Location: North Seattle/Northgate Address: 5th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 103rd St. Acreage: approx. 10 Just a block or so from Northgate Mall and right behind the Northgate Community Center is a hidden little forested block where you can see the daylighted Thornton Creek. This is one section of Thornton Creek, which stretches in a diagonal… Continue reading Beaver Pond Natural Area on Thornton Creek
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Hubbard Homestead
Location: North Seattle/Northgate Address: 11203 5th Ave N.E. Acreage: 3.73 Literally in Northgate Mall’s backyard (sitting right behind Target’s parking garage) is Hubbard Homestead. Originally a homestead in the first half of the last century, this park creates a pleasant space among the very commercial mall area. Besides a basketball court and several benches, there… Continue reading Hubbard Homestead
Thornton Creek Park #1/Licorice Fern Natural Area
Location: Northeast Seattle/Northgate Address: 13002 10th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 7.83 How’s that for a park name? I set out to find Thornton Creek Park #1 (curious name, since there appears to be no subsequent numbered parks), but I think I found what is now newly named the Licorice Fern Natural Area. At first glance from… Continue reading Thornton Creek Park #1/Licorice Fern Natural Area
Jackson Park Golf Course (walking trail)
Location: Northeast Seattle/Northgate Address: 1100 N.E. 135th St. Acreage: 160.6 I decided earlier in this project to skip the city’s four golf courses. Although they are technically Seattle parks, they aren’t really accessible to the public to explore without paying a fee. (And I don’t know anything about golf, so I make a poor judge… Continue reading Jackson Park Golf Course (walking trail)
Mineral Springs
Location: North Seattle/Northgate Address: 1500 N 105th St. Acreage: 4.0 This is a fun park. One of only two official disc golf course in the city, Mineral Springs is worth visiting whether you’re into hurling flying discs at a metal pole or just want to stroll along the gravel paths and admire the wonderful variety… Continue reading Mineral Springs
Maple Leaf Community Garden
Location: Northeast Seattle Address: 529 N.E. 103rd St. Acreage: 0.37 This small community garden boasts the sweetest design for a p-patch I’ve seen in a Seattle park. The stairway, which has tile art on each step, leads up to a round storage building that looks like something playfully designed to resemble a Disney cartoon. All… Continue reading Maple Leaf Community Garden
Northgate Park
Location: Northeast Seattle Address: 10510 5th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 1.67 Just behind Northgate Mall is a a cluster of great community resources: a library branch, a children’s play area and a beautiful community center–all sparkling new. Northgate Park encompasses the space around the buildings, but it also includes a little trail on the south end… Continue reading Northgate Park
Victory Heights Playground
Location: North Seattle/Northgate Address: 1737 N.E. 106th St. Acreage: 3.0 Where 106th and 19th meet in north Seattle you’ll find Victory Heights Playground. Tennis courts, a play area and a big open field make up this park’s main features. Several mature trees line the park for shade on a hot day. This neighborhood has several… Continue reading Victory Heights Playground