Location: East and South Seattle Address: Lake Washington Boulevard from Washington Park to Seward Park Acreage: 116.6 More than 100 acres of waterfront property are accessible to the public along Lake Washington Boulevard in East and South Seattle. It’s pretty astounding when you think about that much land being set aside back nearly 100 years… Continue reading Lake Washington Boulevard
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Westlake Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 401 Pine St. Acreage: 0.1 Need a free place to check your email? Westlake Park is your new mobile office. And, there is no better place to be distracted from your iPad than this central Seattle location. The people-watching is always top notch with tourists wandering about with big maps, teenagers… Continue reading Westlake Park
T.T. Minor Playground
Location: Central Seattle Address: 17th Ave. E. and E. Union St. Acreage: 0.2 Don’t plan to drop by T.T. Minor Playground for a trip down the slide if you’re visiting during school hours. The park is officially closed to the public, as it is used by the elementary school next door. But, school’s out for… Continue reading T.T. Minor Playground
Boylston Place
Location: Central Seattle Address: Broadway and Boylston Ave. E. Acreage: > 0.1 I think I’m the only person in Seattle besides a few Parks maintenance guys who know that this triangle of grass is a park. Hundreds of people must pass through it daily on their way to the main entrance of Swedish Hospital, but… Continue reading Boylston Place
Horiuchi Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 156 Boren Ave. Acreage: 0.28 I visited Horiuchi Park in the miserable pouring rain. The little path running through this small park off busy Boren Ave. had turned into a muddy stream, not inviting a lot of lingering. I did pause to see if I could catch sight of a view… Continue reading Horiuchi Park
Benvenuto Viewpoint
Location: Central Seattle Address: 1401 23rd Ave. S. Acreage: 1.66 The last in my string of I-90 Lid parks, Benvenuto Viewpoint is accessed from a short flight of stairs just off 23rd Ave. S. between Sam Smith Park and Stokes Overlook. It looks out over the cars and trucks whizzing into the I-90 tunnel below… Continue reading Benvenuto Viewpoint
Judge Charles M. Stokes Overlook
Location: Central Seattle Address: S. Judkins St. and 20th Ave. S. Acreage: 5.22 If you’re exploring the several connected parks of the I-90 Lid, you may pass by this overlook without noticing that it’s considered a separate park. From Judkins Park, walk toward I-90 and you’ll catch a little view of the freeway and Beacon… Continue reading Judge Charles M. Stokes Overlook
Pratt Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 1800 S. Main St. Acreage: 5.6 Pratt Park is another Central District park that connects through a network of great walking trails. I reached Pratt Park by foot from nearby Lavizzo Park. After checking out the nice playground for little kids at Lavizzo Park, it was great to see that the… Continue reading Pratt Park