Location: Mercer Island
Address: S.E. 58th St. and 80th Ave. S.E., Mercer Island
Acreage: Approx. 3
One of only two Mercer Island beaches that are guarded in the summer (the other is Luther Burbank Park), Groveland Beach looks across Lake Washington from the island’s western […]
Location: Mercer Island
Address: 2040 84th Ave. S.E., Mercer Island
Acreage: 77
The hallmark open space on what was called “East Seattle” 130 years ago, Luther Burbank Park offers dozens of amenities on a huge piece of waterfront with views looking toward Bellevue.
Because the park is […]
Location: University District
Address: 3501 N.E. 41st St.
Acreage: 90
The Washington Park Arboretum gets a lot of attention for its fantastic gardens, pleasant trails and wetlands viewing. Much less visited, but also excellent, is the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture directly across Union […]
Location: Wedgwood/Ravenna
Address: 28th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 72nd St.
Acreage: Approx. 0.05
What’s 163 million years old and sitting quietly in a north Seattle residential neighborhood? The Wedgwood Rock!
Not technically a park, but in the right-of-way strip between the […]
