Location: North Seattle/Lake City Address: 14043 32nd Ave. N.E. Acreage: 0.9 Just under one acre, Little Brook Park is a great neighborhood park tucked away on a residential street very close to the busy Lake City Way N.E. A daylighted creek trickles along one edge of the park, and a large flat grass field takes… Continue reading Little Brook Park
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N.E. 60th St. Park
Location: Green Lake/Ravenna Address: 5th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 60th St. Acreage: 0.33 Hugging I-5 close to Green Lake, N.E. 60th St. Park is really just an expansion of the sidewalk, providing grass and tall trees for shade as you walk. The park officially ends after a block or so, but the greenery continues for… Continue reading N.E. 60th St. Park
Beck Place
Location: North Seattle/Ravenna Address: 15th Ave. N.E. and Cowen Pl. N.E. Acreage: 0.14 Beck Place is named for William and Louise Beck who in the late 1800s dreamed of and invested in creating a large park in north Seattle (which now encompasses beautiful Ravenna Park). So, I find it amusing that this all-concrete park that… Continue reading Beck Place
Park Home Circle
Location: North Seattle/Ravenna Address: Park Rd. N.E. and N.E. Park Rd. Acreage: 0.06 I feel like I’m betraying the kids that live close to Park Home Circle if I reveal the secret that makes this small park cool. So, instead I will just say that there is more to this Ravenna park than first meets… Continue reading Park Home Circle
Peace Park
Location: North Seattle Address: N.E. 40th St. and 9th Ave. N.E. Acreage: ~0.3 Peace Park is that small greenspace with an interesting sculpture that catches your eye right before you drive onto the southbound lanes of the University Bridge. The best way to reach this tricky spot is from an almost-hidden staircase leading up from… Continue reading Peace Park
University Lake Shore Place
Location: Northeast Seattle Address: 4275 N.E. 125th St. Acreage: 0.15 Every once in awhile there’s a park that really frustrates me. This was one of those impossible to find, totally indistinct supposedly public spaces. Finally, I looked at a city property map to locate this “park” and discovered that it is basically a corner lot… Continue reading University Lake Shore Place
Cedar Park
Location: Lake City Address: 3737 NE 135th St. Acreage: 2.12 This lovely park is tucked away just a couple of blocks from busy Lake City Way giving this neighborhood a much-needed green community space. With just over two acres, you can meander the paths that line the park or give the kids some room to… Continue reading Cedar Park
Lake City Mini Park
Location: Lake City Address: 12359 Lake City Way N.E. Acreage: 0.2 Mini indeed. This tiny park doesn’t have much in the way of nature, but it has one interesting non-natural feature: the tall archway that offers visitors an entry to this paved public space. Lake City Mini Park was significantly improved a few years ago… Continue reading Lake City Mini Park