Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 700 S. Lane St. Acreage: 0.2 I somehow missed this park several times walking around the International District today. If it wasn’t for my friend, A, who pointed out that I had marked my map wrong–I was off by several blocks–I would probably still be looking for this park. It’s not… Continue reading International Children’s Park
Tag: Favorite Playgrounds
Montlake Playfield
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: 1618 E. Calhoun St. Acreage: 27 Located on the south side of the 520 Bridge, this 27-acre playfield has practically every amenity a park can have. It even has a football field complete with running track, which is fairly rare in Seattle. You’ll also find tennis courts, huge grass fields and… Continue reading Montlake Playfield
Ercolini Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 48th Ave. S.W. and S.W. Alaska St. Acreage: 0.53 It’s rumored that there’s a baby boom in West Seattle and from the amount of use Ercolini Park gets, I would not be surprised if this is true. This park, completed in 2008 with Pro Parks funds, is definitely geared toward kiddos,… Continue reading Ercolini Park
Meridian Playground
Location: North Seattle/Wallingford Address: 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. Acreage: 6.5 If Meridian Playground feels like a busy school yard, that’s because it is just that. The backyard to the private Meridian School and the historic Good Shepherd Center, which was built as a Catholic girls school and now hosts a number of non-profits, this park… Continue reading Meridian Playground
West Queen Anne Playfield
Location: Queen Anne/Central Seattle Address: 150 W. Blaine St. Acreage: 6.2 The West Queen Anne Playfield acts like the heart of the Queen Anne neighborhood. It sits just a block or so off the quaint commercial center, across the street from the local indoor swimming pool and adjacent to the community center. You could do… Continue reading West Queen Anne Playfield
Sandel Playground
Location: Northwest Seattle/Greenwood Address: 9053 1st Ave. N.W. Acreage: 3.7 Sandel Playground in the Greenwood neighborhood is small, basically filling a small block, but has several appealing features for its community. Swings and a small play area I imagine must be popular with neighborhood kids. And, those kids have probably been missing the the wading… Continue reading Sandel Playground