Location: Kirkland/Eastside Address: N.E. 97th St. and 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland Acreage: 20.96 Castle-style playgrounds are always a big hit and there are a few popular ones in our region including this one and this one. I wasn’t expecting such a great play area at this neighborhood park that’s just down the road from the… Continue reading North Rose Hill Woodlands Park
Tag: Favorite Playgrounds
Miner’s Corner County Park
Location: Bothell/Snohomish County Address: 22903 45th Ave. S.E., Bothell Acreage: 13 If you live on the Eastside (especially around the King-Snohomish border) and you have young kids Miner’s Corner is the place for you. This awesome, stroller- and wheelchair-friendly park was designed to maximize play and also keep a feeling of nature–tough to do with… Continue reading Miner’s Corner County Park
Fisher Creek Park
Location: Snoqualmie Address: 7805 Fisher Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie Acreage: 24.27 Don’t doubt that this kid-focused park is worth the drive from anywhere in Seattle or the Eastside. My five playground testers today spent nearly three hours here, and I could barely drag them away despite exhaustion. Fisher Creek Park, inside the Snoqualmie Ridge community, is… Continue reading Fisher Creek Park
Freedom Park
Location: Camano Island/Island County Address: 500 E. North Camano Dr., Camano Island Acreage: approx. 4.5 I couldn’t resist posting about Freedom Park on the 4th of July… this park and its Rotary Adventure Playground is worth a stop with kids if you’ve trekked up to explore Cama Beach or Camano Island State Parks. This amazing… Continue reading Freedom Park
Island Crest Park & Deane’s Children Park
Location: Mercer Island Address: 5500 Island Crest Way, Mercer Island Acreage: approx. 40 This forested wonderland on Mercer Island kept the kids that accompanied me busy for hours. Island Crest Park/Deane’s Children Park are a fantastic duo of parks that offer kids opportunities to play and explore beyond the typical neighborhood play structure. But, with… Continue reading Island Crest Park & Deane’s Children Park
View Ridge Playfield
Location: Northeast Seattle/View Ridge Address: 4408 N.E. 70th St. Acreage: 9.1 This large park in north Seattle is aptly named after its neighborhood. And, it’s a great neighborhood park. Walking paths wind through the tall trees, which are a mix of evergreens, oaks and other deciduous varieties, leading to a basketball court and two picnic… Continue reading View Ridge Playfield
Cascade Playground
Location: Downtown/South Lake Union Address: 333 Pontius Ave. N. Acreage: 1.9 As more and more office buildings, condos and apartments sprout up around it, Cascade Playground creates a quiet, green space for picnics, walks and play in the South Lake Union neighborhood. The large flat playfield dominates this park, with restrooms at one end and… Continue reading Cascade Playground
Kirke Park
Location: Northwest Seattle/Whittier Heights Address: 7028 9th Ave N.W. Acreage: 0.8 It’s fun to see new parks popping up in neighborhoods around the city. Kirke Park in the Whittier Heights/Greenwood area is one of the best I’ve stumbled upon recently. So new that the grass is still off limits to footsteps, this park has a… Continue reading Kirke Park