Location: South Seattle Address: 7900 10th Ave. S. Acreage: 1.5 It’s dumping rain and the ankles of my jeans are getting wet from walking through soaked grass. But, I find myself lingering at Duwamish Waterway Park because this park is such a great surprise. At the end of a street that’s a mix of industrial… Continue reading Duwamish Waterway Park
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Brighton Playfield
Location: South Seattle Address: 6000 39th Ave. S. Acreage: 12.3 Tucked behind Aki Kurose Elementary School close to Martin Luther King Way, Brighton Playfield is one of those great neighborhood parks that is mostly unknown outside its immediate community. But, Brighton is a lovely playfield with plenty of space for all kinds of play by… Continue reading Brighton Playfield
Seward Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 5898 Lake Washington Blvd. S. Acreage: 299.1 On an airplane descending into Seattle in clear weather, you can hear people ask, “What’s that green space jutting out into the lake?” The response, of course, is one of Seattle’s best gems: Seward Park. Set aside in 1911, Seward Park, at 277 acres,… Continue reading Seward Park