Location: North Puget Sound/Everett Address: 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett Acreage: 197 Everett’s oldest park is little known outside of this city, but it has enough interesting features to keep you busy for half a day. And, true to its name, second-growth forest makes up several sections of this lovely park. If you’re a hiker,… Continue reading Forest Park
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East Bay Public Plaza
Location: Olympia/South Sound Address: 325 Marine Drive, Olympia Acreage: 1.6 Outside Olympia’s outstanding children’s museum sits an amazing use of public space and the best water feature for kids I’ve ever come across. Not a spray park, not a fountain and not a wading pool… so what is it? An artificial (but so realistic) wading… Continue reading East Bay Public Plaza
Willis Tucker Park
Location: Snohomish Address: 6705 Puget Park Dr., Snohomish Acreage: 84 Dozens of kids were already getting soaked in the colorful spray park when we arrived at Willis Tucker Park today. This great Snohomish County park is a huge draw for families with young kids. In addition to the spray area, there’s a net climber, swings,… Continue reading Willis Tucker Park
Les Gove Park
Location: Auburn Address: 12th St. S.E. and Deal’s Way, Auburn Acreage: 20 Les Gove Park is a bit of a drive for people who live in Seattle, the Eastside or north King County. But summer is a great time for families to visit this Auburn park that’s packed with fun activities for kids to last… Continue reading Les Gove Park
John C. Little, Sr. Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 6961 37th Ave. S. Acreage: 5.8 John C. Little, Sr. Park is a long, but narrow stretch of greenspace that squeezes in several basketball courts, a spray park and a playground among tree-lined walking paths. The new playground and spray park opened in 2010 and are examples of some of the… Continue reading John C. Little, Sr. Park
Northacres Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 12718 1st Ave. N.E. Acreage: 20.7 Much of north Seattle is wooded, so it’s easy to miss this big forested park just off I-5 around 130th. But, what a great asset for this neighborhood that is lacking in large parks with good amenities. And, this one is packed with them: trails,… Continue reading Northacres Park
Miller Playfield & Miller Triangle
Location: Central Seattle Address: 330 19th Ave. E. Acreage: 7+ There’s something pretty darn cute about preschoolers playing soccer. Most of the time they don’t really make contact with the ball, passing is non-existent and they often score against themselves. (Hey, a goal’s a goal, right?) Soccer camp is the scene at Miller Playfield when… Continue reading Miller Playfield & Miller Triangle
Georgetown Playfield
Location: South Seattle Address: 750 S. Homer St. Acreage: 5.3 Half a soccer team is holding an informal practice session practically under the overpass that runs adjacent to one side of Georgetown Playfield. These fields were recently resurfaced and make for a great place to hold recreation soccer games. You’ll also find baseball/softball fields, a… Continue reading Georgetown Playfield