Location: West Seattle Address: 8011 Fauntleroy Ave. S.W. Acreage: 135.4 With five miles of walking/hiking trails, most with spectacular views of the Puget Sound, and the area’s only saltwater swimming pool, how can you blame me for saying Lincoln Park is my favorite (yes, absolute favorite) Seattle park? Look at West Seattle on a map… Continue reading Lincoln Park
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One year later, #200: Stan Sayres Memorial Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 3808 Lake Washington Boulevard S. Acreage: ~3.0 Well, I’m officially a full year through this project. I naively thought that I would have visited all the parks in Seattle by now. Ha! Seattle Parks Department, you make it difficult with this huge list of 400-something parks scattered across the city, especially… Continue reading One year later, #200: Stan Sayres Memorial Park
Lake Washington Boulevard
Location: East and South Seattle Address: Lake Washington Boulevard from Washington Park to Seward Park Acreage: 116.6 More than 100 acres of waterfront property are accessible to the public along Lake Washington Boulevard in East and South Seattle. It’s pretty astounding when you think about that much land being set aside back nearly 100 years… Continue reading Lake Washington Boulevard
Mount Baker Park
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
14th Avenue N.W. Boat Ramp
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 4400 14th Ave. N.W. Acreage: 0.64 A kayaker is launching her boat from a dock in the heart of industrial maritime Ballard. The 14th Avenue N.W. Boat Ramp offers a place to launch your hand-carry or motorized boat for free. #190 (Visited 5/29/10)
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
Herring’s House Park & Terminal 107 Path
Location: West Seattle Address: W. Marginal Way S.W. and S.W. Alaska Acreage: 5.6 I just love a park that’s called Herring’s House. I guess it calls to my Scandinavian heritage. It also speaks to the heritage of the Duwamish people who once lived on this site. “Tohl-ahl-too” is the word for “Herring House” for the… Continue reading Herring’s House Park & Terminal 107 Path
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