2004 with lots of great amenities and a pleasing design. The… Continue reading Flo Ware Park