Location: West Seattle Address: 4432 35th Ave. S.W. Acreage: 11.6 Another unusual park in the Seattle Parks Department line up is West Seattle Stadium, a football field and running track with a section of bleachers that dates back to the 1930s. Today it was a snowy, almost deserted scene. But, the stadium gets lots of… Continue reading West Seattle Stadium
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Puget Park, West Duwamish Greenbelt and Pigeon Point Park
Location: West Seattle Address: S.W. Dawson St. and 18th Ave. S.W. Acreage: 158.6, 181.6 and 29.89 This trio of parks is really all part of the West Duwamish Greenbelt, the biggest greenbelt in Seattle and one that is actually fairly accessible to visitors. These parks, located in eastern West Seattle, have hiking trails hidden among… Continue reading Puget Park, West Duwamish Greenbelt and Pigeon Point Park
Highland Park Playground
Location: West Seattle Address: 1100 S.W. Cloverdale St. Acreage: 6.4 A nice playground, huge lawn, playfields and tennis courts give Highland Park neighbors a place to play. This West Seattle park, which has been around since the 1920s, even has a little view of the mountains on a clear day. Neighborhood kids are waiting anxiously… Continue reading Highland Park Playground
Pelly Place Natural Area
Location: West Seattle Address: 6762 Murray Ave. S.W. Acreage: 1.0 I usually don’t write about Seattle parks designated as “natural areas” because they often aren’t really accessible to visitors. But, Pelly Place Natural Area in West Seattle is one of the few with a short, but accessible trail in the middle. This is a great… Continue reading Pelly Place Natural Area
Seola Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 11399 Seola Beach Dr. S.W. Acreage: 8.8 Look at Seola Park on a map and you’re teased into thinking this is some wonderful, undiscovered waterfront park in the most southwestern corner of Seattle. So, I was disappointed to find out that while this large park appears to run all the way… Continue reading Seola Park
Morgan Junction Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 6413 California Ave. S.W. Acreage: 0.25 When the city’s infamous monorail project was abandoned in 2004, West Seattleites lost the chance to have quick, fixed-rail transportation to downtown Seattle. But, well, at least they gained a new community park, right? Morgan Junction Park, which sits in what’s known as the Morgan… Continue reading Morgan Junction Park
Puget Boulevard Commons
Location: West Seattle Address: 26th Ave. S.W. and S.W. Brandon St. Acreage: 9 In 1912 the Puget Mill Company donated land to the city to create this park that helps preserve part of a precious creek in West Seattle. What this also created was a link to what’s now the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail, one… Continue reading Puget Boulevard Commons
Greg Davis Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 26th Ave. S.W. and S.W. Brandon St. Acreage: 1.3 Greg Davis Park is one of a trio of parks I discovered today in the Delridge neighborhood of West Seattle. All three parks offer trails and connections to the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail, a wonderful place to walk. Follow the trail along… Continue reading Greg Davis Park