Location: Central Seattle Address: 1717 26th Ave. Acreage: 0.3 This newly revamped park is as cute as its name and must be pretty quiet, since it’s tucked away on a residential street in the Central District. This is a great place to take preschoolers to enjoy a playground that’s designed to suit them. It’s also… Continue reading Plum Tree Park
Tag: Favorite Accessible Parks
Bryant Neighborhood Playground
Location: North Seattle Address: 4103 N.E. 65th St. Acreage: 4.1 Bryant Neighborhood Playground is a pleasant green space on busy 65th St. in North Seattle. The park is lined with trees and features several tall deciduous varieties that offer plenty of shade on a warm day. This is a good playground for little ones, and… Continue reading Bryant Neighborhood Playground
Pratt Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 1800 S. Main St. Acreage: 5.6 Pratt Park is another Central District park that connects through a network of great walking trails. I reached Pratt Park by foot from nearby Lavizzo Park. After checking out the nice playground for little kids at Lavizzo Park, it was great to see that the… Continue reading Pratt Park
Judkins Park and Playfield
Location: Central Seattle Address: 2150 S. Norman St. Acreage: 6.2 Judkins Park has great walking and biking connections to other nearby parks and the popular I-90 trail. This large park also has ball fields, tennis courts and lots of picnic spots. The play area is very nice and ADA-accessible. Judkins also has a “spray park,”… Continue reading Judkins Park and Playfield
Flo Ware Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 28th Ave. S. and S. Jackson St. Acreage: 0.5 A lot of community love went into turning Flo Ware Park into what it is today. Thanks to that great energy and some Pro Parks funds, this park was reopened in 2004 with lots of great amenities and a pleasing design. The… Continue reading Flo Ware Park
Daejeon Park
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 1144 Sturgus Ave. S. Acreage: 2.0 When the city recently took down the sign that called this park Taejon and replaced it with one titled Daejeon, people thought Seattle had made a huge sister-city snafu. For 14 years people had enjoyed Taejon park on Beacon Hill named after its sister… Continue reading Daejeon Park
Beacon Hill Playground
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 1902 13th Ave. S. Acreage: 3.0 Seattle’s parks are becoming more and more accessible to people with disabilities. Beacon Hill Playground is one of the best neighborhood parks for providing people of all abilities ways to use its features. You’ll find accessible restrooms and paths here, as well as accessible… Continue reading Beacon Hill Playground
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