Location: Downtown/South Lake Union Address: 333 Pontius Ave. N. Acreage: 1.9 As more and more office buildings, condos and apartments sprout up around it, Cascade Playground creates a quiet, green space for picnics, walks and play in the South Lake Union neighborhood. The large flat playfield dominates this park, with restrooms at one end and… Continue reading Cascade Playground
Category: central seattle
Tilikum Place
Location: Downtown/Belltown Address: 5th Ave. and Denny Way Acreage: 0.1 On the edge of Belltown across the street from Seattle Center and almost underneath the Monorail is where you’ll find the very pleasant Tilikum Place. The statue by James A. Wehn of Chief Sealth draws you in first. Dedicated in 1912, this was Seattle’s first… Continue reading Tilikum Place
Magnolia Tidelands Park
Location: Magnolia Address: W. Ruffner to Elliott Bay Marina Acreage: 173.2 The other city park that sits in the water, Magnolia Tidelands Park skirts almost the entire western edge of Magnolia. This park is technically only accessible by kayak or canoe, but you can look at onto it from a few different sites in Magnolia.… Continue reading Magnolia Tidelands Park
Open Water Park
Location: Downtown Seattle/Magnolia Address: Elliott Bay Marina to Pier 91 Acreage: 14.04 Here’s a fun, “who knew?” The city of Seattle has two parks that are actually in the water, both just offshore in Magnolia. Part of my goal of this blog project is to stand inside every park in Seattle, but since I’m boatless… Continue reading Open Water Park
32nd Ave. W.
Location: Magnolia Address: 32nd Ave. W. and W. Galer St. Acreage: approx. 0.4 This is a great secret waterfront park in Magnolia. At the street end of 32nd Ave. W., you’ll find a small waterfront beach that provides a good spot to launch a kayak or canoe into Puget Sound. Enjoy views of downtown Seattle… Continue reading 32nd Ave. W.
Madrona Briar Patch
Location: Madrona Address: 1600 Madrona Dr. Acreage: 0.17 It took me two visits to this neighborhood to finally find Madrona Briar Patch. Take a narrow path up from Madrona Dr. and you’ll see an entrance through the bushes to a small grass area with a picnic table. This fun, hidden park is lined on all… Continue reading Madrona Briar Patch
Mt. Baker Ridge Viewpoint
Location: Mount Baker/Central Seattle Address: 1403 31st Ave. S. Acreage: 0.1 It feels like you’re standing on a platform suspended up in the trees at Mt. Baker Ridge Viewpoint. Take in the fabulous views of downtown Seattle and the Olympics beyond, but don’t look down if you’re nervous about heights. The grated metal platform shows… Continue reading Mt. Baker Ridge Viewpoint
Yesler Playfield
Location: Downtown/First Hill Address: 10th Ave. S. and S. Washington St. Acreage: 1.7 Yesler Playfield, just behind Yesler Way and the Yesler Community Center, features a nice playground with new equipment. There’s a great climbing structure, swings and one of the best kid-sized climbing walls I’ve seen at a Seattle park. The adjacent ballfield is… Continue reading Yesler Playfield