List of Seattle parks
Encyclopedia
There are hundreds of parks in Seattle, Washington
, administered by Seattle Parks and Recreation
, a city department. This is a partial list.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, administered by Seattle Parks and Recreation
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Seattle Parks and Recreation is the department of government of the city of Seattle, Washington, responsible for maintaining the city's parks, open space, and community centers.The total area of the properties maintained by the department is over , which makes up approximately 11% of the total...
, a city department. This is a partial list.
| Alki Beach Park Alki Beach Park Alki Beach Park is a park located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington that consists of the Elliott Bay beach between Alki Point and Duwamish Head. It has a half-mile of beachfront, and was the first public salt-water bathing beach on the west coast of the United States.-... |
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| Alvin Larkins Park Alvin Larkins Park Alvin Larkins Park is a park in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, located on the north side of E. Pike Street between 34th and 35th Avenues.... |
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| Burke-Gilman Trail Burke-Gilman Trail The Burke-Gilman Sammamish Trail is a rail trail in King County, Washington. The multi-use recreational trail is part of the King County Regional Trail System and occupies an abandoned Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway corridor.... |
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| Cal Anderson Park Cal Anderson Park Cal Anderson Park is a public park on Seattle, Washington's Capitol Hill that includes Lincoln Reservoir and Bobby Morris Playfield.-Features:... |
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| Carkeek Park Carkeek Park Carkeek Park is a 216-acre park located in the Broadview neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The park contains Piper Orchard, Pipers Creek , play and picnic areas, picnic shelters, and hiking trails. A pedestrian bridge across the main lines of the BNSF Railway connects to the Carkeek Park... |
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| Cascade Playground | |
| Chief Sealth Trail Chief Sealth Trail The Chief Sealth Trail is a multi-use recreational trail in Seattle, Washington.The 3.6-mile trail, which opened on May 12, 2007, follows the Seattle City Light transmission right-of-way from S. Dawson Street and Beacon Avenue S. in Beacon Hill, near Jefferson Park, to S. Gazelle Street and 51st... |
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| City Hall Park City Hall Park (Seattle) City Hall Park is a 1.3 ac park located in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle, Washington on a block bounded by 3rd Avenue on the southwest, Dilling Way on the southeast, 4th Avenue on the northeast, and the King County Courthouse on the northwest... |
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| Colman Park Colman Park (Seattle) Colman Park is a park in the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, located just south of the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge along Lake Washington and inland to 31st Avenue S.-History:... |
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| Denny Park Denny Park (Seattle) Denny Park is a park located in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It occupies the block bounded by John Street and Denny Way on the north and south and Dexter and 9th Avenues N. on the west and east.- History :... |
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| Denny-Blaine Park Denny-Blaine Park (Seattle) Denny-Blaine Park is a park in the Denny-Blaine neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is located on Lake Washington along and at the end of E. Denny-Blaine Place.... |
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| Discovery Park Discovery Park (Seattle) Discovery Park is a 534 acre park in the peninsular Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is the city's largest public park and contains 11.81 miles of walking trails. United Indians of All Tribes' Daybreak Star Cultural Center is within the park's boundaries... |
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| East Montlake Park East Montlake Park East Montlake Park is a park in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. The park is bounded on the north by the Montlake Cut, on the east by Union Bay, on the south by McCurdy Park, and on the west by East Park Drive E.... |
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| Fairview Park Fairview Park (Seattle) Fairview Park is a park located in Seattle, Washington, on the eastern shoreline of Lake Union along Fairview Avenue E. between E. Hamlin and Allison Streets. It includes a P-Patch and a boat launch.-External links:*... |
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| Freeway Park Freeway Park (Seattle) Freeway Park in Seattle, Washington, United States, extends from Downtown Seattle, where it adjoins the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, to First Hill. The park bridges over Interstate 5 and a large city-owned parking lot; 8th Avenue bridges over the park... |
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| Fremont Peak Park Fremont Peak Park Fremont Peak Park is a half-acre park located in Seattle, Washington, located on a bluff in the Fremont neighborhood just south of N. 45th Street at 4357 Palatine Ave. N. It was opened to the public on November 10, 2007.... |
