Location: West Seattle
Address: 5400 Fauntleroy Way S.W.
Acreage: 5.3
Often overlooked by drivers speeding along on busy Fauntleroy Way, Fairmount Playground is a great park that seems to be hiding in plain sight.
Despite two very nice (and one recently renovated) playgrounds, the park is […]
Location: West Seattle
Address: 21st Ave. S.W. and Croft Pl. S.W.
Acreage: 0.1
Close to South Seattle Community College is the sweetest neighborhood park built with toddlers and preschoolers in mind.
The narrow strip of park squeezes in a little wooden play structure, a couple […]
Location: Central Seattle
Address: 160 21st Ave.
Acreage: 0.7
I love Seattle’s neighborhood “mini parks.” They seem to get plenty of use and usually boast of not much more than a few benches, some tall trees and a play area.
Unfortunately, it’s a miserable drizzly […]
Location: South Seattle
Address: 3700 S. Alaska St.
Acreage: 9.5
With nearly every possible amenity neatly packed into its almost 10 acres, Rainier Playfield is one of a handful of what I like to think of as neighborhood hubs. These parks offer people living nearby a central […]
