Location: Phinney RidgeAddress: 8102 Greenwood Ave. N. Acreage: Approx. 0.5 This cozy green space opened in 2019 next door to the Greenwood Library branch. The well-designed park has all the features of a great neighborhood hangout with an inviting lawn, patio with bright red bistro tables, benches and curving paved path that’s lined with native… Continue reading Alice Ball Park
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Kirke Park
Location: Northwest Seattle/Whittier Heights Address: 7028 9th Ave N.W. Acreage: 0.8 It’s fun to see new parks popping up in neighborhoods around the city. Kirke Park in the Whittier Heights/Greenwood area is one of the best I’ve stumbled upon recently. So new that the grass is still off limits to footsteps, this park has a… Continue reading Kirke Park
Baker Park on Crown Hill
Location: Northwest Seattle/Whittier Heights Address: 8347 14th Ave. N.W. Acreage: 0.4 Pass under the beautiful wooden gate into this sweet neighborhood park. A gravel path leads you through the narrow Baker Park on Crown Hill among groupings of nice plants and several tall trees. Two large boulders invite kids to climb (soft wood chips pad… Continue reading Baker Park on Crown Hill
Crown Hill Park
Location: Northwest Seattle/Crown Hill Address: 9089 Holman Rd. N.W. Acreage: 1.71 A friend and I ventured out today into the drizzly morning to visit a trio of parks in the Crown Hill/Greenwood area. The first stop was Crown Hill Park, which just opened in 2012. A small skate park is the main attraction, but you’ll… Continue reading Crown Hill 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
Licton Springs Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 9536 Ashworth Ave. N. Acreage: 7.6 Before any development, Licton Springs Park in the Greenwood neighborhood was an area abundant with natural mineral springs. Native Americans living nearby treasured the springs and gave them the name “Licton.” White settlers caught on and opened a spa with thermal baths here in 1934.… Continue reading Licton Springs Park
Sandel Playground
Location: Northwest Seattle/Greenwood Address: 9053 1st Ave. N.W. Acreage: 3.7 Sandel Playground in the Greenwood neighborhood is small, basically filling a small block, but has several appealing features for its community. Swings and a small play area I imagine must be popular with neighborhood kids. And, those kids have probably been missing the the wading… Continue reading Sandel Playground