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| Gas Works Park Gas Works Park Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington is a 19.1 acre public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of the Wallingford neighborhood. Gas Works park contains remnants of the sole remaining coal... |
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| Genesee Park Genesee Park (Seattle) Genessee Park is a park in the Rainier Valley neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. A waterway, Wetmore Slough, before the lowering of Lake Washington by nine feet in 1917 as part of the construction of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, it was purchased by the city in 1947 and used as a dump until... |
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| Golden Gardens Park Golden Gardens Park Golden Gardens Park is a public park in Ballard, a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. The park includes wetlands, beaches, hiking trails, and picnic and playground areas. The park is bisected by the BNSF Railway railway.- Recreation :... |
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| Hamilton Viewpoint Hamilton Viewpoint Hamilton Viewpoint is a public park in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It was acquired by the city in 1914 and became a park 40 years later.-External links:*... |
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| Hing Hay Park Hing Hay Park (Seattle) Hing Hay Park is a public park in the International District neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is located at the corner of S. King Street and Maynard Avenue S. The park has a beautiful authentic pagoda in the center of the park, along with benches and chess tables... |
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| I-5 Colonnade I-5 Colonnade I-5 Colonnade in Seattle, Washington, United States, is a city park underneath Interstate 5 connecting the Capitol Hill and Eastlake neighborhoods, which were divided by the freeway in the 1960s. It stretches south of E. Howe Street to E. Garfield Street between Franklin Avenue E. and Lakeview... |
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| Interlaken Park Interlaken Park (Seattle) Interlaken Park is a park in Seattle, Washington. A heavily wooded hillside and ravine, it forms the division between Capitol Hill to the south and Montlake to the north. Interlaken Drive E. runs through the park north to south, and E. Interlaken Boulevard, part of which is now closed to traffic,... |
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| Jackson Park Jackson Park (Seattle) Jackson Park is a public park and golf course in north Seattle, Washington, occupying most of the space between N.E. 145th Street on the north, N.E. 130th Street on the south, 5th Avenue N.E. on the west, and 15th Avenue N.E. on the east. It opened to the public in 1928. Jackson Park has both a... |
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| Jefferson Park Jefferson Park (Seattle) Jefferson Park is a 52.4 acre public park and golf course on top of Beacon Hill in Seattle, Washington, bounded on the east by 24th Avenue S. and 24th Place S., on the west by 15th Avenue S., on the north by S. Spokane Street, and on the south by Cheasty Boulevard S.- History :The park site was... |
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| Kerry Park Kerry Park (Seattle) Kerry Park is a park on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, located at the corner of 2nd Avenue W. and W. Highland Drive. According to a plaque on a wall in the park, "Kerry Park [was] given to the City in 1927 by Mr. and Mrs... |
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| Kinnear Park Kinnear Park Kinnear Park is a park on the southwest slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA located between W. Olympic Place on the northeast, W. Mercer Place and Elliott Avenue W. on the southwest, the 9th Avenue W. right of way on the west, and the 6th Avenue W. right of way on the east... |
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| Kiwanis Ravine Kiwanis Ravine Kiwanis Ravine is an public park a block east of Discovery Park in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Purchased by the Kiwanis Club in the 1950s and donated to Seattle Parks Department, it is home to the largest nesting colony of great blue herons in the city.-External links:*... |
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| Kobe Terrace Kobe Terrace (Seattle) Kobe Terrace is a public park in the International District neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It incorporates the Danny Woo International District Community Garden. Named after Kobe, Seattle's sister city in Japan, it occupies most of the land bounded on the west by 6th Avenue S., on the north... |
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| Kubota Garden Kubota Garden Kubota Garden is a 20 acre Japanese garden in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. A public park since 1987, it was started in 1927 by Fujitaro Kubota, a Japanese emigrant... |
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| Lake People Park Lake People Park Lake People Park is a park located at 3070 S. Bradford Street in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, just south of the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. and Rainier Avenue S. In 2003, the land was donated to the Seattle Parks Foundation by Monte Powell, a developer... |
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| Lakeview Park Lakeview Park (Seattle) Lakeview Park is a 4.5 acre park in the Denny-Blaine neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, located on both sides of Lake Washington Boulevard E. as it winds down a hillside toward Lake Washington. The western half is a bowl-like park with grass and trees along Dorffel Drive E. and E. Harrison... |
