Location: South Park Address: 736 S. Cloverdale St. Acreage: approx. 0.3 Next to Cesar Chavez Park, a great community gathering place in the South Park neighborhood, you’ll find this skate park tucked up against the freeway. Built in 2008, River City Skate Park is the only skate park in South Park and one of only… Continue reading River City Skate Park
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Torguson Park
Location: North Bend/Eastside Address: 750 East North Bend Way, North Bend Acreage: 17.3 A dramatic 31-foot climbing tower is the featured attraction at Torguson Park, although the view of Mount Si in the background is pretty stunning in itself. This park, which sits close to a cute downtown, is sports central for North Bend. You’ll… Continue reading Torguson Park
Crown Hill Park
Location: Northwest Seattle/Crown Hill Address: 9089 Holman Rd. N.W. Acreage: 1.71 A friend and I ventured out today into the drizzly morning to visit a trio of parks in the Crown Hill/Greenwood area. The first stop was Crown Hill Park, which just opened in 2012. A small skate park is the main attraction, but you’ll… Continue reading Crown Hill Park
Summit Slope Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 200 Summit Ave. E. Acreage: 0.21 Volunteers were putting finishing touches on the p-patch on the sunny day I visited Summit Slope Park. The design and landscaping of this Capitol Hill park are really nicely done with a terraced lawn and careful plantings. I was also happy to see that planners… Continue reading Summit Slope Park
Woodland Park
Location: North Seattle Address: Aurora Ave. N. and N. 59th St. Acreage: 90.9 Just to the east of the Woodland Park Zoo is the lesser known Woodland Park. It’s also a zoo of some sort, just not with quite so exotic animals. Instead of paying $9 to see some elephants and gorillas, you can gaze… Continue reading Woodland Park
Dahl Playfield
Location: North Seattle Address: 7700 25th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 14.5 Originally a peat bog affectionately called “Ravenna Swamp,” the now-named Dahl Playfield is a big park with lots of great amenities. Waldo Dahl was a member of the Parks Board for 29 years, according to former Parks historian Don Sherwood’s fastidious notes. The newest feature… Continue reading Dahl Playfield