Location: North Seattle Address: 199 North Canal St. Acreage: 0.69 Fremont Canal Park is the place to be on one particular weekend every June. That’s when the neighborhood transforms into one of the biggest and best street fairs in Seattle, the Fremont Fair. And, this park–right on the canal–is the center of that madness. Another… Continue reading Fremont Canal Park
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Burke-Gilman Trail
Location and Address: Ballard to Bothell Acreage: 88.03 There are so many great segments of this popular biking and walking trail, but one of my favorite parts of the Burke-Gilman Trail is the piece that runs from the University of Washington to Fremont. It features some nice views of Lake Union and downtown, and it’s… Continue reading Burke-Gilman Trail
Webster Park
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 3025 NW 68th St. Acreage: 0.8 Webster Park is the little playground and lawn located next to Ballard’s Nordic Heritage Museum. Both the museum and this park used to be part of the former Webster Elementary School property owned by the Seattle School District. Earlier this year the city bought the… Continue reading Webster Park
Sunset Hill Park
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 7531 34th Ave. N.W. Acreage: 2.7 In 1903 two Seattle families, the Moomaws and the Andersons, gave a little more than two acres of land to the city of Seattle. The spot is now called Sunset Hill Park, and its views are a wonderful legacy to the city. Sunset Hill Park… Continue reading Sunset Hill Park
Wallingford Playfield
Location: North Seattle/Wallingford Address: 4219 Wallingford Ave. N. Acreage: 4.5 Another hub of the Wallingford neighborhood is the Wallingford Playfield. School is letting out for the day as I arrived and a group of 20 kids are carrying what looks like band equipment into the park. I’m surprised when, instead of tuning up their instruments,… Continue reading Wallingford Playfield
Meridian Playground
Location: North Seattle/Wallingford Address: 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. Acreage: 6.5 If Meridian Playground feels like a busy school yard, that’s because it is just that. The backyard to the private Meridian School and the historic Good Shepherd Center, which was built as a Catholic girls school and now hosts a number of non-profits, this park… Continue reading Meridian Playground
Crown Hill Glen
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 8735 19th Ave. N.W. Acreage: 0.4 Crown Hill Glen is a quaint little name for a quaint little park. Purchased by the city in 1997 , this pocket park sits at the end of a quiet residential street in north Seattle. It has been well-cared-for by its neighbors who have planted… Continue reading Crown Hill Glen
Soundview Playfield
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 1590 N.W. 90th St. Acreage: 10.5 Soundview Playfield is Crown Hill’s action center for all ages on a sunny September Saturday. Six-year-olds are tearing around the castle-like play structure. A four-year-old is riding his scooter up and down the park’s small hill. A 20-something is simultaneously catching up on sleep and… Continue reading Soundview Playfield