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| Lincoln Park Lincoln Park (Seattle) Lincoln Park is a 135 acre park in West Seattle between Fauntleroy Way S.W. and Puget Sound. One of Seattle's largest parks, attractions include the paved walkway along the beach, tennis courts, baseball fields, picnic shelters, and a heated salt-water swimming pool during the summer... |
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| Louisa Boren Park Louisa Boren Park Louisa Boren Park is a park in Seattle, Washington. A heavily wooded hillside and lookout with views to the northeast of the city, Lake Washington, and the Eastside, it is located at the north end of Capitol Hill just south of Interlaken Park, out of which it was created in 1913... |
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| Madison Park Madison Park (Seattle) Madison Park is an 8.3 acre park in the Madison Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, located between the western shore of Lake Washington on the east, 42nd Avenue E. on the west, E. Madison Street on the north, and E. Blaine Street on the south. 43rd Avenue E... |
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| Madrona Park Madrona Park (Seattle) Madrona Park is a 31.2 acre park located in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, bisected by Lake Washington Boulevard. It lies on the western shore of Lake Washington and features picnic areas, a swimming beach with bathhouse, and parking area... |
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| McCurdy Park McCurdy Park (Seattle) McCurdy Park is a park in the Montlake neighborhood of the U.S. city of Seattle, Washington. Currently home to the Museum of History and Industry, it is effectively bounded on the west by the museum and East Montlake Park, on the south by State Route 520, on the east by the Washington Park... |
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| Me-Kwa-Mooks Park Me-Kwa-Mooks Park Me-Kwa-Mooks, meaning "shaped like a bear's head" and pronounced sbuh-KWAH-buks in Nisqually, was what the Duwamish tribe called the West Seattle peninsula when the first European-American settlers landed at Alki in 1851.... |
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| Meridian Playground Meridian Playground (Seattle) Meridian Playground is in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.The site features a building called the Good Shepherd Center, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Home of the Good Shepherd and is a city of Seattle designated landmark... |
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| Montlake Playfield Montlake Playfield Montlake Playfield is a 27 acre park and playfield on Portage Bay in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA.Originally a 20-foot-deep peat bog, the playfield site was first developed as part of a dahlia farm. The farm extended considerably further south than the present playfield:... |
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| Northacres Park Northacres Park (Seattle) Northacres Park is a public park located in the Haller Lake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, at the corner of Interstate 5 and N.E. 130th Street. It incorporates a picnic area, a baseball diamond, and an off-leash dog run. The park's playground and wading pool are being remodeled.-External... |
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| North Passage Point Park North Passage Point Park North Passage Point Park is a 0.8 acre park located in the Northlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, directly underneath the Ship Canal Bridge on the north side of the Lake Union/Portage Bay shoreline. It was dedicated in 1977. South Passage Point Park is directly across the water on the... |
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| Olympic Sculpture Park Olympic Sculpture Park The Olympic Sculpture Park is a public park in Seattle, Washington that opened on January 20, 2007.The park consists of a outdoor sculpture museum and beach. The park was designed by Weiss/Manfredi Architects, along with Charles Anderson Landscape Architecture and other consultants. It is... |
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| Oxbow Park Oxbow Park (Seattle) Oxbow Park is a public park in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It houses the landmark Hat 'n' Boots roadside attraction, which was relocated to the park.-External links:*... |
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| Peace Park Peace Park (Seattle) Peace Park is a park located in the University District of Seattle, Washington, at the corner of N.E. 40th Street and Roosevelt Way N.E. at the northern end of the University Bridge... |
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| Ravenna Park Ravenna Park (Seattle) Ravenna Park and Cowen Park comprise a single contiguous recreation and green space in the Ravenna neighborhood of Seattle, Washington in the United States... |
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| Rizal Park Rizal Park (Seattle) Dr. José Rizal Park is a 9.6 acre park on the west slope of Beacon Hill in Seattle, Washington. The land, condemned by the city in 1917 for engineering purposes, was acquired by the Parks Department in 1971, and the park was dedicated eight years later... |
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| Roanoke Park Roanoke Park (Seattle) Roanoke Park is a 2.2 acre park on north Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington. It occupies the block bounded by E. Edgar and Roanoke Streets on the north and south and 10th Avenue E. and Broadway E. on the east and west, just northeast of the junction of State Route 520 and Interstate 5.The park... |
