Location: Magnolia Address: Eastmont Way W. and Westmont Way W. Acreage: 0.03 This tiny circle of grass is all you’ll find at Eastmont Place. The city’s site calls it a 10-foot public walkway. I guess that’s a good description, but most people passing by probably think it’s an extension of someone’s lawn. Seattle has some… Continue reading Eastmont Place
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Carleton Center
Location: Magnolia Address: Rosemont Pl. W. and Montavista Pl. Acreage: 0.09 Like Parkmont Place, Carleton Center is a small park between residential streets. On the sunny day I visited, a bench cast cool shadows onto the ground. This is a nice place to pause on a walk and enjoy the view. #158 (Visited 4/11/10)
Parkmont Place
Location: Magnolia Address: Magnolia Blvd. W. and W. Parkmont Pl. Acreage: 0.21 There’s a bus stop at Parkmont Place that has to be one of the prettiest places in Seattle to wait for a ride. This park has a few tall trees and a long, sloped grass lawn that divides the two sides of a… Continue reading Parkmont Place
Kiwanis Ravine Overlook
Location: Magnolia Address: W. Government Way and 35th Ave. W. Acreage: 16 On the way to Discovery Park, pull over just off Government Way and check out the herons nesting at the Kiwanis Ravine Overlook. February to June is nesting season, and according to the city’s web site this is the largest nesting site in… Continue reading Kiwanis Ravine Overlook
Arapahoe Triangle
Location: Magnolia Address: 3431 Arapahoe Pl. W. Acreage: 0.04 Neighborhood kids have added a goal post to turn the strip of grass that is Arapahoe Triangle into an impromptu soccer field. That’s a good use for this teeny park on a quiet residential street in Magnolia. #155 (Visited 4/11/10)
Ursula Judkins Viewpoint
Location: Magnolia Address: W. Galer St. and Magnolia Way W. Acreage: 2.4 Ursula Judkins Viewpoint is the upper portion of a recent Parks Department acquisition. The city purchased land from the U. S. Navy in 2003 to create this park, as well as the lower Smith Cove Park. Many parks in Magnolia have great views,… Continue reading Ursula Judkins Viewpoint
Discovery Park
Location: Magnolia Address: 3801 W. Government Way Acreage: 512.5 A working lighthouse, an Indian cultural center, military housing, a marine reserve. Twelve miles of hiking trails, a children’s play area, tennis courts, picnic tables. That’s not even to mention harbor seals, sea lions, coyotes and more than 250 species of birds. Even a well-concealed sewage… Continue reading Discovery Park
Commodore Park
Location: Magnolia Address: 3330 W. Commodore Way Acreage: 3.9 There’s so much to see at Commodore Park on the very north side of Magnolia, just across from the Ballard Locks. Today there’s a train slowly crossing the trestle overhead and a toddler and his dad have stopped to watch this impressive event transpire. On other… Continue reading Commodore Park