Category: central seattle

Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park

Location: Central Seattle Address: 2100 S. Jackson St. Acreage: 2.0 Parks are critically important to the health of a community, especially kids’ well-being. So, it was heartening to see some great play spaces for kids in Seattle’s Central District today. Take a stroller and check out this area’s great network of parks that connect through… Continue reading Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park

Judkins Park and Playfield

Location: Central Seattle Address: 2150 S. Norman St. Acreage: 6.2 Judkins Park has great walking and biking connections to other nearby parks and the popular I-90 trail. This large park also has ball fields, tennis courts and lots of picnic spots. The play area is very nice and ADA-accessible. Judkins also has a “spray park,”… Continue reading Judkins Park and Playfield

Sam Smith Park

Location: Central Seattle Address: 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. Acreage: 15.2 Sam Smith Park is a really cool use of public space. This park floats over parts of I-90 in an area sometimes called the “I-90 Lid.” Great trails for biking, walking and running connect this park to several other nearby parks, including… Continue reading Sam Smith Park

Jimi Hendrix Park

Location: Central Seattle Address: 2400 S. Massachusetts St. Acreage: 5.8 Everyone visits Jimi Hendrix’s grave. But, how many people have been to his park? How many of you even knew we had a park named in his honor? Well, you can visit it yourself next door to the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle’s Central… Continue reading Jimi Hendrix Park

Firehouse Mini Park

Location: Central Seattle Address: 712 18th Ave. Acreage: 0.3 One of Seattle’s cutest little parks is hidden on a residential street across from Swedish Hospital’s Cherry Street Campus. Filled with tall trees that shade nearly the entire park, you feel like you’re far away from the busy street just a few yards away. Benches and… Continue reading Firehouse Mini Park

Gerber Park

Location: Central Seattle Address: Martin Luther King Jr. Way and E. Cherry St. Acreage: 0.16 Gerber Park stretches alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Seattle’s Central District and catches the eye of passing drivers with its interesting mosaic pillars. Local kids built the eight structures in 2002, sometimes called urban totems, that each stand… Continue reading Gerber Park