Category: kids

Bar-S Playground

Location: West Seattle Address: 6425 S.W. Admiral Way Acreage: 4.2 Bar-S Playground is a large park that hides itself in the Alki area of West Seattle by being just barely off the busy main drag. Designed to host Little League games, it should be called Bar-S Ballfields, because there are two large ones (but no… Continue reading Bar-S Playground

Myrtle Reservoir Park

Location: West Seattle Address: S.W. Myrtle St. and 35th Ave. S.W. Acreage: 3.5 Throughout Seattle, nearly every neighborhood has a monstrous above-ground water reservoir. A cool development by the Parks Department is the trend of moving these reservoirs underground, and thereby opening up large spaces as usable park space. West Seattle just gained such a… Continue reading Myrtle Reservoir Park

Peppi’s Playground

Location: Central Seattle Address: 3233 E. Spruce St. Acreage: 2.3 This park has been around for several decades, but I was pleased to see that the playground structure at Peppi’s Playground appeared to be very new. This is a great park for young kids, especially in summer when the wading pool is open. The park… Continue reading Peppi’s Playground

Laurelhurst Playfield

Location: Northeast Seattle Address: 4544 N.E. 41st St. Acreage: 13.5 It’s a chilly day, but the skies are clear and the sun’s rays feel heavenly after what seems like weeks of heavy rains. So, it’s a great day for a walk around hilly Laurelhurst where views of the water and mountains seem to be around… Continue reading Laurelhurst Playfield

Jefferson Park

Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 4165 16th Ave. S Acreage: 52.4 For those of you have been waiting patiently for construction to end at Jefferson Park on Beacon Hill, the fencing (well, most of it) has finally come down. The first phase of the park’s extensive renovations are finished, and it was worth the wait.… Continue reading Jefferson Park

Prentis I. Frazier Park

Location: Madison Park Address: 401 24th Ave. E. Acreage: 0.4 If you’re in the Madison Park neighborhood, don’t miss the chance to take your kids to Prentis I. Frazier Park, which has one of my favorite playgrounds. The park designers were very clever about working with the challenging, hilly topography. Instead of trying to level… Continue reading Prentis I. Frazier Park

Camp Long

Location: West Seattle Address: 5200 35th Ave. S.W. Acreage: 68 Who knew you could go camping without leaving Seattle? Camp Long is a cool little West Seattle secret for those in the know. This 70-year-old park was envisioned as an urban spot for scouts to learn outdoor skills and for years kids could have campfires,… Continue reading Camp Long