Location: Central Seattle Address: 3233 E. Spruce St. Acreage: 2.3 This park has been around for several decades, but I was pleased to see that the playground structure at Peppi’s Playground appeared to be very new. This is a great park for young kids, especially in summer when the wading pool is open. The park… Continue reading Peppi’s Playground
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Frink Park
Location: Central Seattle/Leschi Address: 398 Lake Washington Blvd. S. Acreage: 17.2 This large park is often mistaken as the upper part of Leschi Park, since the parks’ wooded areas run into each other. But, Frink Park is its own, and a great way to explore the two parks is to begin at the top of… Continue reading Frink Park
Louisa Boren Park & Lookout
Location: Central Seattle Address: 15th Ave. E. and E. Olin Pl. Acreage: 7.2 Seattle pioneer Louisa Boren Denny got her own park in 1913 when a section of the larger Interlaken Park was renamed in her honor. You can access her park through a narrow trail shooting off from the main Interlaken Dr. E. Or,… Continue reading Louisa Boren Park & Lookout
Interlaken Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 2451 Delmar Dr. E. Acreage: 51.7 If you’ve run the post-Thanksgiving marathon or half-marathon in Seattle, you’ve probably cursed Interlaken Park and its incredibly challenging hill. I suggest you return on a non-race day to see what more relaxing features this incredible forested park has to offer. First off, if you… Continue reading Interlaken Park
Queen Anne Boulevard
Location: Queen Anne Address: Circles Queen Anne Hill Acreage: 31.2 One of my favorite walking routes in Seattle is circling the top of the “hill” on Queen Anne Boulevard. The quiet residential streets have nice sidewalks making it pretty easy with strollers or even wheelchairs. Most people flock to the western part of the loop,… Continue reading Queen Anne Boulevard
Highland Drive Parkway
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
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)
Victor Steinbrueck Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 2001 Western Ave. Acreage: 0.8 I learned a new vocabulary word writing this post. Busking: the practice of performing in public places for tips and gratuities. Buskers may also be known as street performers, street musicians, minstrels or troubadours. (Wikipedia) I took an out-of-town visitor to Victor Steinbrueck Park to show… Continue reading Victor Steinbrueck Park