Favorite Playgrounds

Little Brook Park

November 5, 2012
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Location: North Seattle/Lake City
Address: 14043 32nd Ave. N.E.
Acreage: 0.9

Just under one acre, Little Brook Park is a great neighborhood park tucked away on a residential street very close to the busy Lake City Way N.E. A daylighted creek trickles along one […]

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Colman Playground & Children’s PlayGarden

April 17, 2012
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Location: South Seattle
Address: 1740 23rd Ave. S.
Acreage: 2.8

Colman Playground is more than 100 years old and sits next to the historic Colman School, now housing the Northwest African American Museum. Colman Playground’s nice grass field is popular for rec soccer and Ultimate Frisbee […]

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Spruce Street Mini Park

December 20, 2011
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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 […]

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Van Asselt Playground

Location: South Seattle
Address: S. Myrtle St. and Beacon Ave. S.
Acreage: 9.0

South Beacon Hill residents have it all in Van Asselt Playground. You’ll find tennis courts, basketball courts, great playfields, summer wading pool, new playground and a beautiful community center. But, don’t miss […]

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