Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 1301 Alaskan Way Acreage: 4.8 Downtown Seattle’s Waterfront Park is admittedly a little gritty. You may have to overlook a few sketchy characters and perhaps ignore occasional wafts of eau de urine. But get past that and you realize that this park is part of the Seattle waterfront experience and is… Continue reading Waterfront Park
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Soundview Playfield
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 1590 N.W. 90th St. Acreage: 10.5 Soundview Playfield is Crown Hill’s action center for all ages on a sunny September Saturday. Six-year-olds are tearing around the castle-like play structure. A four-year-old is riding his scooter up and down the park’s small hill. A 20-something is simultaneously catching up on sleep and… Continue reading Soundview Playfield
Ravenna Park & Ravenna Park Triangle
Location: North Seattle/Ravenna Address: 5520 Ravenna Ave. N.E. Acreage: 49.9 I can’t believe I had never been to Ravenna Park before. Fifty acres of quiet, wooded trails carved out of a ravine that was formed by run-off from the Vashon Glacial Ice Sheet. The park seems like such a gem it’s hard to believe that… Continue reading Ravenna Park & Ravenna Park Triangle
Cowen Park
Location: North Seattle/Ravenna Address: 5849 15th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 8.4 Cowen Park sits adjacent to Ravenna Park in north Seattle. I’m actually not sure why it was designated as a separate park because the two blend together so much it’s hard to tell where one starts and the other ends. But anyway, it is a… Continue reading Cowen Park
University Playground
Location: North Seattle/University District Address: 9th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 50th St. Acreage: 2.7 You’re as likely to see a homeless man lounging in the shade as you are a hipster mom pushing a double Bob stroller at University Playground. With a location just a block or so from I-5, the park is a regular… Continue reading University Playground
Matthews Beach Park
Location: Northeast Seattle Address: Sand Point Way N.E. and N.E. 93rd St. Acreage: 22 I sometimes think Matthews Beach Park gets a little forgotten and neglected in the shadow of its more popular big brother, Magnuson Park. It’s much smaller, it doesn’t have any exciting geographic features like the hills at Magnuson that are so… Continue reading Matthews Beach Park
Green Lake Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 7201 E. Green Lake Drive N. Acreage: 323.7 I don’t know if this is actually true, but Green Lake Park seems like it must be the most frequently used park in Seattle. It doesn’t seem to matter what the weather is, this park is always filled with walkers, runners, bikers, swimmers,… Continue reading Green Lake Park
Alki Beach Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 1702 Alki Ave. S.W. Acreage: 135.9 Alki Beach Park is the place to take your California-transplanted friends when they’re whining about being homesick. One glance at the long stretch of sand and boardwalk-style running and biking path, and they’ll be cured. Just don’t plan on getting a parking spot on a… Continue reading Alki Beach Park