Location: Green Lake/Ravenna Address: 5th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 60th St. Acreage: 0.33 Hugging I-5 close to Green Lake, N.E. 60th St. Park is really just an expansion of the sidewalk, providing grass and tall trees for shade as you walk. The park officially ends after a block or so, but the greenery continues for… Continue reading N.E. 60th St. Park
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Rainbow Point
Location: North Seattle Address: N.E. 75th St. and Banner Way N.E. Acreage: 0.79 I find this park nearly impossible to get to by car. It’s on a small street just off the very busy Banner Way N.E. near Green Lake that’s clogged with traffic right now due to road construction. A better way is on… Continue reading Rainbow Point
Banner Way Triangle
Location: North Seattle Address: Banner Way N.E. and 5th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 0.15 A more appropriate name for this park is Banner Way Triangles because there are several of them making up this park that runs adjacent to I-5 in North Seattle. These grass triangles are really extra land set aside for public use due… Continue reading Banner Way Triangle
Crescent Place
Location: North Seattle Address: N. 75th St. and Orin Ct. N. Acreage: 0.02 A strange rusted metal sculpture sticks up between a well-trimmed circular hedge in the middle of the tiny Crescent Place near Green Lake. It looks like it has been keeping watch over that quiet street for a very long time, but I’m… Continue reading Crescent Place
Woodland Park
Location: North Seattle Address: Aurora Ave. N. and N. 59th St. Acreage: 90.9 Just to the east of the Woodland Park Zoo is the lesser known Woodland Park. It’s also a zoo of some sort, just not with quite so exotic animals. Instead of paying $9 to see some elephants and gorillas, you can gaze… Continue reading Woodland Park
Ravenna Boulevard
Location: North Seattle/Ravenna Address: N.E. Ravenna Blvd. to East Greenlake Way N. Acreage: 6.4 Aptly named, Ravenna Boulevard really doesn’t look or act like a park. It’s a long, grassy, tree-lined boulevard that goes from Green Lake to Ravenna Park. It doesn’t have a walking path, so it’s not accessible or stroller-friendly. But, it’s a… Continue reading Ravenna Boulevard
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