Category: good accessibility

Denny Blaine Lake Park

Location: Madison Park/Madrona Address: 100 Maiden Lane Acreage: 0.19 Located between the Madison Park and Madrona neighborhoods in east-central Seattle, you might think Denny Blaine Lake Park would offer access to Lake Washington. I was surprised to find that the “lake” is actually a small pond several blocks away from the real lake. Not to… Continue reading Denny Blaine Lake Park

Puget Ridge Playground

Location: West Seattle Address: 21st Ave. S.W. and Croft Pl. S.W. Acreage: 0.1 Close to South Seattle Community College is the sweetest neighborhood park built with toddlers and preschoolers in mind. The narrow strip of park squeezes in a little wooden play structure, a couple of stand-alone toys, sandbox, lawn space, picnic tables and benches.… Continue reading Puget Ridge Playground

Freeway Park

Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 700 Seneca St. Acreage: 5.2 It’s a cool urban maze that many longtime Seattleites have never set foot in. Freeway Park, which crosses Interstate 5 and spills out of the back of the Convention Center, is worth exploring. This fun park is a great place to walk your dog, sneak in… Continue reading Freeway Park

McGraw Square

Location: Downtown Seattle Address: Stewart St. and Westlake Ave. N. Acreage: 0.01 It’s hard to believe that Seattle once had only four police officers. John H. McGraw was one of them back in the late 1800s, and McGraw Square in the middle of downtown Seattle is named after him. McGraw went on to be the… Continue reading McGraw Square

Spruce Street Mini Park

Location: Central Seattle Address: 160 21st Ave. Acreage: 0.7 I love Seattle’s neighborhood “mini parks.” They seem to get plenty of use and usually boast of not much more than a few benches, some tall trees and a play area. Unfortunately, it’s a miserable drizzly day when I visited Spruce Street Mini Park, but I… Continue reading Spruce Street Mini Park

Rainier Playfield

Location: South Seattle Address: 3700 S. Alaska St. Acreage: 9.5 With nearly every possible amenity neatly packed into its almost 10 acres, Rainier Playfield is one of a handful of what I like to think of as neighborhood hubs. These parks offer people living nearby a central place to find every type of recreational activity:… Continue reading Rainier Playfield