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| Schmitz Park Schmitz Park (Seattle) Schmitz Park, also known as Schmitz Preserve Park, is a 53.1 acre park around 15 blocks east of Alki Point in West Seattle, Washington. It features Schmitz Park Creek and one of the last stands of old-growth forest in the city.... |
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| Seattle Center Seattle Center Seattle Center is a park and arts and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington. The campus is the site used in 1962 by the Century 21 Exposition. It is located just north of Belltown in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood.-Attractions:... |
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| Seattle Japanese Garden Seattle Japanese Garden The Seattle Japanese Garden is a 3.5 acre Japanese garden in Seattle, Washington, located in the southwest corner of the Washington Park Arboretum along Lake Washington Boulevard E.... |
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| Seward Park Seward Park (Seattle) Seward Park is a 300 acre park in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., that occupies all of Bailey Peninsula, a forested peninsula off south Seattle that juts into Lake Washington.... |
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| South Lake Union Park South Lake Union Park Lake Union Park is a park located at the south end of Lake Union in Seattle, Washington in the South Lake Union neighborhood. The park is owned by the City of Seattle and operated by Seattle Parks and Recreation. The park property was gradually acquired by the City, and the final were... |
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| South Passage Point Park South Passage Point Park South Passage Point Park is a 0.9 acre park located in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, directly underneath the Ship Canal Bridge on the south side of the Lake Union/Portage Bay shoreline. It was dedicated in 1977. North Passage Point Park is directly across the water on the north... |
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| Terry Pettus Park Terry Pettus Park Terry Pettus Park is a park located in Seattle, Washington, on the eastern shoreline of Lake Union at Fairview Avenue E. and E. Newton Street. It includes shoreline access and a public float.... |
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| Union Bay Natural Area Union Bay Natural Area The Union Bay Natural Area in in Seattle, Washington, also known as Union Bay Marsh, is the restored remainder of the filled former Union Bay and Union Bay Marsh after University Village Shopping Center, the University of Washington athletic facilities, buildings, and main parking area... |
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| Victor Steinbrueck Park | |
| Viretta Park Viretta Park Viretta Park is a park in the Denny-Blaine neighborhood of Seattle, Washington at the foot of E. John Street at 39th Avenue E., stretching down to Lake Washington Boulevard E. It was named by Charles L. Denny after his wife, Viretta Jackson Denny. It is located to the South of the former home of... |
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| Volunteer Park Volunteer Park (Seattle) Volunteer Park is a 48.3 acre park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, USA.-History:Volunteer Park was acquired by the city of Seattle for $2,000 in 1876 from J.M. Colman... |
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| Washington Park Arboretum Washington Park Arboretum Washington Park is a public park in Seattle, Washington, USA, most of which is taken up by the Washington Park Arboretum, a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation. Washington Park also includes a... |
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| Waterfront Park Waterfront Park (Seattle) Waterfront Park is a public park on the Central Waterfront, Downtown, Seattle, Washington, USA. Designed by the Bumgardner Partnership and consultants, it was constructed on the site of the former Schwabacher Wharf .-History of the site:... |
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| Westlake Park Westlake Park (Seattle) Westlake Park is a public plaza in downtown Seattle, Washington, USA. Extending east from 4th Avenue up to and including a former portion of Westlake Avenue between Pike and Pine Streets, it is across Pine Street from the Westlake Center shopping mall, which is the southern terminus of the Seattle... |
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| West Montlake Park West Montlake Park West Montlake Park is a park in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The park is bounded on the north by the Montlake Cut, on the west by Portage Bay, on the south by the Seattle Yacht Club marina, and on the east by West Park Drive E... |
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| Woodland Park Woodland Park (Seattle) Woodland Park is a 90.9 acre park in Seattle's Phinney Ridge and Green Lake neighborhoods that originated as the estate of Guy C. Phinney, lumber mill owner and real estate developer. Phinney died in 1893, and in 1902, the Olmsted Brothers firm of Boston was hired to design the city's parks,... |
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| Woodland Park Zoo Woodland Park Zoo Woodland Park Zoo is a zoological garden around the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Occupying the western half of Woodland Park, the zoo began as a small menagerie on the estate of Guy C. Phinney, a Canadian-born lumber mill owner and real estate developer... |
External links
- Park List, City of Seattle Parks and Recreation.