Location: West Seattle Address: 4458 Delridge Ave. S.W. Acreage: 14 Cute colorful signposts point the way to various points in West Seattle and beyond at Delridge Playfield, a huge well-maintained park in the Delridge neighborhood. The playground’s colorful equipment is new and welcoming. Also welcoming for picnics or games of Frisbee are the freshly cut,… Continue reading Delridge Playfield
Tag: Favorite Playgrounds
Maple Leaf Playground
Location: Northeast Seattle Address: 1020 NE 82nd St. Acreage: 14.1 Maple Leaf Playground is another Seattle reservoir that’s being covered and converted to accessible park space. This park’s current features (playground, ball fields, bathrooms) will all be upgraded as part of the project. This drawing shows how nice the new park will look and how… Continue reading Maple Leaf Playground
Peppi’s Playground
Location: Central Seattle Address: 3233 E. Spruce St. Acreage: 2.3 This park has been around for several decades, but I was pleased to see that the playground structure at Peppi’s Playground appeared to be very new. This is a great park for young kids, especially in summer when the wading pool is open. The park… Continue reading Peppi’s Playground
Laurelhurst Playfield
Location: Northeast Seattle Address: 4544 N.E. 41st St. Acreage: 13.5 It’s a chilly day, but the skies are clear and the sun’s rays feel heavenly after what seems like weeks of heavy rains. So, it’s a great day for a walk around hilly Laurelhurst where views of the water and mountains seem to be around… Continue reading Laurelhurst Playfield
Jefferson Park
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 4165 16th Ave. S Acreage: 52.4 For those of you have been waiting patiently for construction to end at Jefferson Park on Beacon Hill, the fencing (well, most of it) has finally come down. The first phase of the park’s extensive renovations are finished, and it was worth the wait.… Continue reading Jefferson Park
Roxhill Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 2850 S.W. Roxbury St. Acreage: 13.4 A great outing with kids in West Seattle starts at Roxhill Park. Let them explore the large playground that’s constructed entirely out of wood. It’s fun to see a playground that’s different from the others, and the kids I’ve watched at this park love exploring… Continue reading Roxhill Park
Miller Playfield & Miller Triangle
Location: Central Seattle Address: 330 19th Ave. E. Acreage: 7+ There’s something pretty darn cute about preschoolers playing soccer. Most of the time they don’t really make contact with the ball, passing is non-existent and they often score against themselves. (Hey, a goal’s a goal, right?) Soccer camp is the scene at Miller Playfield when… Continue reading Miller Playfield & Miller Triangle
Warren G. Magnuson Park
Location: Northeast Seattle Address: 7400 Sand Point Way N.E. Acreage: 320 Warren G. Magnuson Park is one of Seattle’s biggest parks. Only Discovery Park at more than 500 acres and Green Lake Park (by a hair) are bigger than this 320-acre waterfront park in northeast Seattle. And, I am going to make the argument that… Continue reading Warren G. Magnuson Park