Location: North Seattle Address: 4357 Palantine Ave. N. Acreage: 0.56 How often do you see buildings get torn down and the lots converted back into open space? It doesn’t seem to be a common occurrence in a city where land is hard to come by. But, that’s what happened in one corner of Fremont when… Continue reading Fremont Peak Park
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Cormorant Cove
Location: West Seattle Address: 3701 Beach Drive S.W. Acreage: 0.6 From Andover Place, walk a few minutes north on foot and you’ll find Cormorant Cove. Of the three mini waterfront parks, this is my favorite. Not quite as tiny as its sisters, Cormorant Cove has a nice grass lawn and gently sloping path leading down… Continue reading Cormorant Cove
Andover Place
Location: West Seattle Address: 4000 Beach Drive S.W. Acreage: 0.2 Next in line of these mini waterfront parks is Andover Place, just a few hundred feet from Weather Watch Park. This narrow park is easy to miss if you aren’t looking for it. Squeezed between two homes, there’s just enough room for some native plants… Continue reading Andover Place
Weather Watch Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 4035 Beach Drive S.W. Acreage: approx. 0.06 West Seattle has a huge amount of waterfront that is accessible to the public. Between Alki Beach Park and Lincoln Park alone, there are literally miles of public shoreline. But, some of my favorite places to access the Puget Sound in this neighborhood are… Continue reading Weather Watch Park
Dr. Jose Rizal Park
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 1008 12th Ave. S. Acreage: 9.6 Dr. Jose Rizal Park, named after an international hero of the Filipino community, is tucked into the northwest corner of Beacon Hill. This means you’re in for a treat when you arrive and see the fabulous views of the Olympics, Puget Sound and downtown… Continue reading Dr. Jose Rizal Park
Maple Wood Playfield
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 4801 Corson Ave. S. Acreage: 15.5 It’s a crisp, clear Monday morning, and Maple Wood Playfield is filled with enthusiastic exercisers. About a dozen people are walking or jogging around the circumference of this park, which sits next to Maple Elementary School on Beacon Hill. This park seems to be… Continue reading Maple Wood Playfield
Olympic Sculpture Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 2901 Western Ave. Acreage: 9.0 The New York Times, L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal, Time magazine and International Herald Tribune have all drooled over Seattle’s most exciting new park. Visitors from all over the world have come to see the world class art on display. The design has won a couple… Continue reading Olympic Sculpture Park
Beer Sheva Park
Location: South Seattle/Rainier Beach Address: 8650 55th Ave. S. Acreage: 0.1 The Parks Department Web site says Beer Sheva Park is only a tenth of an acre, but I can’t see how that’s true. This park is a large waterfront spot right off the main drag in the Rainier Beach neighborhood. In addition to the… Continue reading Beer Sheva Park