The city of Seattle, Washington, is home to hundreds of parks of various classifications.
National parks
Seattle contains one area administered by the National Park Service.
Name | Image | Established | Location | Size | Description |
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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park | 1976 | Pioneer Square | This is one of four units that make up the national historical park. The other three are in Skagway, Alaska. |
City parks
Seattle's city parks are administered by Seattle Parks and Recreation, a city department. Several bike and pedestrian trails are maintained by the Seattle Department of Transportation or administered jointly by both departments. A number of waterfront parks are administered by the Port of Seattle, a municipal corporation.
Seattle's oldest park is Denny Park and its largest is Discovery Park. This list has only the notable parks.
Name | Image | Established | Location | Size | Description |
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Alki Beach Park | 1907 | West Seattle | 135.9 acres (55.0 ha) | ||
Alvin Larkins Park | 1975 | Madrona | |||
Beer Sheva Park | 1905 | Rainier Beach | Originally named Atlantic City Park, it was renamed after Beer Sheva, Israel in 1977. | ||
Bryant Playground | 1978 | Bryant/View Ridge | 3.1 acres (1.3 ha) | ||
Burke–Gilman Trail | 1978 | 27 miles (43 km) | Jointly maintained with Seattle Department of Transportation. | ||
Cal Anderson Park | 1901 | Capitol Hill | 7.37 acres (2.98 ha) | ||
Carkeek Park | Broadview | 216 acres (87 ha) | |||
Cascade Playground | Cascade | ||||
Chief Sealth Trail | 2007 | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | Maintained by Seattle Department of Transportation. | ||
City Hall Park | 1916 | Pioneer Square | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) | ||
Colman Park | 1907 | Mount Baker | 24.3 acres (9.8 ha) | ||
Cowen Park | 1906 | Ravenna | 8.4 acres (3.4 ha) | Contiguous with Ravenna Park. | |
Denny Park | 1883 | South Lake Union | Seattle's oldest park, it was completely flattened in the Denny Regrade in 1930. | ||
Denny-Blaine Park | Denny-Blaine | ||||
Discovery Park | 1973 | Magnolia | 534 acres (216 ha) | ||
Dr. Jose Rizal Park | 1979 | Beacon Hill | 9.6 acres (3.9 ha) | ||
East Montlake Park | Montlake | ||||
Fairview Park | Eastlake | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) | |||
Fauntleroy Park | 1971 | Fauntleroy | 32.9 acres (13.3 ha) | ||
Freeway Park | 1976 | Downtown/First Hill | 5.2 acres (2.1 ha) | ||
Fremont Peak Park | 2007 | Fremont | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) | ||
Frink Park | 1906 | Leschi | 17.2 acres (7.0 ha) | ||
Gas Works Park | 1975 | Wallingford | 19.1 acres (7.7 ha) | ||
Genesee Park | Rainier Valley | 57.7 acres (23.4 ha) | |||
Golden Gardens Park | Ballard, Seattle | 87.8 acres (35.5 ha) | |||
Green Lake Park | 1903 | Green Lake | |||
Hamilton Viewpoint | 1954 | West Seattle | 16.9 acres (6.8 ha) | ||
Hing Hay Park | 1973 | Chinatown-International District | 0.64 acres (0.26 ha) | ||
Hoa Mai Park | 2024 | Little Saigon, Chinatown–International District | 0.27 acres (0.11 ha) | Pocket park | |
I-5 Colonnade | 2005 | Capitol Hill/Eastlake | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) | This park is located under Interstate 5. | |
Interlaken Park | Capitol Hill/Montlake | 51.7 acres (20.9 ha) | |||
Jack Block Park | 2001 | West Seattle | 15 acres (6.1 ha) | Maintained by the Port of Seattle. | |
Jackson Park | 1928 | Haller Lake/Northgate/Lake City | 160.7 acres (65.0 ha) | ||
Jefferson Park | 1908 | Beacon Hill | 52.4 acres (21.2 ha) | ||
Kerry Park | 1927 | Queen Anne | 1.26 acres (0.51 ha) | ||
Kinnear Park | 1892-94 | Queen Anne | 14.1 acres (5.7 ha) | ||
Kiwanis Ravine | Magnolia | 8.7 acres (3.5 ha) | |||
Kobe Terrace | Chinatown-International District | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | |||
Kubota Garden | 1927 | Rainier Beach | 20 acres (8.1 ha) | It has been a public park since 1987. | |
