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The city of Seattle, Washington, is home to hundreds of parks of various classifications.

National parks

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Seattle contains one area administered by the National Park Service.

Name Image Established Location Size Description
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

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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
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)
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

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

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A number of parks are operated by educational institutions or other non-profit organizations.

Name Image Established Location Size Description
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

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Private individuals and organizations maintain a number of parks which are open for use by the public.

Name Image Established Location Size Description
Streissguth Gardens 1962 Capitol Hill
Waterfall Garden Park 1978 Pioneer Square

Other

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Name Image Established Location Size Description
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.[1]

All Seattle parks

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Parks administered by Seattle Parks and Recreation.

  1. 12th Ave. Square Park
  2. 12th West & West Howe Park
  3. 14th Avenue NW Boat Ramp
  4. 3001 E Madison Park
  5. 32nd Ave W Boat Launch
  6. 6th Avenue NW Pocket Park
  7. A. B. Ernst Park
  8. Adams Street Boat Ramp
  9. Albert Davis Park
  10. Alice Ball Park
  11. Alki Beach Park
  12. Alki Playground
  13. Alvin Larkins Park
  14. Amy Yee Tennis Center Park
  15. Andover Place
  16. Arroyos Natural Area
  17. Atlantic City Boat Ramp
  18. Atlantic Street Park
  19. B.F. Day Playground
  20. Bagley Viewpoint
  21. Baker Park on Crown Hill
  22. Ballard Commons Park
  23. Ballard Corners Park
  24. Ballard Playground
  25. Bar-S Playground
  26. Bayview Playground
  27. Bayview-Kinnear (Lower Kerry Park)
  28. Beacon Hill Playfield
  29. Beacon Place
  30. Beer Sheva Park
  31. Bell Street Park
  32. Bellevue Place
  33. Belltown Cottage Park
  34. Belmont Place
  35. Belvedere Park
  36. Belvoir Place
  37. Benefit Playground
  38. Benvenuto Viewpoint
  39. Bergen Place
  40. Bhy Kracke Park
  41. Bitter Lake Playfield
  42. Bitter Lake Reservoir Open Space
  43. Blaine Place
  44. Blue Dog Pond
  45. Blue Ridge Circle
  46. Blue Ridge Places
  47. Boren Park
  48. Boren Place
  49. Boylston Place
  50. Bradner Gardens Park
  51. Brighton Playfield
  52. Broadway Hill Park
  53. Bryant Neighborhood Playground
  54. Burke-Gilman Playground Park
  55. Burke-Gilman Trail
  56. Cal Anderson Park
  57. California Place
  58. Camp Long
  59. Carkeek Park
  60. Carleton Center
  61. Carleton Highlands
  62. Cascade Place
  63. Cascade Playground
  64. Cayton Corner Park
  65. Cedar Park
  66. Cesar Chavez Park
  67. Charles Richey Sr Viewpoint
  68. Cheasty Boulevard
  69. Cheasty Natural Area
  70. Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop
  71. Chinook Beach Park
  72. Christie Park
  73. City Hall Park
  74. Cleveland Playfield
  75. Coe Play Park
  76. College Street Park
  77. College Street Ravine
  78. Colman Park
  79. Colman Playground
  80. Columbia Park
  81. Commodore Park
  82. Corliss Place
  83. Cormorant Cove
  84. Cottage Grove Park
  85. Counterbalance Park
  86. Cowen Park
  87. Crescent Place
  88. Crown Hill Glen
  89. Crown Hill Park
  90. Daejeon Park
  91. Dahl Playfield
  92. Dakota Place Park
  93. David Rodgers Park
  94. Day Street Boat Ramp
  95. Dearborn Park
  96. Delridge and Myrtle Park
  97. Delridge Playfield
  98. Denny Blaine Lake Park
  99. Denny Park
  100. Denny Blaine Park
  101. Discovery Park
  102. Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park
  103. Dr. Jose Rizal Park
  104. Don Armeni Boat Ramp
  105. Donnie Chin International Childrens Park
  106. Duwamish Waterway Park
  107. E.C. Hughes Playground
  108. East Duwamish Greenbelt
  109. East Montlake Park
  110. East Portal Viewpoint
  111. East Queen Anne Playground
  112. Eastmont Place
  113. Eddie Vine Boat Ramp
  114. Ella Bailey Park
  115. Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook
  116. Endolyne Park
  117. Ercolini Park
  118. Fairmount Playground
  119. Fairview Park
  120. Fairview Walkway
  121. Fauntleroy Creek Ravine
  122. Fauntleroy Park
  123. Fauntleroy Place
  124. Ferdinand Street Boat Launch
  125. Firehouse Mini Park
  126. First Hill Park
  127. Fletcher Place
  128. Flo Ware Park
  129. Freeway Park
  130. Fremont Canal Park
  131. Fremont Peak Park
  132. Frink Park
  133. Fritz Hedges Waterway Park
  134. Froula Playground
  135. Garfield Playfield
  136. Gas Works Park
  137. Gemenskap Park
  138. Genesee Park and Playfield
  139. Georgetown Playfield
  140. Georgetown Pump Station
  141. Gerber Park
  142. Gilman Playground
  143. Golden Gardens Park
  144. Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
  145. Green Lake Park
  146. Greenwood Park
  147. Greenwood Triangle
  148. Greg Davis Park
  149. Haller Lake Street End
  150. Hamilton Viewpoint Park
  151. Harrison Ridge Greenbelt
  152. Harvard-Miller/Roanoke Annex
  153. Herring's House Park
  154. Hiawatha Playfield
  155. Highland Drive Parkway
  156. Highland Park Playground
  157. Highland Place
  158. Hing Hay Park
  159. Hitt's Hill Park
  160. Homer Harris Park
  161. Horiuchi Park
  162. Horton Hill Corridor
  163. Howell Park
  164. Hubbard Homestead
  165. Hunter Boulevard
  166. Hutchinson Playground
  167. Hyde Place
  168. I-5 Colonnade
  169. Interbay Athletic Complex
  170. Interlaken Park
  171. Inverness Ravine Park
  172. Japanese Garden
  173. Jefferson Park
  174. Jimi Hendrix Park
  175. John C. Little, Sr. Park
  176. Judge Charles M. Stokes Overlook
  177. Judkins Park and Playfield
  178. Julia Lee’s Park
  179. Junction Plaza
