Location: West Seattle
Address: 2700 California Ave. S.W.
Acreage: 10.3
In 1911 the Hiawatha Playfield (first called the West Seattle Playfield) was opened as the largest playfield in Seattle. The Olmsted brothers had a hand in the early design.
It’s still a popular park today […]
Location: Central Seattle
Address: 1401 23rd Ave. S.
Acreage: 1.66
The last in my string of I-90 Lid parks, Benvenuto Viewpoint is accessed from a short flight of stairs just off 23rd Ave. S. between Sam Smith Park and Stokes Overlook.
It looks out over the […]
Location: Central Seattle
Address: S. Judkins St. and 20th Ave. S.
Acreage: 5.22
If you’re exploring the several connected parks of the I-90 Lid, you may pass by this overlook without noticing that it’s considered a separate park.
From Judkins Park, walk toward I […]
Location: Central Seattle
Address: 1800 S. Main St.
Acreage: 5.6
Pratt Park is another Central District park that connects through a network of great walking trails. I reached Pratt Park by foot from nearby Lavizzo Park.
After checking out the nice playground for little kids at Lavizzo […]