Lake People Park | 2005 | Columbia City | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) | ||
Lake Union Park | 2010 | South Lake Union | 12 acres (4.9 ha) | ||
Lakeview Park | Denny-Blaine | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) | |||
Leschi Park | Leschi | 18.5 acres (7.5 ha) | |||
Licton Springs | 1960 | Licton Springs | 6.3 acres (2.5 ha) | ||
Lincoln Park | West Seattle | 135 acres (55 ha) | |||
Louisa Boren Park | 1913 | Capitol Hill | 7.2 acres (2.9 ha) | ||
Madison Park | Madison Park | 8.3 acres (3.4 ha) | |||
Madrona Park | Madrona | 31.2 acres (12.6 ha) | |||
Magnuson Park | 1977 | Sand Point | 350 acres (140 ha) | Originally called Carkeek Park and occupied by the United States Navy from 1922-1975. | |
Matthews Beach Park | 1951 | Matthews Beach | 22 acres (8.9 ha) | ||
McCurdy Park | Montlake | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) | |||
Me-Kwa-Mooks Park | 1994 | West Seattle | 20.2 acres (8.2 ha) | ||
Meridian Playground | Wallingford | 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. | |||
Montlake Playfield | 1935 | Montlake | 27 acres (11 ha) | ||
Myrtle Edwards Park | Belltown | 4.8 acres (1.9 ha) | |||
North Passage Point Park | 1977 | Northlake | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) | ||
Northacres Park | Haller Lake | 20.7 acres (8.4 ha) | |||
Northeast 130th Street Beach | Cedar Park | 0.084 acres (0.034 ha) land; 0.315 acres (0.127 ha) including water |
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Occidental Park | 1971 | Pioneer Square | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) | ||
Oxbow Park | Georgetown | ||||
Peace Park | 1990 | University District | |||
Ravenna Park | Ravenna | 49.9 acres (20.2 ha) | Contiguous with Cowen Park. | ||
Roanoke Park | 1908 | Capitol Hill/Portage Bay | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) | ||
Schmitz Park | 1908 | West Seattle | 53.1 acres (21.5 ha) | ||
Seattle Center | 1962 | Lower Queen Anne | 74 acres (30 ha) | Administered by the Seattle Center Department, a city department. | |
Seattle Japanese Garden | 1960 | Madison Park | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) | ||
Seward Park | 1911 | Seward Park | 300 acres (120 ha) | ||
South Passage Point Park | 1977 | Eastlake | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) | ||
Terry Pettus Park | Eastlake | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) | |||
Tilikum Place | Belltown | ||||
Victor Steinbrueck Park | 1970 | Downtown | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) | ||
Viretta Park | Denny-Blaine | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) | |||
Volunteer Park | 1901 | Capitol Hill | 48.3 acres (19.5 ha) | ||
Washington Park Arboretum | 1934 | Montlake/Madison Valley/Washington Park | 230 acres (93 ha) | Jointly administered by Seattle Parks and Recreation, the University of Washington, and the Arboretum Foundation. | |
Waterfront Park | Central Waterfront | ||||
Westlake Park | 1988 | Downtown | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) | ||
West Montlake Park | 1909 | Montlake | |||
Woodland Park | 1902 | Phinney Ridge/Green Lake | 90.9 acres (36.8 ha) | Site of Woodland Park Zoo, and contiguous with Green Lake Park. |
Other non-profit parks
A number of parks are operated by educational institutions or other non-profit organizations.
Name | Image | Established | Location | Size | Description |
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Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens | Ballard | Part of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. | |||
Olympic Sculpture Park | 2007 | Belltown | 9 acres (3.6 ha) | Operated by the Seattle Art Museum. | |
South Seattle College Arboretum | West Seattle | ||||
Union Bay Natural Area | 1972 | University District | 50 acres (20 ha) | Administered by University of Washington Botanic Gardens. | |
Woodland Park Zoo | Phinney Ridge | Operated by a non-profit organization. |
Private parks
Private individuals and organizations maintain a number of parks which are open for use by the public.