  180. Katie Black's Garden
  181. Kerry Park
  182. Keystone Place
  183. Kilbourne Park
  184. Kinnear Park
  185. Kinnear Place
  186. Kirke Park
  187. Kiwanis Memorial Preserve Park
  188. Kobe Terrace
  189. Kubota Garden
  190. Lake City Memorial Triangle
  191. Lake City Mini Park
  192. Lake People Park
  193. Lake Union Park
  194. Lake Washington Boulevard
  195. Lakeridge Park
  196. Lakeridge Playfield
  197. Lakeview Park
  198. Lakeview Place
  199. Lakewood Playground
  200. Lakewood Triangle
  201. Lambert Place
  202. Landing Parkway
  203. Lawton Park
  204. Laurelhurst Playfield
  205. Leschi-Lake Dell Natural Area
  206. Leschi Park
  207. Licton Springs Park
  208. Lewis Park
  209. Lincoln Park
  210. Linden Orchard Park
  211. Little Brook Park
  212. Llandover Woods Greenspace
  213. Lowman Beach Park
  214. Longfellow Creek Natural Area
  215. Loyal Heights Playfield
  216. Lynn Street Mini Park
  217. MacLean Park
  218. Madison Park
  219. Madison Park North Beach
  220. Madrona Briar Patch
  221. Madrona Park
  222. Madrona Playground
  223. Madrona Ravine
  224. Magnolia Boulevard
  225. Magnolia Greenbelt
  226. Magnolia Manor Park
  227. Magnolia Park
  228. Magnolia Playfield
  229. Magnolia Tidelands Park
  230. Magnuson Park
  231. Maple Leaf Reservoir Park
  232. Maple School Ravine
  233. Maple Wood Playfield
  234. Marra-Desimone Park
  235. Marshall Park
  236. Martha Washington Park
  237. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Memorial Park
  238. Marvin's Garden
  239. Matthews Beach Park
  240. Mayfair Park
  241. McGilvra Boulevard
  242. McGilvra Place
  243. McGraw Square
  244. Meadowbrook Playfield
  245. Me-Kwa-Mooks Natural Area
  246. Me-Kwa-Mooks Park
  247. Meridian Playground
  248. Miller Playfield
  249. Miller Triangle
  250. Mineral Springs Park
  251. Mock Creek Ravine
  252. Montlake Boulevard
  253. Montlake Playfield
  254. Morgan Junction
  255. Mount Baker Boulevard
  256. Mount Baker Park
  257. Mount Claire Park
  258. Mt Baker Ridge Viewpoint
  259. Myrtle Edwards Park
  260. Myrtle Reservoir
  261. Nantes Park
  262. Nathan Hale Playfield
  263. NE 60th Street Park
  264. NE 130th Street End
  265. Nora's Woods
  266. North Beach Park
  267. North Passage Point
  268. Northacres Park
  269. Northeast Queen Anne Greenbelt
  270. Northgate Park
  271. Northlake Park
  272. Northwest 60th Viewpoint
  273. Observatory Courts
  274. Occidental Square
  275. Olympic Sculpture Park
  276. Open Water Park
  277. Orchard Street Ravine
  278. Othello Playground
  279. Oxbow Park
  280. Park Home Circle
  281. Parkmont Place
  282. Parsons Gardens Park
  283. Peace Park
  284. Pelly Place Natural Area
  285. Peppi's Playground
  286. Piers 62 and 63
  287. Pigeon Point Park
  288. Pinehurst Playground
  289. Pinehurst Pocket Park
  290. Pioneer Square
  291. Pipers Creek Natural Area
  292. Plum Tree Park
  293. Plymouth Pillars Park
  294. Powell Barnett Park
  295. Pratt Park
  296. Prefontaine Place
  297. Prentis I. Frazier Park
  298. Pritchard Island Beach
  299. Puget Boulevard Commons
  300. Puget Creek Greenspace
  301. Puget Park
  302. Puget Ridge Playground
  303. Queen Anne Boulevard
  304. Queen Anne Bowl Playfield
  305. Rainbow Point
  306. Rainier Beach Playfield
  307. Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
  308. Rainier Place
  309. Rainier Playfield
  310. Ravenna Boulevard
  311. Ravenna Park
  312. Ravenna Ravine
  313. Ravenna Woods
  314. Ravenna-Eckstein Park
  315. Regrade Park
  316. Riverview Playfield
  317. Roanoke Park
  318. Roanoke Street Mini Park
  319. Rogers Playground
  320. Ross Playground
  321. Rotary Viewpoint
  322. Roxhill Park
  323. Sacajawea Playground
  324. Salmon Bay Park
  325. Sam Smith Park
  326. Sandel Playground
  327. Schmitz Boulevard
  328. Schmitz Preserve Park
  329. Seacrest Park
  330. Seola Park
  331. Seven Hills Park
  332. Seward Park
  333. Sierra Place
  334. Smith Cove Park
  335. Solstice Park
  336. Soundview Playfield
  337. Soundview Terrace
  338. South Park Meadow
  339. South Park Playground
  340. South Passage Point
  341. Spring Street Mini Park
  342. Spruce Street Mini Park
  343. St. Marks Greenbelt
  344. Stan Sayres Memorial Park
  345. Stevens Place
  346. Stevens Triangle
  347. Sturgus Park
  348. Sturtevant Ravine
  349. Summit Place
  350. Summit Slope Park
  351. Sunnyside Ave N Boat Ramp
  352. Sunset Hill Park
  353. Sunset Place
  354. SW Queen Anne Greenbelt
  355. T.T. Minor Playground
  356. Tashkent Park
  357. Taylor Creek Headwaters
  358. Terry Pettus Park
  359. Thayer Place
  360. Thomas C. Wales Park
  361. Thomas Street Mini Park
  362. Thorndyke Park
  363. Thornton Creek Natural Area
  364. Thyme Patch Park
  365. Tilikum Place
  366. Troll’s Knoll Park
  367. Trolley Hill Park
  368. Trudy's Triangle
  369. Twelfth Avenue South Viewpoint
  370. Union Bay Boglands
  371. Union Station Square
  372. University Circle
  373. University Heights Plaza
  374. University Lake Shore Place
  375. University Playground
  376. Urban Triangle Park
  377. Ursula Judkins Viewpoint
  378. Van Asselt Playground
  379. Victor Steinbrueck Park
  380. Victory Creek Park
  381. Victory Heights Playground
  382. View Ridge Playfield
  383. Viretta Park
  384. Virgil Flaim Park
  385. Volunteer Park
  386. Volunteer Parkway
  387. Wallingford Playfield
  388. Wallingford Steps
  389. Walt Hundley Playfield
  390. Ward Springs Park
  391. Washington Park Arboretum
  392. Washington Park Playfield
  393. Washington Street Boat Landing
  394. Waterfront Park
  395. Waterway 19
  396. Watton Site
  397. Webster Park
  398. Wedgwood Square
  399. West Duwamish Greenbelt
  400. West Ewing Mini Park
  401. West Montlake Park
  402. West Queen Anne Playfield
  403. West Seattle Stadium
  404. Westcrest Park
  405. Westlake Greenbelt
  406. Westlake Park
  407. Westlake Square
  408. William Grose Park
  409. Williams Place
  410. Wolf Creek Ravine Natural Area
  411. Woodland Park
  412. Woodland Park Rose Garden
  413. Yesler Terrace Park
  414. York Park
  415. York Playground

