Location: Lake City Address: 3737 NE 135th St. Acreage: 2.12 This lovely park is tucked away just a couple of blocks from busy Lake City Way giving this neighborhood a much-needed green community space. With just over two acres, you can meander the paths that line the park or give the kids some room to… Continue reading Cedar Park
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Albert Davis Park
Location: Lake City Address: 12526 27th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 1.2 Just off a very busy intersection in the middle of the Lake City neighborhood is a quiet, green corner that gives the sense that there’s more to this community than its trafficked thoroughfare. Albert Davis Park, named after the late Lake City community leader, has… Continue reading Albert Davis Park
Morgan Junction Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 6413 California Ave. S.W. Acreage: 0.25 When the city’s infamous monorail project was abandoned in 2004, West Seattleites lost the chance to have quick, fixed-rail transportation to downtown Seattle. But, well, at least they gained a new community park, right? Morgan Junction Park, which sits in what’s known as the Morgan… Continue reading Morgan Junction Park
Greenwood Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 602 N. 87th St. Acreage: 2.22 This immaculately maintained park is hidden from its nearby streets in the Greenwood neighborhood. Follow one of the perfect curving paths to the new play structures and sand box, where kids will want to stop and play. History buffs will like the old station stop… Continue reading Greenwood Park
Counterbalance Park: An Urban Oasis
Location: Central Seattle Address: Queen Anne Ave. N. and Roy St. Acreage: 0.28 No, I did not add a personal opinion to the title of this post. The park’s quirky name is actually Counterbalance Park: An Urban Oasis. In 2008 the city opened this park on what used to be the site of a gas… Continue reading Counterbalance Park: An Urban Oasis
Soundview Terrace
Location: Queen Anne Address: 2500 11th Ave. W. Acreage: 0.3 This is one of my favorite newly discovered parks. Soundview Terrace on the western end of Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood is perched on a steep hillside. If I had been the park’s engineer, I would have taken one look at the geography of the site… Continue reading Soundview Terrace
Salmon Bay Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 2001 N.W. Canoe Pl. Acreage: 2.8 I visit a lot of mostly empty neighborhood parks during the week. So, I was pleased to find one in the north Ballard area that seemed to be full of life even on a Friday morning. Salmon Bay Park is a busy scene on this… Continue reading Salmon Bay Park
Cottage Grove Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 5206 26th Ave. S.W. Acreage: 1.1 The Delridge neighborhood, perhaps surprisingly, is actually one of the best places to walk in West Seattle. And, a great place to set off from is Cottage Grove Park just a couple of blocks from the busy Delridge Ave. Cottage Grove was revamped a few… Continue reading Cottage Grove Park