Location: South Seattle/Rainier Beach Address: 8702 Seward Park Ave. S. Acreage: 6.39 Atlantic City Boat Ramp, just south of Beer Sheva Park in the Rainier Beach area, is one of the few launches in Seattle for motorized boats. And, it’s a pretty impressive set-up. This ramp can handle six launches or pick-ups at one time,… Continue reading Atlantic City Boat Ramp
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Beer Sheva Park
Location: South Seattle/Rainier Beach Address: 8650 55th Ave. S. Acreage: 0.1 The Parks Department Web site says Beer Sheva Park is only a tenth of an acre, but I can’t see how that’s true. This park is a large waterfront spot right off the main drag in the Rainier Beach neighborhood. In addition to the… Continue reading Beer Sheva Park
Pritchard Island Beach
Location: South Seattle/Rainier Beach Address: 8400 55th Ave. S. Acreage: 19.1 I bet you’ve never heard of Pritchard Island Beach. I’m guessing you’re also wondering why you’ve never heard there’s an island in Seattle. Am I right? Well, this wonderful waterfront park is located in the Rainier Beach neighborhood, just a few blocks away from… Continue reading Pritchard Island Beach
Rainier Beach Playfield
Location: South Seattle/Rainier Beach Address: 8801 Rainier Ave. S. Acreage: 9.5 Rainier Beach Playfield is part of a large complex that includes a community center, swimming pool, tennis courts and ball fields. Two schools, South Lake High and Dunlap Elementary, sit adjacent to the property and Rainier Beach High is just across the street, no… Continue reading Rainier Beach Playfield
South Park Meadows
Location: South Park/South Seattle Address: 9100 8th Ave. S. Acreage: 1.0 South Park Meadow is in such an unlikely location, I have to wonder how many people have ever been to this park. The park sits between two houses, but across the street is a manufacturing plant and beyond that lie several industrial complexes. Nonetheless,… Continue reading South Park Meadows
Marra-Desimone Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 9026 4th Ave. S. Acreage: 8.7 For more than 40 years the Marra family, Italian immigrants who arrived in Seattle just after the turn of the last century, farmed the area that is now known as Marra-Desimone Park. The land was sold to them by Joe Desimone, who was an early… Continue reading Marra-Desimone Park
Cesar Chavez Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 7th Ave. S. and S. Cloverdale St. Acreage: 0.18 The most interesting thing about this small park near the freeway in South Park is the cool steel structure that turns an otherwise nondescript public space into a real gathering area. It almost looks like the park is designed for small concerts,… Continue reading Cesar Chavez Park
South Park Playground
Location: South Seattle Address: 738 S. Sullivan St. Acreage: 5.6 The South Park Playground is part of the South Park Community Center complex, which offers the South Park neighborhood virtually every kind of fun activity you can imagine. The community center has daily, year-round activities for all ages. You can play basketball, roll around on… Continue reading South Park Playground