Location: Queen Anne Address: Highland Drive and 2nd Ave. N. Acreage: 0.1 From Highland Place, continue your walk east along Queen Anne’s historic Highland Drive. You’ll bump into this park without realizing it, since it’s really just a strip of public right-of-way. The staircase that was littered in fall leaves when I visited will gain… Continue reading Highland Drive Parkway
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Highland Place
Location: Queen Anne Address: Highland Drive and 1st Ave. N. Acreage: 0.04 This little parcel of grass points you in the direction of the amazing homes that line both sides of Highland Drive on Queen Anne. Great views of the city can be spotted between the mansions. #223 (Visited 11/12/10)
West Ewing Mini Park
Location: Queen Anne Address: W. Ewing St. and 3rd Ave. W. Acreage: 0.3 West Ewing Mini Park is a sweet little spot near Seattle Pacific University, close to Fremont and Queen Anne. Pull up a bench with your lunch to enjoy views of the canal or use the park as a starting point for a… Continue reading West Ewing Mini Park
West Queen Anne Playfield
Location: Queen Anne/Central Seattle Address: 150 W. Blaine St. Acreage: 6.2 The West Queen Anne Playfield acts like the heart of the Queen Anne neighborhood. It sits just a block or so off the quaint commercial center, across the street from the local indoor swimming pool and adjacent to the community center. You could do… Continue reading West Queen Anne Playfield
Marshall Park and Betty Bowen Viewpoint
Location: Queen Anne/Central Seattle Address: 7th Ave. W. and W. Highland Drive Acreage: 0.78 Circling the top of Queen Anne is a popular route for Seattle walkers and runners. One of my favorite places to stop en route is at the Betty Bowen Viewpoint, just a little west of Kerry Park along Highland Park Drive.… Continue reading Marshall Park and Betty Bowen Viewpoint
Parsons Gardens
Location: Queen Anne/Central Seattle Address: 7th Ave. W. and W. Highland Drive Acreage: 0.4 Being inside the quaint Parsons Gardens on Queen Anne feels like being in a romantic comedy. The kind you can’t convince any man in your life to go with you to see. I picture a woman sitting alone on one of… Continue reading Parsons Gardens
Kerry Park
Location: Queen Anne/Central Seattle Address: 211 West Highland Drive Acreage: 1.26 You know a park has a special appeal when even on a drizzly Monday afternoon visitors take their time soaking in the views oblivious to the weather. That’s how it is with Queen Anne’s Kerry Park. A popular stop on the “what to do… Continue reading Kerry Park
Bhy Kracke Park
Location: Queen Anne Address: Bigelow Ave. N. and Comstock Pl. Acreage: 1.5 Talk about an intriguing name for a park. “I’m taking the kids to Buy Crack, honey. Home for dinner!” This park, also on Queen Anne, is not at all easy to find. I circled the neighboring streets a few times pushing the stroller… Continue reading Bhy Kracke Park