Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 3rd Ave. and Yesler Way Acreage: 0.1 If you’ve ever exited the bus (and now light rail) tunnel at the south end of the Pioneer Square station, you’ve been to Prefontaine Place. It’s not named after the famous runner, but instead the founder of the first Catholic Church in the area.… Continue reading Prefontaine Place
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Pioneer Square
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 100 Yesler Way Acreage: 0.3 When people hear the name Pioneer Square, they probably think of the whole historic district. But, the official Pioneer Square park is actually more of a triangle that sits adjacent to 1st Ave. There are two interesting features of this park. The first is the iron… Continue reading Pioneer Square
Occidental Square
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: Occidental Ave. S. and S. Main St. Acreage: 0.6 Bet you didn’t know Occidental Square counted as a park, huh? Well, this half an acre is one of Seattle’s most historic open spaces. In fact, if you visit the park you’ll find several placards that detail some of the area’s interesting… Continue reading Occidental Square
McCurdy Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 2161 E. Hamlin St. Acreage: 1.5 I thought McCurdy Park had to be one of Seattle’s least likely locations for a park. I found it on accident while crossing 520 on 24th Ave. near MOHAI. I definitely wouldn’t have known it was a park except for the Parks Department sign that… Continue reading McCurdy Park
East Montlake Park
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: 2802 East Park Dr. E. Acreage: 7.1 After visiting West Montlake Park, I had to cross Mountlake Boulevard to see what its brother on the east side looked like. I didn’t think anything could beat the westerly views, but I was wrong. Standing on the wooden viewing platform at East Montlake… Continue reading East Montlake Park
Montlake Boulevard
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: Montlake Blvd. E. and E. Hamlin St. Acreage: 0.3 It’s hard to call Montlake Boulevard a park. It’s really a nicely maintained strip of grass and trees acting as a divider between the two directions of traffic next to the very busy Montlake Bridge. But there’s a nice place to cross… Continue reading Montlake Boulevard
West Montlake Park
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: 2815 West Park Dr. E. Acreage: 2.82 Fans of crew racing know West Montlake Park well. Every first Saturday in May they line the edge of this park to watch rowing teams from across the country compete for Montlake Cut bragging rights. The rest of us probably didn’t even know this… Continue reading West Montlake Park
Montlake Playfield
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: 1618 E. Calhoun St. Acreage: 27 Located on the south side of the 520 Bridge, this 27-acre playfield has practically every amenity a park can have. It even has a football field complete with running track, which is fairly rare in Seattle. You’ll also find tennis courts, huge grass fields and… Continue reading Montlake Playfield