Name | Image | Established | Location | Size | Description |
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Streissguth Gardens | 1962 | Capitol Hill | |||
Waterfall Garden Park | 1978 | Pioneer Square |
Other
Name | Image | Established | Location | Size | Description |
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O.O. Denny Park | 1922 | 47°42′36″N 122°14′55″W / 47.71°N 122.248611°W / 47.71; -122.248611 | 46 acres (19 ha) | Owned by Seattle since its inception, but currently managed by the city of Kirkland. |
All Seattle parks
Parks administered by Seattle Parks and Recreation.
- 12th Ave. Square Park
- 12th West & West Howe Park
- 14th Avenue NW Boat Ramp
- 3001 E Madison Park
- 32nd Ave W Boat Launch
- 6th Avenue NW Pocket Park
- A. B. Ernst Park
- Adams Street Boat Ramp
- Albert Davis Park
- Alice Ball Park
- Alki Beach Park
- Alki Playground
- Alvin Larkins Park
- Amy Yee Tennis Center Park
- Andover Place
- Arroyos Natural Area
- Atlantic City Boat Ramp
- Atlantic Street Park
- B.F. Day Playground
- Bagley Viewpoint
- Baker Park on Crown Hill
- Ballard Commons Park
- Ballard Corners Park
- Ballard Playground
- Bar-S Playground
- Bayview Playground
- Bayview-Kinnear (Lower Kerry Park)
- Beacon Hill Playfield
- Beacon Place
- Beer Sheva Park
- Bell Street Park
- Bellevue Place
- Belltown Cottage Park
- Belmont Place
- Belvedere Park
- Belvoir Place
- Benefit Playground
- Benvenuto Viewpoint
- Bergen Place
- Bhy Kracke Park
- Bitter Lake Playfield
- Bitter Lake Reservoir Open Space
- Blaine Place
- Blue Dog Pond
- Blue Ridge Circle
- Blue Ridge Places
- Boren Park
- Boren Place
- Boylston Place
- Bradner Gardens Park
- Brighton Playfield
- Broadway Hill Park
- Bryant Neighborhood Playground
- Burke-Gilman Playground Park
- Burke-Gilman Trail
- Cal Anderson Park
- California Place
- Camp Long
- Carkeek Park
- Carleton Center
- Carleton Highlands
- Cascade Place
- Cascade Playground
- Cayton Corner Park
- Cedar Park
- Cesar Chavez Park
- Charles Richey Sr Viewpoint
- Cheasty Boulevard
- Cheasty Natural Area
- Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop
- Chinook Beach Park
- Christie Park
- City Hall Park
- Cleveland Playfield
- Coe Play Park
- College Street Park
- College Street Ravine
- Colman Park
- Colman Playground
- Columbia Park
- Commodore Park
- Corliss Place
- Cormorant Cove
- Cottage Grove Park
- Counterbalance Park
- Cowen Park
- Crescent Place
- Crown Hill Glen
- Crown Hill Park
- Daejeon Park
- Dahl Playfield
- Dakota Place Park
- David Rodgers Park
- Day Street Boat Ramp
- Dearborn Park
- Delridge and Myrtle Park
- Delridge Playfield
- Denny Blaine Lake Park
- Denny Park
- Denny Blaine Park
- Discovery Park
- Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park
- Dr. Jose Rizal Park
- Don Armeni Boat Ramp
- Donnie Chin International Childrens Park
- Duwamish Waterway Park
- E.C. Hughes Playground
- East Duwamish Greenbelt
- East Montlake Park
- East Portal Viewpoint
- East Queen Anne Playground
- Eastmont Place
- Eddie Vine Boat Ramp
- Ella Bailey Park
- Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook
- Endolyne Park
- Ercolini Park
- Fairmount Playground
- Fairview Park
- Fairview Walkway
- Fauntleroy Creek Ravine
- Fauntleroy Park
- Fauntleroy Place
- Ferdinand Street Boat Launch
- Firehouse Mini Park
- First Hill Park
- Fletcher Place
- Flo Ware Park
- Freeway Park
- Fremont Canal Park
- Fremont Peak Park
- Frink Park
- Fritz Hedges Waterway Park
- Froula Playground
- Garfield Playfield
- Gas Works Park
- Gemenskap Park
- Genesee Park and Playfield
- Georgetown Playfield
- Georgetown Pump Station
- Gerber Park
- Gilman Playground
- Golden Gardens Park
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
- Green Lake Park
- Greenwood Park
