Back in the early 1900’s (from 1906-1956) the land was utilized by the Seattle Gas Light Company and was used to generate gas from coal. In 1962 the land was sold to the city of Seattle who hired landscape architect Richard Haag to design a park. In 1975 the park ...
Green Lake is a 2.8 mile paved path located in a very busy, populated area where you will see people walking, roller blading or biking all hours of the day and evening. There are also areas around the lake where you can play baseball, softball, basketball, tennis and volleyball. You ...
Golden Gardens is a great park right on the water in the Shilshole Bay Marina. It is known for having the smoothest sand of all the beaches in Seattle. It has a variety of attractions including; places to fish, play volleyball, basketball; large grassy fields to picnic on, walk on ...
Alki Beach is one of the most well known beaches in West Seattle and was discovered by one of Seattle’s founding fathers. It’s located in West Seattle and runs about two and a half miles along Alki Avenue. On a hot sunny day it can almost remind you of a ...
Lincoln Park is one of the more private parks in the Seattle area with quite a few acres of woods. The upper portion of the park has trails run throughout the park that take you to the baseball field, horseshoe pits, and the children’s play area. The trails are great ...
Woodland park zoo was opened in 1899 and has close to 1100 animals representing close to 300 different species. Its 92 acres are broken into exhibits of different natural habitats making the park at times seem like you’re really in the wilderness. Some of the exhibits include the Tropical Rain...
Discovery Park occupies 534 acres making it the largest park in Seattle. The site is also home to the US Army base Fort Lawton and is occupied by military housing. Due to a surplus of land the military gave the land to the city and Discovery Park was created in...