Location: Downtown/Central Seattle Address: 100 Dexter Ave. Acreage: 6.4 I can’t say I was particularly looking forward to going to Denny Park. Located at the edge of downtown Seattle and the South Lake Union neighborhood, I have driven past it hundreds of times, and it always looked like a rundown urban park at a glance.… Continue reading Denny Park & Denny Playfield
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I-5 Colonnade
Location: Central Seattle/Eastlake Address: I-5 and E. Howe St. Acreage: 7.5 How many cities have urban parks specifically designed for extreme mountain biking? Check out I-5 Colonnade Park, and you’ll be pleased to see how well Seattle builds parks to meet the diverse interests of its residents. The first phase of this interesting park, which… Continue reading I-5 Colonnade
Green Lake Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 7201 E. Green Lake Drive N. Acreage: 323.7 I don’t know if this is actually true, but Green Lake Park seems like it must be the most frequently used park in Seattle. It doesn’t seem to matter what the weather is, this park is always filled with walkers, runners, bikers, swimmers,… Continue reading Green Lake Park
Seward Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 5898 Lake Washington Blvd. S. Acreage: 299.1 On an airplane descending into Seattle in clear weather, you can hear people ask, “What’s that green space jutting out into the lake?” The response, of course, is one of Seattle’s best gems: Seward Park. Set aside in 1911, Seward Park, at 277 acres,… Continue reading Seward Park