Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 1247 15th Ave. E. Acreage: 48.3 Looking for someplace to take out-of-towners that’s free and has views almost as good as the Space Needle? Volunteer Park’s water tower on Capitol Hill provides great vistas of Seattle and the only cost is the workout it takes to get up the 106… Continue reading Volunteer Park
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Cal Anderson Park
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 1635 11th Ave. Acreage: 7.37 I often talk about certain parks serving as hubs for their communities. I can’t help thinking it’s true about Cal Anderson park, too. Like its Capitol Hill neighborhood, this park buzzes with activity year-round. On a weekday afternoon in November, I’m amazed at how many… Continue reading Cal Anderson Park
Tashkent Park
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 511 Boylston Ave. E. Acreage: 0.5 Tashkent Park, named after one of Seattle’s sister cities in Uzbekistan, is a park that’s especially quaint at this time of the year. A half-dozen large maple trees have shed nearly all their leaves, creating a beautiful carpet of yellows and oranges. There’s also… Continue reading Tashkent Park
Thomas Street Mini Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 306 Bellevue Ave. E. Acreage: 0.25 Thomas Street Mini Park is a cute park with a cute name. Not much more than a hill of grass on first glance, if you take the little path into the middle of the park you’ll find a small circular sitting area. The park has… Continue reading Thomas Street Mini Park
Japanese Garden
Location: Central Seattle/Madison Park Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E. Acreage: 3.5 Located inside Washington Arboretum Park, the Japanese Garden is one of the few places on city property where you have to pay a fee to enter. But it’s worth the $5 to see this garden that was designed by Japanese garden designer Juki… Continue reading Japanese Garden
Washington Park Arboretum
Location: Central Seattle Address: 2300 Arboretum Drive E. Acreage: 193.9 It’s picture day at the Arboretum. And there are two breeds of photographers to observe. In one camp are the serious, slightly cranky, amateur nature photographers. This is prime season for this group as they strategically set up their shots on fancy tripods waiting for… Continue reading Washington Park Arboretum
Lake Union Park
Location: Central Seattle/South Lake Union Address: Westlake Ave. N. and Aloha St. Acreage: 12 There’s been a lot of buzz in the past year about the new Lake Union Park under construction in the South Lake Union neighborhood, so I thought I’d check it out. But walking by the park, I couldn’t even find the… Continue reading Lake Union Park
Thorndyke Park
Location: Magnolia Address: Thorndyke Ave. W. and Magnolia Way W. Acreage: 1.4 Thorndyke Park is a nice little bit of green space tucked away on the southeast corner of the Magnolia neighborhood. It’s not the most easily accessed park, and there are no facilities to note. But sometimes a neighborhood park doesn’t need to be… Continue reading Thorndyke Park