Location: North Seattle Address: 7200 12th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 2.7 Froula Playground shares its space with the Roosevelt Reservoir just north of the Roosevelt neighborhood in North Seattle. It’s not particularly easy to access by car or foot due to the busy roads that surround it, but the best place to enter this park is… Continue reading Froula Playground
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High Point Playfield
Location: West Seattle Address: 6920 34th Ave. S.W. Acreage: 11.2 If you haven’t been in the High Point neighborhood in West Seattle lately (or ever), this park isn’t the only reason to visit. Sitting on the edge of a new, huge, award-winning planned community, High Point Playfield looks a little worn compared to its new… Continue reading High Point Playfield
Montlake Playfield
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: 1618 E. Calhoun St. Acreage: 27 Located on the south side of the 520 Bridge, this 27-acre playfield has practically every amenity a park can have. It even has a football field complete with running track, which is fairly rare in Seattle. You’ll also find tennis courts, huge grass fields and… Continue reading Montlake Playfield
Denny Park & Denny Playfield
Location: Downtown/Central Seattle Address: 100 Dexter Ave. Acreage: 6.4 I can’t say I was particularly looking forward to going to Denny Park. Located at the edge of downtown Seattle and the South Lake Union neighborhood, I have driven past it hundreds of times, and it always looked like a rundown urban park at a glance.… Continue reading Denny Park & Denny Playfield
Webster Park
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 3025 NW 68th St. Acreage: 0.8 Webster Park is the little playground and lawn located next to Ballard’s Nordic Heritage Museum. Both the museum and this park used to be part of the former Webster Elementary School property owned by the Seattle School District. Earlier this year the city bought the… Continue reading Webster Park
Rogers Playground
Location: Central Seattle/Eastlake Address: Eastlake Ave. E. and E. Roanoke St. Acreage: 1.9 Named after Governor John R. Rogers who served Washington from 1897-1901, Rogers Playground has a long history as an anchor of the Eastlake neighborhood. Today the park includes a modern playground, soccer/baseball/softball fields and plenty of accessible spaces for wheelchairs and strollers.… Continue reading Rogers Playground
Ercolini Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 48th Ave. S.W. and S.W. Alaska St. Acreage: 0.53 It’s rumored that there’s a baby boom in West Seattle and from the amount of use Ercolini Park gets, I would not be surprised if this is true. This park, completed in 2008 with Pro Parks funds, is definitely geared toward kiddos,… Continue reading Ercolini Park
Jack Block Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 2130 Harbor Ave. S.W. Acreage: 15 I discovered Jack Block Park recently and was so impressed with its hidden views that I dragged some friends there to check it out again today. Even in the wind and with dark storm clouds looming, this park impressed us all. Actually owned and maintained… Continue reading Jack Block Park