Location: North Seattle/Lake City Address: 14043 32nd Ave. N.E. Acreage: 0.9 Just under one acre, Little Brook Park is a great neighborhood park tucked away on a residential street very close to the busy Lake City Way N.E. A daylighted creek trickles along one edge of the park, and a large flat grass field takes… Continue reading Little Brook Park
Tag: Favorite Playgrounds
Colman Playground & Children’s PlayGarden
Location: South Seattle Address: 1740 23rd Ave. S. Acreage: 2.8 Colman Playground is more than 100 years old and sits next to the historic Colman School, now housing the Northwest African American Museum. Colman Playground’s nice grass field is popular for rec soccer and Ultimate Frisbee games. Contrasting the old is the new Children’s PlayGarden,… Continue reading Colman Playground & Children’s PlayGarden
Spruce Street Mini Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 160 21st Ave. Acreage: 0.7 I love Seattle’s neighborhood “mini parks.” They seem to get plenty of use and usually boast of not much more than a few benches, some tall trees and a play area. Unfortunately, it’s a miserable drizzly day when I visited Spruce Street Mini Park, but I… Continue reading Spruce Street Mini Park
Van Asselt Playground
Location: South Seattle Address: S. Myrtle St. and Beacon Ave. S. Acreage: 9.0 South Beacon Hill residents have it all in Van Asselt Playground. You’ll find tennis courts, basketball courts, great playfields, summer wading pool, new playground and a beautiful community center. But, don’t miss the trails on the north end of the park that… Continue reading Van Asselt Playground
Highland Park Playground
Location: West Seattle Address: 1100 S.W. Cloverdale St. Acreage: 6.4 A nice playground, huge lawn, playfields and tennis courts give Highland Park neighbors a place to play. This West Seattle park, which has been around since the 1920s, even has a little view of the mountains on a clear day. Neighborhood kids are waiting anxiously… Continue reading Highland Park Playground
Othello Playground
Location: South Seattle Address: 4351 Othello St. Acreage: 7.6 A group of preschoolers is sprinting at top speeds across the huge lawn at Othello Playground in South Seattle. Leaving their teachers far behind, they dash up the stairs built unevenly into the hillside. The first kid to the top is rewarded with the first trip… Continue reading Othello Playground
Greenwood Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 602 N. 87th St. Acreage: 2.22 This immaculately maintained park is hidden from its nearby streets in the Greenwood neighborhood. Follow one of the perfect curving paths to the new play structures and sand box, where kids will want to stop and play. History buffs will like the old station stop… Continue reading Greenwood Park
Salmon Bay Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 2001 N.W. Canoe Pl. Acreage: 2.8 I visit a lot of mostly empty neighborhood parks during the week. So, I was pleased to find one in the north Ballard area that seemed to be full of life even on a Friday morning. Salmon Bay Park is a busy scene on this… Continue reading Salmon Bay Park