Location: Queen Anne Address: 5th Ave. N. and Blaine St. Acreage: 0.87 The other of my two favorite new discoveries, Trolley Hill Park sits on the eastern edge of Queen Anne Hill and feels like a secret hideaway. It doesn’t look like much from the busy street, but once you get into the park you’ll… Continue reading Trolley Hill Park
Category: central seattle
Maclean Park
Location: Queen Anne Address: Taylor Ave. N. and Newton St. Acreage: 1.02 I made a great discovery on Queen Anne recently and found two of my favorite new parks. Maclean Park, on the eastern side of the Hill not only offers fabulous views of Lake Union and beyond, but its lovely trails connect to nearby… Continue reading Maclean Park
Counterbalance Park: An Urban Oasis
Location: Central Seattle Address: Queen Anne Ave. N. and Roy St. Acreage: 0.28 No, I did not add a personal opinion to the title of this post. The park’s quirky name is actually Counterbalance Park: An Urban Oasis. In 2008 the city opened this park on what used to be the site of a gas… Continue reading Counterbalance Park: An Urban Oasis
Spring Street Mini Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: E. Spring St. and 15th Ave. Acreage: 0.3 Spring Street Mini Park is the setting for a movie in the making by some local junior high kids on the cloudy day I visited. I watched one of them playfully boss around the main “actor,” making him redo his scene more than… Continue reading Spring Street Mini Park
Seven Hills Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 1514 E. Howell St. Acreage: 0.39 Less than a year ago the Capitol Hill neighborhood got a nice new park out of what used to be a parking lot. They’ve managed to pack in a lot of features into this little urban spot, including a P-Patch garden, an inviting flat lawn,… Continue reading Seven Hills Park
Union Station Square
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: Jackson St. and 3rd Ave. S. Acreage: 0.04 You might think of Union Station Square (which strangely is not directly in front of Union Station) as the urban park with the weird stools. But, next time you pass through this part of Pioneer Square, take a closer look at the “stools”… Continue reading Union Station Square
Blaine Place
Location: Queen Anne Address: W. Olympic Pl. and 6th Ave. W. Acreage: 0.03 Another triangle-with-a-tree-park, but Blaine Place does provide a lower access point to the wonderful Kinnear Park. Look for the trail that starts just north of the triangle. #280 (Visited 5/3/11)
Kinnear Park
Location: Queen Anne Address: 899 W. Olympic Pl. Acreage: 14.1 Lesser known than Kerry Park, but I think more interesting and with also some great views is Kinnear Park in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. I love the gorgeous tall trees and huge sloped lawn that would be a perfect place to lay out a picnic… Continue reading Kinnear Park