Location: Wedgwood/Ravenna Address: 28th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 72nd St. Acreage: Approx. 0.05 What’s 163 million years old and sitting quietly in a north Seattle residential neighborhood? The Wedgwood Rock! Not technically a park, but in the right-of-way strip between the curb and a sidewalk in Wedgwood, this glacial erratic is one of the biggest… Continue reading Wedgwood Rock
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Wedgwood Square
Location: North Seattle/Wedgwood Address: 31st Ave. N.E. and N.E. 82nd St. Acreage: 0.07 Wedgwood Square is not really a square, but a triangle of land where 31st and 82nd meet in the Wedgwood neighborhood. This tiny park’s tall evergreen tree and mature shrubs create a nice hiding place. I picture neighborhood kids using it as… Continue reading Wedgwood Square
Picardo (Rainie) P-Patch
Location: North Seattle/Wedgwood Address: N.E. 82nd St. and N.E. 25th Ave. Acreage: 2.93 Did you know that the term P-Patch is native to Seattle? And, it doesn’t refer to “pea-patch,” as some people think. The “P” comes from “Picardo,” which is the original Seattle P-Patch. Seattle used to be filled with large family-run farms. Today,… Continue reading Picardo (Rainie) P-Patch
Froula Playground
Location: North Seattle Address: 7200 12th Ave. N.E. Acreage: 2.7 Froula Playground shares its space with the Roosevelt Reservoir just north of the Roosevelt neighborhood in North Seattle. It’s not particularly easy to access by car or foot due to the busy roads that surround it, but the best place to enter this park is… Continue reading Froula Playground