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Beaver Pond Natural Area on Thornton Creek

November 14, 2013
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Location: North Seattle/Northgate
Address: 5th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 103rd St.
Acreage: approx. 10

Just a block or so from Northgate Mall and right behind the Northgate Community Center is a hidden little forested block where you can see the daylighted Thornton Creek. This is […]

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Hubbard Homestead

Location: North Seattle/Northgate
Address: 11203 5th Ave N.E.
Acreage: 3.73

Literally in Northgate Mall’s backyard (sitting right behind Target’s parking garage) is Hubbard Homestead. Originally a homestead in the first half of the last century, this park creates a pleasant space among the […]

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Thornton Creek Park #1/Licorice Fern Natural Area

October 3, 2013
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Location: Northeast Seattle/Northgate
Address: 13002 10th Ave. N.E.
Acreage: 7.83

How’s that for a park name? I set out to find Thornton Creek Park #1 (curious name, since there appears to be no subsequent numbered parks), but I think I found what is now […]

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Jackson Park Golf Course (walking trail)

September 23, 2013
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Location: Northeast Seattle/Northgate
Address: 1100 N.E. 135th St.
Acreage: 160.6

I decided earlier in this project to skip the city’s four golf courses. Although they are technically Seattle parks, they aren’t really accessible to the public to explore without paying a fee. (And […]

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