Location: West Seattle Address: 1531 California Way S.W. Acreage: 16.9 One of the best views of downtown Seattle and Elliott Bay can be seen from Hamilton Viewpoint, a park perched above the water on the northern point of this peninsula. Despite clear views of the water, ferries and Seattle skyline, it is rarely full of… Continue reading Hamilton Viewpoint Park
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Dakota Place Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 4304 S.W. Dakota St. Acreage: 0.34 Dakota Place Park makes a handy spot for recess for the small class of elementary schoolers who attend school at the church across the street. A game of dodgeball is underway on the day I visit this cute park on the site of an old… Continue reading Dakota Place Park
California Place
Location: West Seattle Address: California Ave. S.W. and S.W. Hill St. Acreage: 0.24 There are plans in the works to fix up California Place, a triangle of a park on California Ave. in West Seattle. It currently only hosts a bus stop, grass and some nice trees. A volunteer-led group is committed to putting in… Continue reading California Place
Hiawatha Playfield
Location: West Seattle Address: 2700 California Ave. S.W. Acreage: 10.3 In 1911 the Hiawatha Playfield (first called the West Seattle Playfield) was opened as the largest playfield in Seattle. The Olmsted brothers had a hand in the early design. It’s still a popular park today with a great location in West Seattle’s Admiral neighborhood between… Continue reading Hiawatha Playfield
Westcrest Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 9000 8th Ave. SW Acreage: 81.1 If you’re looking for some space to run that rambunctious dog of yours, check out Westcrest on the eastern side of West Seattle. There’s no need to worry about your overly excited pet mowing over littler ones in the four-acre dog park that makes up… Continue reading Westcrest Park
Herring’s House Park & Terminal 107 Path
Location: West Seattle Address: W. Marginal Way S.W. and S.W. Alaska Acreage: 5.6 I just love a park that’s called Herring’s House. I guess it calls to my Scandinavian heritage. It also speaks to the heritage of the Duwamish people who once lived on this site. “Tohl-ahl-too” is the word for “Herring House” for the… Continue reading Herring’s House Park & Terminal 107 Path
Rotary Viewpoint
Location: West Seattle Address: 35th Ave S.W. and S.W. Alaska St. Acreage: 0.2 Rotary Viewpoint in West Seattle is best known as being the scene of the Great Totem Pole Theft of 2009. West Seattle residents followed this caper closely on the West Seattle Blog, which helped to crack the case as it unfolded late… Continue reading Rotary Viewpoint
Fauntleroy Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 3951 S.W. Barton St. Acreage: 32.9 Want to take a 45-minute hike without leaving West Seattle? Fauntleroy Park provides a dose of forested solitude with a couple of miles of hiking trails to explore. This is not stroller-friendly territory with the narrow trails and steep inclines, so my two friends and… Continue reading Fauntleroy Park