- Greenwood Triangle
- Greg Davis Park
- Haller Lake Street End
- Hamilton Viewpoint Park
- Harrison Ridge Greenbelt
- Harvard-Miller/Roanoke Annex
- Herring's House Park
- Hiawatha Playfield
- Highland Drive Parkway
- Highland Park Playground
- Highland Place
- Hing Hay Park
- Hitt's Hill Park
- Homer Harris Park
- Horiuchi Park
- Horton Hill Corridor
- Howell Park
- Hubbard Homestead
- Hunter Boulevard
- Hutchinson Playground
- Hyde Place
- I-5 Colonnade
- Interbay Athletic Complex
- Interlaken Park
- Inverness Ravine Park
- Japanese Garden
- Jefferson Park
- Jimi Hendrix Park
- John C. Little, Sr. Park
- Judge Charles M. Stokes Overlook
- Judkins Park and Playfield
- Julia Lee’s Park
- Junction Plaza
- Katie Black's Garden
- Kerry Park
- Keystone Place
- Kilbourne Park
- Kinnear Park
- Kinnear Place
- Kirke Park
- Kiwanis Memorial Preserve Park
- Kobe Terrace
- Kubota Garden
- Lake City Memorial Triangle
- Lake City Mini Park
- Lake People Park
- Lake Union Park
- Lake Washington Boulevard
- Lakeridge Park
- Lakeridge Playfield
- Lakeview Park
- Lakeview Place
- Lakewood Playground
- Lakewood Triangle
- Lambert Place
- Landing Parkway
- Lawton Park
- Laurelhurst Playfield
- Leschi-Lake Dell Natural Area
- Leschi Park
- Licton Springs Park
- Lewis Park
- Lincoln Park
- Linden Orchard Park
- Little Brook Park
- Llandover Woods Greenspace
- Lowman Beach Park
- Longfellow Creek Natural Area
- Loyal Heights Playfield
- Lynn Street Mini Park
- MacLean Park
- Madison Park
- Madison Park North Beach
- Madrona Briar Patch
- Madrona Park
- Madrona Playground
- Madrona Ravine
- Magnolia Boulevard
- Magnolia Greenbelt
- Magnolia Manor Park
- Magnolia Park
- Magnolia Playfield
- Magnolia Tidelands Park
- Magnuson Park
- Maple Leaf Reservoir Park
- Maple School Ravine
- Maple Wood Playfield
- Marra-Desimone Park
- Marshall Park
- Martha Washington Park
- Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Memorial Park
- Marvin's Garden
- Matthews Beach Park
- Mayfair Park
- McGilvra Boulevard
- McGilvra Place
- McGraw Square
- Meadowbrook Playfield
- Me-Kwa-Mooks Natural Area
- Me-Kwa-Mooks Park
- Meridian Playground
- Miller Playfield
- Miller Triangle
- Mineral Springs Park
- Mock Creek Ravine
- Montlake Boulevard
- Montlake Playfield
- Morgan Junction
- Mount Baker Boulevard
- Mount Baker Park
- Mount Claire Park
- Mt Baker Ridge Viewpoint
- Myrtle Edwards Park
- Myrtle Reservoir
- Nantes Park
- Nathan Hale Playfield
- NE 60th Street Park
- NE 130th Street End
- Nora's Woods
- North Beach Park
- North Passage Point
- Northacres Park
- Northeast Queen Anne Greenbelt
- Northgate Park
- Northlake Park
- Northwest 60th Viewpoint
- Observatory Courts
- Occidental Square
- Olympic Sculpture Park
- Open Water Park
- Orchard Street Ravine
- Othello Playground
- Oxbow Park
- Park Home Circle
- Parkmont Place
- Parsons Gardens Park
- Peace Park
- Pelly Place Natural Area
- Peppi's Playground
- Piers 62 and 63
- Pigeon Point Park
- Pinehurst Playground
- Pinehurst Pocket Park
- Pioneer Square
- Pipers Creek Natural Area
- Plum Tree Park
- Plymouth Pillars Park
- Powell Barnett Park
- Pratt Park
- Prefontaine Place
- Prentis I. Frazier Park
- Pritchard Island Beach
- Puget Boulevard Commons
- Puget Creek Greenspace
- Puget Park
- Puget Ridge Playground
- Queen Anne Boulevard
- Queen Anne Bowl Playfield
- Rainbow Point
- Rainier Beach Playfield
- Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
- Rainier Place
- Rainier Playfield
- Ravenna Boulevard
- Ravenna Park
- Ravenna Ravine
- Ravenna Woods
- Ravenna-Eckstein Park
- Regrade Park
- Riverview Playfield
- Roanoke Park
- Roanoke Street Mini Park
- Rogers Playground
- Ross Playground
- Rotary Viewpoint
- Roxhill Park
- Sacajawea Playground
