Location: West Seattle Address: 3600 Admiral Way S.W. Acreage: 4.2 It’s hard to concentrate on staying on the road when you drive Admiral Way and catch a glimpse of the incredible view from this park out your window. This West Seattle park, like Hamilton Viewpoint, is a great place to try to impress out-of-town visitors.… Continue reading Belvedere Park
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Hamilton Viewpoint Park
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
Benvenuto Viewpoint
Location: Central Seattle Address: 1401 23rd Ave. S. Acreage: 1.66 The last in my string of I-90 Lid parks, Benvenuto Viewpoint is accessed from a short flight of stairs just off 23rd Ave. S. between Sam Smith Park and Stokes Overlook. It looks out over the cars and trucks whizzing into the I-90 tunnel below… Continue reading Benvenuto Viewpoint
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
Bay View Playground
Location: Magnolia Address: 2614 24th Ave. W. Acreage: 4.6 If you are going to be spending your upcoming Saturdays watching Little League games, I hope you’ll be planting your camp chair at Bay View Playground. Parents/Super Fans sit on a narrow berm above the ball fields at this Magnolia park. It’s easy to get distracted… Continue reading Bay View Playground
Ella Bailey Park
Location: Magnolia Address: 2601 W. Smith St. Acreage: 0.12 I’ve come across, undoubtedly, Seattle’s best playground with a view. I almost let go of the stroller as I came down Smith St. in Magnolia and caught sight of the Seattle skyline and Elliott Bay. Ella Bailey Park is designed for kids with a great playground,… Continue reading Ella Bailey Park
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
Harborview Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 779 Alder St. Acreage: 3.63 Patients seeking solace will find a stunning view of downtown Seattle and Elliott Bay from Harborview Park. It’s easy to miss if you’re not actually a patient, visitor or employee at Harborview Medical Center on Seattle’s First Hill. From the Emergency Room entrance, cross the street… Continue reading Harborview Park