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
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Sam Smith Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. Acreage: 15.2 Sam Smith Park is a really cool use of public space. This park floats over parts of I-90 in an area sometimes called the “I-90 Lid.” Great trails for biking, walking and running connect this park to several other nearby parks, including… Continue reading Sam Smith Park
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
Madrona Ravine & Woods
Location: Central Seattle/Madrona Address: E. Spring St. and 38th Ave. E. Acreage: 0.58 Madrona Ravine is a small piece of land that connects to the larger Madrona Park near Lake Washington. This area, encompassing both parks, is known to protective neighbors as Madrona Woods. You can’t get lost in these woods, but you can feel… Continue reading Madrona Ravine & Woods
West Ewing Mini Park
Location: Queen Anne Address: W. Ewing St. and 3rd Ave. W. Acreage: 0.3 West Ewing Mini Park is a sweet little spot near Seattle Pacific University, close to Fremont and Queen Anne. Pull up a bench with your lunch to enjoy views of the canal or use the park as a starting point for a… Continue reading West Ewing Mini Park
Riverview Playfield
Location: West Seattle Address: 7226 12th Ave. S.W. Acreage: 42.3 Riverview Playfield is a big park perched on the bluff on the far eastern end of West Seattle. Dozens of baseball, softball and soccer fields are situated one after another in this long stretch of park. You’ll also find a large playground and tennis courts.… Continue reading Riverview Playfield
Discovery Park
Location: Magnolia Address: 3801 W. Government Way Acreage: 512.5 A working lighthouse, an Indian cultural center, military housing, a marine reserve. Twelve miles of hiking trails, a children’s play area, tennis courts, picnic tables. That’s not even to mention harbor seals, sea lions, coyotes and more than 250 species of birds. Even a well-concealed sewage… Continue reading Discovery Park
Montlake Playfield
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: 1618 E. Calhoun St. Acreage: 27 Located on the south side of the 520 Bridge, this 27-acre playfield has practically every amenity a park can have. It even has a football field complete with running track, which is fairly rare in Seattle. You’ll also find tennis courts, huge grass fields and… Continue reading Montlake Playfield