Location: Tacoma/University PlaceAddress: 6320 Grandview Dr. W.Acreage: 930 This amazing park just south of Tacoma makes for a fantastic year-round outing. My favorite time to visit is on a clear winter or spring day when the Puget Sound seems to sparkle in the sunlight. Chambers Creek feels almost other-worldly with most of its 930 acres… Continue reading Chambers Creek Regional Park
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North Transfer Station
Location: North Seattle/Wallingford/Fremont Address: Woodlawn Ave. N. and N. 35th St. Acreage: ~1.1 I bet you’ve never seen a dump this fancy. The North Transfer Station, as it prefers to be known, has undergone a giant ($108 million) renovation. The building is supposedly top-of-the-line with reduced odor and more capacity. But, check out the park… Continue reading North Transfer Station
Harborside Fountain Park
Location: Bremerton Address: 251 1st. St., Bremerton Acreage: 2.21 Looking for a great summer day trip that features a visit to an amazing and little-known urban park? Walk on the Bremerton Ferry from downtown Seattle and enjoy a gorgeous one-hour ride to Bremerton. Hop off the ferry, pick up lunch in the walkable downtown district… Continue reading Harborside Fountain Park
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Location: Northwest Seattle/Ballard Address: 3015 N.W. 54th St. Acreage: 10+ Known more casually as the Ballard Locks, this is one of the coolest public spaces in Seattle. And, amazingly, many long-time residents have never visited the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks to discover how the level of Lake Washington and Lake Union can be on average… Continue reading Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Seattle Center
Location: Central Seattle Address: 305 Harrison St. Acreage: 74 It’s funny that our city’s greatest public space is not really an official park. But, since Seattle Center is such an important part of our city and it feels like our Central Park with 40 acres of open space, I knew I wanted to include it.… Continue reading Seattle Center
Freeway Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 700 Seneca St. Acreage: 5.2 It’s a cool urban maze that many longtime Seattleites have never set foot in. Freeway Park, which crosses Interstate 5 and spills out of the back of the Convention Center, is worth exploring. This fun park is a great place to walk your dog, sneak in… Continue reading Freeway Park
Gas Works Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 2101 N. Northlake Way Acreage: 19.1 I chose a day with the worst weather to visit one of the city’s best parks. At least I had it mostly to myself, which is quite a contrast to a sunny summer day. Not to mention the type of crowd you’ll find here on… Continue reading Gas Works Park
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