- Salmon Bay Park
- Sam Smith Park
- Sandel Playground
- Schmitz Boulevard
- Schmitz Preserve Park
- Seacrest Park
- Seola Park
- Seven Hills Park
- Seward Park
- Sierra Place
- Smith Cove Park
- Solstice Park
- Soundview Playfield
- Soundview Terrace
- South Park Meadow
- South Park Playground
- South Passage Point
- Spring Street Mini Park
- Spruce Street Mini Park
- St. Marks Greenbelt
- Stan Sayres Memorial Park
- Stevens Place
- Stevens Triangle
- Sturgus Park
- Sturtevant Ravine
- Summit Place
- Summit Slope Park
- Sunnyside Ave N Boat Ramp
- Sunset Hill Park
- Sunset Place
- SW Queen Anne Greenbelt
- T.T. Minor Playground
- Tashkent Park
- Taylor Creek Headwaters
- Terry Pettus Park
- Thayer Place
- Thomas C. Wales Park
- Thomas Street Mini Park
- Thorndyke Park
- Thornton Creek Natural Area
- Thyme Patch Park
- Tilikum Place
- Troll’s Knoll Park
- Trolley Hill Park
- Trudy's Triangle
- Twelfth Avenue South Viewpoint
- Union Bay Boglands
- Union Station Square
- University Circle
- University Heights Plaza
- University Lake Shore Place
- University Playground
- Urban Triangle Park
- Ursula Judkins Viewpoint
- Van Asselt Playground
- Victor Steinbrueck Park
- Victory Creek Park
- Victory Heights Playground
- View Ridge Playfield
- Viretta Park
- Virgil Flaim Park
- Volunteer Park
- Volunteer Parkway
- Wallingford Playfield
- Wallingford Steps
- Walt Hundley Playfield
- Ward Springs Park
- Washington Park Arboretum
- Washington Park Playfield
- Washington Street Boat Landing
- Waterfront Park
- Waterway 19
- Watton Site
- Webster Park
- Wedgwood Square
- West Duwamish Greenbelt
- West Ewing Mini Park
- West Montlake Park
- West Queen Anne Playfield
- West Seattle Stadium
- Westcrest Park
- Westlake Greenbelt
- Westlake Park
- Westlake Square
- William Grose Park
- Williams Place
- Wolf Creek Ravine Natural Area
- Woodland Park
- Woodland Park Rose Garden
- Yesler Terrace Park
- York Park
- York Playground
All Port of Seattle parks
See also: Port of Seattle § Parks and other public facilities- Bridge Gear Park
- Centennial Park (formerly Elliott Bay Park)
- Duwamish River People’s Park and Shoreline Habitat
- Seattle Fishermen's Memorial.
- həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 107 Park)
- Jack Block Park (formerly Terminal 5 Park)
- Salmon Cove Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Turning Basin #3)
- sbəq̓ʷaʔ Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 108/Diagonal Park)
- t̓ałt̓ałucid Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly 8th Ave. South Park)
- Terminal 115 Public Access
- Terminal 18 Park
- Terminal 91 Bike Trail (part of the Elliott Bay Trail)
- t̓uʔəlaltxʷ Village Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 105 Park)
See also
References
- "O.O. Denny Park". City of Kirkland. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- "Bridge Gear Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "Centennial Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "Duwamish River People's Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "Fishermen's Memorial". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "Jack Block Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "Salmon Cove Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "sbəq̓ʷaʔ Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "t̓ałt̓ałucid Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "Terminal 115 Public Access". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "Terminal 18 Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "Terminal 91 Bike Trail". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- "t̓uʔəlaltxʷ Village Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
External links
- Park List, City of Seattle Parks and Recreation.