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
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College Street Park
Location: Southeast Seattle Address: 2900 S. College St. Acreage: 0.42 Dubbed a “pocket park” by the city, this simple park lends a little more greenspace to this corner of south-central Seattle. You’ll find a few benches and a flat grassy area for games or picnics. #233 (Visited 12/10/10)
Trudy Sanders Triangle
Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: S. Ridgeway Pl. and Mount Rainier Dr. S. Acreage: 0.3 This park is so new the city hasn’t put up a page on their web site yet. You’ll find it at the north end of Hunter Boulevard in the Mount Baker neighborhood. The day I passed by, a class of… Continue reading Trudy Sanders Triangle
Horton Hill Corridor
Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: 36th Ave. S. and S. Horton St. Acreage: 0.3 Horton Hill Corridor is a staircase built in the 1970s that provides access between the top of Mount Baker hill and the lower, western end of the neighborhood. If you’re on foot (and without a stroller or wheelchair), there are lots… Continue reading Horton Hill Corridor
Hunter Boulevard
Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: Hunter Boulevard S. from S. Hanford St. to S. Spokane St. Acreage: 1.2 It’s pretty tough to avoid getting house-envy when you walk along Hunter Boulevard in the Mount Baker neighborhood. The old, elegant homes that line this beautiful boulevard rival those found on Capitol Hill and Queen Anne Hill.… Continue reading Hunter Boulevard
Sierra Place & Landing Parkway
Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: S. Horton St. & Sierra Dr. S. to Lake Washington Blvd. Acreage: 0.37 Sierra Place, located near Lakewood Triangle in the Mount Baker neighborhood, is another spot for views during a walk of this scenic Seattle neighborhood. After pausing on this grassy park, follow S. Horton St. down toward the… Continue reading Sierra Place & Landing Parkway
Lakewood Triangle
Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: Cascadia Ave. S and Lakewood Ave. S Acreage: 0.12 This is a great place to pause on a walk of the Mount Baker neighborhood to get a view of Lake Washington. Take a seat on one of the wooden benches that line this park’s small pathway and catch your breath… Continue reading Lakewood Triangle
Mount Claire Park
Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: Mt. Claire Dr. S. and Shoreland Dr. S. Acreage: 1.05 I discovered a cool, very walkable corner of the Mount Baker neighborhood today. Begin at Mount Claire Park, which is basically a wooded hillside that I passed as I strolled the beautiful streets of this part of south Seattle. This… Continue reading Mount Claire Park