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
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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
Trolley Hill Park
Location: Queen Anne Address: 5th Ave. N. and Blaine St. Acreage: 0.87 The other of my two favorite new discoveries, Trolley Hill Park sits on the eastern edge of Queen Anne Hill and feels like a secret hideaway. It doesn’t look like much from the busy street, but once you get into the park you’ll… Continue reading Trolley Hill Park
Spring Street Mini Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: E. Spring St. and 15th Ave. Acreage: 0.3 Spring Street Mini Park is the setting for a movie in the making by some local junior high kids on the cloudy day I visited. I watched one of them playfully boss around the main “actor,” making him redo his scene more than… Continue reading Spring Street Mini Park
Kinnear Park
Location: Queen Anne Address: 899 W. Olympic Pl. Acreage: 14.1 Lesser known than Kerry Park, but I think more interesting and with also some great views is Kinnear Park in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. I love the gorgeous tall trees and huge sloped lawn that would be a perfect place to lay out a picnic… Continue reading Kinnear Park
Coe Play Park
Location: Queen Anne Address: 2420 7th Ave. W. Acreage: 0.2 Coe Play Park on Seattle’s Queen Anne shares a site with an elementary school. The old brick school building contrasts with the colorful new playground equipment you’ll find at this park, which is small but centrally located. #278 (Visited 5/3/11)
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
Loyal Heights Playground
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 2101 N.W. 77th St. Acreage: 6.7 Within walking distance of Salmon Bay Park in north Ballard is Loyal Heights Playground, a large park with great football and baseball fields. The upper section of the park holds a small playground and a community center. You can also play basketball on the half-court.… Continue reading Loyal Heights Playground