Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: 2521 Lake Park Drive S. Acreage: 21.7 Start at the top of Mount Baker Park and follow the quiet wooded trails down to the waterfront and Lake Washington Boulevard. You’ll pass tennis courts and a playground that includes a cool zip line I was secretly dying to try. From the… Continue reading Mount Baker Park
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T.T. Minor Playground
Location: Central Seattle Address: 17th Ave. E. and E. Union St. Acreage: 0.2 Don’t plan to drop by T.T. Minor Playground for a trip down the slide if you’re visiting during school hours. The park is officially closed to the public, as it is used by the elementary school next door. But, school’s out for… Continue reading T.T. Minor Playground
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
Lakeridge Park
Location: South Seattle Address: Rainier Ave. S. and 68th St. S. Acreage: 35.8 According to former Parks Historian Don Sherwood, this area used to be known as Dead Horse Canyon. The strange story follows that a homesteader in 1909 was upset after a local horse got dehydrated and died. Talk about a morbid name. And,… Continue reading Lakeridge Park
Burke-Gilman Playground Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 5201 Sand Point Way N.E. Acreage: 7.0 If you’re riding along the Burke-Gilman trail and the kids keep saying, “Are we there yet?,” instead of pushing on through the whines to Magnuson Park, stop off at Burke-Gilman Playground Park. Located off Sand Point Way about halfway between University Village and Magnuson… Continue reading Burke-Gilman Playground Park
Warren G. Magnuson Park
Location: Northeast Seattle Address: 7400 Sand Point Way N.E. Acreage: 320 Warren G. Magnuson Park is one of Seattle’s biggest parks. Only Discovery Park at more than 500 acres and Green Lake Park (by a hair) are bigger than this 320-acre waterfront park in northeast Seattle. And, I am going to make the argument that… Continue reading Warren G. Magnuson Park
Judge Charles M. Stokes Overlook
Location: Central Seattle Address: S. Judkins St. and 20th Ave. S. Acreage: 5.22 If you’re exploring the several connected parks of the I-90 Lid, you may pass by this overlook without noticing that it’s considered a separate park. From Judkins Park, walk toward I-90 and you’ll catch a little view of the freeway and Beacon… Continue reading Judge Charles M. Stokes Overlook
Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 2100 S. Jackson St. Acreage: 2.0 Parks are critically important to the health of a community, especially kids’ well-being. So, it was heartening to see some great play spaces for kids in Seattle’s Central District today. Take a stroller and check out this area’s great network of parks that connect through… Continue reading Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park