Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 5701 22nd Ave. N.W. Acreage: 1.38 Nearly $2.5 million from Pro Parks funds went into transforming a site near the Ballard Library branch into Ballard Commons Park. Now, this sounds like a lot of money for a park. But, check out some of the detailed plans and drawings and you realize… Continue reading Ballard Commons Park: 100th Park
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Gilman Playground
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 923 N.W. 54th St. Acreage: 3.9 Gilman Playground is located in the part of Seattle affectionately called “Frellard.” If you’re a Frellardian, you’re in luck. There are tennis courts, ball fields, a nice playground and even a summer wading pool in your neighborhood. The park is easily accessed from every different… Continue reading Gilman Playground
Roanoke Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 950 E. Roanoke St. Acreage: 2.2 A park can say a lot about the neighborhood that surrounds it. Roanoke Park is clean, beautifully maintained and features old, elegant trees that line its four sides. The homes around this park are gorgeous, statuesque structures that must date back a century. They are… Continue reading Roanoke Park
Cesar Chavez Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 7th Ave. S. and S. Cloverdale St. Acreage: 0.18 The most interesting thing about this small park near the freeway in South Park is the cool steel structure that turns an otherwise nondescript public space into a real gathering area. It almost looks like the park is designed for small concerts,… Continue reading Cesar Chavez Park
City Hall Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 450 3rd Ave. Acreage: 1.3 Why is a park that’s named after City Hall not located near City Hall? I wondered this until I realized that City Hall used to be located across the street in the Yesler Building. Seattle has actually had a handful of different homes for its central… Continue reading City Hall Park
A.B. Ernst Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 723 N. 35th St. Acreage: 0.17 Located next to the Fremont Library, A.B. Ernst Park was completed in 2004, and is a great addition to this part of Fremont. What was once an overgrown steep slope is now a nice park with views and plenty of seating for a lunchtime picnic.… Continue reading A.B. Ernst Park
B.F. Day Playground
Location: North Seattle Address: 4020 Fremont Ave. N. Acreage: 2.4 Despite being located next to the B.F. Day School, it seems like you’re more likely to see dogs than kids at B.F. Day Playground. It must have something to do with the concentration of dog owners vs. young families who live in this part of… Continue reading B.F. Day Playground
Fremont Canal Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 199 North Canal St. Acreage: 0.69 Fremont Canal Park is the place to be on one particular weekend every June. That’s when the neighborhood transforms into one of the biggest and best street fairs in Seattle, the Fremont Fair. And, this park–right on the canal–is the center of that madness. Another… Continue reading Fremont Canal Park