Location: Madison Park/Madrona Address: 100 Maiden Lane Acreage: 0.19 Located between the Madison Park and Madrona neighborhoods in east-central Seattle, you might think Denny Blaine Lake Park would offer access to Lake Washington. I was surprised to find that the “lake” is actually a small pond several blocks away from the real lake. Not to… Continue reading Denny Blaine Lake Park
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Stevens Triangle
Location: Madison Park/Madrona Address: Dorffel Dr. E. and E. John St. Acreage: 0.07 These two quadrangles in the middle of the pleasant Dorffel Drive make up Stevens “Triangle.” The park in itself is not worth diverting to, but this street is a lovely place to walk or bike and there are many nice parks close… Continue reading Stevens Triangle
Lakeview Park
Location: Madison Park Address: 340 37th Ave. E. Acreage: 4.5 Lakeview Park is like a crossroads where the confusing curving streets of this part of Seattle meet to offer a view and then point you along your way to the many other parks and interesting boulevards this neighborhood has to offer. Walk, bike or run… Continue reading Lakeview Park
3001 E. Madison
Location: Madison Park Address: 3001 E. Madison St. Acreage: 0.34 3001 E. Madison is a very precise address for a park that is hard to find because it is easily missed. You won’t find more than a long strip of grass and a careful row of trees, although they are are probably beautiful when full… Continue reading 3001 E. Madison
Freeway Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 700 Seneca St. Acreage: 5.2 It’s a cool urban maze that many longtime Seattleites have never set foot in. Freeway Park, which crosses Interstate 5 and spills out of the back of the Convention Center, is worth exploring. This fun park is a great place to walk your dog, sneak in… Continue reading Freeway Park
Plymouth Pillars Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: Boren Ave. and Pike St. Acreage: 0.6 Sitting between downtown and Capitol Hill, Plymouth Pillars Park is a small urban square on a busy corner but it’s a convenient place to eat lunch and take in views of the city. The huge pillars are limestone columns that originally marked the entrance… Continue reading Plymouth Pillars Park
Westlake Square
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 1900 Westlake Ave. Acreage: 0.01 Now, we aren’t talking about Westlake Park, perhaps Seattle’s most heavily trafficked park that sits in front of Westlake Mall and hosts lots of holiday activities and its fair share of protesters. No, this is that funny triangle of space a block or so north that… Continue reading Westlake Square
McGraw Square
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: Stewart St. and Westlake Ave. N. Acreage: 0.01 It’s hard to believe that Seattle once had only four police officers. John H. McGraw was one of them back in the late 1800s, and McGraw Square in the middle of downtown Seattle is named after him. McGraw went on to be the… Continue reading McGraw Square