2015

Luther Burbank Park

July 29, 2015
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Location: Mercer Island
Address: 2040 84th Ave. S.E., Mercer Island
Acreage: 77

The hallmark open space on what was called “East Seattle” 130 years ago, Luther Burbank Park offers dozens of amenities on a huge piece of waterfront with views looking toward Bellevue.

Because the park is […]

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UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture

Location: University District
Address: 3501 N.E. 41st St.
Acreage: 90

The Washington Park Arboretum gets a lot of attention for its fantastic gardens, pleasant trails and wetlands viewing. Much less visited, but also excellent, is the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture directly across Union […]

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Wedgwood Rock

May 28, 2015
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Location: Wedgwood/Ravenna
Address: 28th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 72nd St.
Acreage: Approx. 0.05

What’s 163 million years old and sitting quietly in a north Seattle residential neighborhood? The Wedgwood Rock!

Not technically a park, but in the right-of-way strip between the […]

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Grayland Beach State Park

April 23, 2015
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Location: Pacific County/Southwest Washington
Address: 925 Cranberry Beach Rd., Grayland
Acreage: 412

A seemingly endless, nearly untouched beach stretches in both directions at Grayland Beach State Park on the Washington Coast. We stand at sunset without a single other person in sight along thousands of feet of […]

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