All Port of Seattle parks

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See also: Port of Seattle § Parks and other public facilities
  • Bridge Gear Park[2]
  • Centennial Park (formerly Elliott Bay Park)[3]
  • Duwamish River People’s Park and Shoreline Habitat[4]
  • Seattle Fishermen's Memorial.[5]
  • həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 107 Park)[6]
  • Jack Block Park (formerly Terminal 5 Park)[7]
  • Salmon Cove Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Turning Basin #3)[8]
  • sbəq̓ʷaʔ Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 108/Diagonal Park)[9]
  • t̓ałt̓ałucid Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly 8th Ave. South Park)[10]
  • Terminal 115 Public Access[11]
  • Terminal 18 Park[12]
  • Terminal 91 Bike Trail (part of the Elliott Bay Trail)[13]
  • t̓uʔəlaltxʷ Village Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 105 Park)[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "O.O. Denny Park". City of Kirkland. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Bridge Gear Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  3. ^ "Centennial Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  4. ^ "Duwamish River People's Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  5. ^ "Fishermen's Memorial". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  6. ^ "həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  7. ^ "Jack Block Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  8. ^ "Salmon Cove Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  9. ^ "sbəq̓ʷaʔ Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  10. ^ "t̓ałt̓ałucid Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  11. ^ "Terminal 115 Public Access". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  12. ^ "Terminal 18 Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  13. ^ "Terminal 91 Bike Trail". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  14. ^ "t̓uʔəlaltxʷ Village Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
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