Location: Central Seattle Address: 23rd Ave. and E. Cherry Acreage: 19.4 Football, soccer, baseball, softball, tennis. A kids play area. Indoor swimming pool. And a community center. Garfield Playfield is a huge park that sits next door to Garfield High School, creating a center of sports action in the Central District. The park has been… Continue reading Garfield Playfield
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Flo Ware Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 28th Ave. S. and S. Jackson St. Acreage: 0.5 A lot of community love went into turning Flo Ware Park into what it is today. Thanks to that great energy and some Pro Parks funds, this park was reopened in 2004 with lots of great amenities and a pleasing design. The… Continue reading Flo Ware Park
Bay View Playground
Location: Magnolia Address: 2614 24th Ave. W. Acreage: 4.6 If you are going to be spending your upcoming Saturdays watching Little League games, I hope you’ll be planting your camp chair at Bay View Playground. Parents/Super Fans sit on a narrow berm above the ball fields at this Magnolia park. It’s easy to get distracted… Continue reading Bay View Playground
Ella Bailey Park
Location: Magnolia Address: 2601 W. Smith St. Acreage: 0.12 I’ve come across, undoubtedly, Seattle’s best playground with a view. I almost let go of the stroller as I came down Smith St. in Magnolia and caught sight of the Seattle skyline and Elliott Bay. Ella Bailey Park is designed for kids with a great playground,… Continue reading Ella Bailey Park
Georgetown Playfield
Location: South Seattle Address: 750 S. Homer St. Acreage: 5.3 Half a soccer team is holding an informal practice session practically under the overpass that runs adjacent to one side of Georgetown Playfield. These fields were recently resurfaced and make for a great place to hold recreation soccer games. You’ll also find baseball/softball fields, a… Continue reading Georgetown Playfield
Oxbow Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 6430 Corson Ave. S. Acreage: 0.81 A gigantic cowboy hat and boots greet visitors to Oxbow Park in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood. “Hat ‘N’ Boots” was rescued from a Texaco gas station where they were icons in the 1950s. They’re now designated as a Seattle landmark after many residents protested their destruction… Continue reading Oxbow Park
Ballard Corners Park
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 17th Ave. NW and NW 62nd St. Acreage: approx. 1.0 For some reason Seattleites love to put their old couches out on the street with a free sign attached. I guess they’re really expecting someone to drive by in a pick-up truck and say, “You know what we really need? A… Continue reading Ballard Corners Park
Ballard Playground
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 2644 N.W. 60th St. Acreage: 3.4 A ship half sunken into the ground invites kids to play at Ballard Playground, a large neighborhood park next to the Ballard Community Center. There’s also a small play structure for little kiddos. Take the path around the side of the park, and you’ll pass… Continue reading Ballard Playground