Location: North Seattle/Lake City Address: 14043 32nd Ave. N.E. Acreage: 0.9 Just under one acre, Little Brook Park is a great neighborhood park tucked away on a residential street very close to the busy Lake City Way N.E. A daylighted creek trickles along one edge of the park, and a large flat grass field takes… Continue reading Little Brook Park
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Madrona Briar Patch
Location: Madrona Address: 1600 Madrona Dr. Acreage: 0.17 It took me two visits to this neighborhood to finally find Madrona Briar Patch. Take a narrow path up from Madrona Dr. and you’ll see an entrance through the bushes to a small grass area with a picnic table. This fun, hidden park is lined on all… Continue reading Madrona Briar Patch
Yesler Playfield
Location: Downtown/First Hill Address: 10th Ave. S. and S. Washington St. Acreage: 1.7 Yesler Playfield, just behind Yesler Way and the Yesler Community Center, features a nice playground with new equipment. There’s a great climbing structure, swings and one of the best kid-sized climbing walls I’ve seen at a Seattle park. The adjacent ballfield is… Continue reading Yesler Playfield
Seattle Center
Location: Central Seattle Address: 305 Harrison St. Acreage: 74 It’s funny that our city’s greatest public space is not really an official park. But, since Seattle Center is such an important part of our city and it feels like our Central Park with 40 acres of open space, I knew I wanted to include it.… Continue reading Seattle Center
Bradner Gardens Park
Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: 29th Ave. S. and S. Grand St. Acreage: 1.6 A swarm of busy four- and five-year-olds from the nearby Children’s PlayGarden Preschool has taken over Bradner Gardens Park on a cloudy Wednesday morning. They are busy as bees exploring every inch of this great South Seattle park. While a pair… Continue reading Bradner Gardens Park
Colman Playground & Children’s PlayGarden
Location: South Seattle Address: 1740 23rd Ave. S. Acreage: 2.8 Colman Playground is more than 100 years old and sits next to the historic Colman School, now housing the Northwest African American Museum. Colman Playground’s nice grass field is popular for rec soccer and Ultimate Frisbee games. Contrasting the old is the new Children’s PlayGarden,… Continue reading Colman Playground & Children’s PlayGarden
Dearborn Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 2919 S. Brandon St. Acreage: 7.7 This large park is nearly hidden on the south end of Beacon Hill. Tricky to access either on foot or by car, you’ll find Dearborn Park close to Dearborn Park Elementary, although the better entrance is on the back off the residential S. Brandon St.… Continue reading Dearborn Park
York Playground
Location: South Seattle Address: 3327 34th Ave. S. Acreage: 1.2 York Playground is one of a couple of city parks that has an agreement with the school district to use it as a playground during school hours. I didn’t want it to seem like I was lurking near the elementary school on the weekday morning… Continue reading York Playground