Category: madison park

E. Prospect St. and 41st Ave. E. Street End

Location: East Central Seattle/Madison Park Address: 1100 41st Ave. E. Acreage:  approx. 0.11 Part four in my tour of some fun, hidden waterfront street end parks brings us to E. Prospect St. and 41st Ave. E. just north of the commercial area of Madison Park. The access point to this street end looks like a… Continue reading E. Prospect St. and 41st Ave. E. Street End

E. Lee St. and Knox Pl. E. Street End

Location: East Central Seattle/Madison Park Address: E. Lee St. and Knox Pl. E. Acreage: approx. 0.1 There are several hidden street ends in the Madison Park neighborhood that I found this past fall while exploring some dead end residential streets. This one is located just three blocks from the popular waterfront beach, Madison Park. It… Continue reading E. Lee St. and Knox Pl. E. Street End

39th Ave E. and E. Harrison St. Street End

Location: East Central Seattle/Madison Park Address: 39th Ave. E. and E. Harrison St. Acreage: approx. 0.2 I almost feel guilty writing about this very secret park with waterfront access on Lake Washington. And, it almost wants to stay undiscovered, because if you put its address at 39th Ave. E. and E. Harrison St. into Google… Continue reading 39th Ave E. and E. Harrison St. Street End

Washington Park Playfield

Location: East-Central Seattle/Madison Park Address: 1017 Lake Washington Blvd. East Acreage: approx. 10 acres Sitting at the southern entrance to the Washington Park Arboretum, the Washington Park Playfield is a park within a park. There’s so much to see at the Arboretum that the huge playfield can be easily overlooked, but this park has been… Continue reading Washington Park Playfield

Howell Park

Location: Madrona/Madison Park Address: 1740 E. Howell Pl. Acreage: 0.9 Roughly halfway between Madrona and Madison Park, take a turn off of Lake Washington Boulevard onto what looks like a short dead-end street and you’re in for a great surprise. This hidden waterfront park has no easy access (and unfortunately is not wheelchair- or stroller-friendly).… Continue reading Howell Park

McGilvra Boulevard

Location: Madison Park/Madrona Address: McGilvra Blvd. E. and 39th Ave E. Acreage: 0.5 This beautiful boulevard gives drivers, but also walkers and bikers, a lovely view en route from Lakeview Park to Madison Park. The park makes up the grassy median between two one-way streets. Gorgeous trees line the outer edges of the boulevard, which… Continue reading McGilvra Boulevard