List of parks in Seattle

The city of Seattle, Washington, is home to hundreds of parks of various classifications.

National parks

Seattle contains one area administered by the National Park Service.

Name Image Established Location Size Description
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park 1976 Pioneer Square This is one of four units that make up the national historical park. The other three are in Skagway, Alaska.

City parks

Seattle's city parks are administered by Seattle Parks and Recreation, a city department. Several bike and pedestrian trails are maintained by the Seattle Department of Transportation or administered jointly by both departments. A number of waterfront parks are administered by the Port of Seattle, a municipal corporation.

Seattle's oldest park is Denny Park and its largest is Discovery Park. This list has only the notable parks.

Name Image Established Location Size Description
Alki Beach Park 1907 West Seattle 135.9 acres (55.0 ha)
Alvin Larkins Park 1975 Madrona
Beer Sheva Park 1905 Rainier Beach Originally named Atlantic City Park, it was renamed after Beer Sheva, Israel in 1977.
Bryant Playground 1978 Bryant/View Ridge 3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Burke–Gilman Trail 1978 27 miles (43 km) Jointly maintained with Seattle Department of Transportation.
Cal Anderson Park 1901 Capitol Hill 7.37 acres (2.98 ha)
Carkeek Park Broadview 216 acres (87 ha)
Cascade Playground Cascade
Chief Sealth Trail 2007 3.6 miles (5.8 km) Maintained by Seattle Department of Transportation.
City Hall Park 1916 Pioneer Square 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Colman Park 1907 Mount Baker 24.3 acres (9.8 ha)
Cowen Park 1906 Ravenna 8.4 acres (3.4 ha) Contiguous with Ravenna Park.
Denny Park 1883 South Lake Union Seattle's oldest park, it was completely flattened in the Denny Regrade in 1930.
Denny-Blaine Park Denny-Blaine
Discovery Park 1973 Magnolia 534 acres (216 ha)
Dr. Jose Rizal Park 1979 Beacon Hill 9.6 acres (3.9 ha)
East Montlake Park Montlake
Fairview Park Eastlake 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Fauntleroy Park 1971 Fauntleroy 32.9 acres (13.3 ha)
Freeway Park 1976 Downtown/First Hill 5.2 acres (2.1 ha)
Fremont Peak Park 2007 Fremont 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Frink Park 1906 Leschi 17.2 acres (7.0 ha)
Gas Works Park 1975 Wallingford 19.1 acres (7.7 ha)
Genesee Park Rainier Valley 57.7 acres (23.4 ha)
Golden Gardens Park Ballard, Seattle 87.8 acres (35.5 ha)
Green Lake Park 1903 Green Lake
Hamilton Viewpoint 1954 West Seattle 16.9 acres (6.8 ha)
Hing Hay Park 1973 Chinatown-International District 0.64 acres (0.26 ha)
Hoa Mai Park 2024 Little Saigon, Chinatown–International District 0.27 acres (0.11 ha) Pocket park
I-5 Colonnade 2005 Capitol Hill/Eastlake 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) This park is located under Interstate 5.
Interlaken Park Capitol Hill/Montlake 51.7 acres (20.9 ha)
Jack Block Park 2001 West Seattle 15 acres (6.1 ha) Maintained by the Port of Seattle.
Jackson Park 1928 Haller Lake/Northgate/Lake City 160.7 acres (65.0 ha)
Jefferson Park 1908 Beacon Hill 52.4 acres (21.2 ha)
Kerry Park 1927 Queen Anne 1.26 acres (0.51 ha)
Kinnear Park 1892-94 Queen Anne 14.1 acres (5.7 ha)
Kiwanis Ravine Magnolia 8.7 acres (3.5 ha)
Kobe Terrace Chinatown-International District 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Kubota Garden 1927 Rainier Beach 20 acres (8.1 ha) It has been a public park since 1987.
Lake City Beach Park Cedar Park 0.084 acres (0.034 ha) land;

0.315 acres (0.127 ha) including water


Lake People Park 2005 Columbia City 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Lake Union Park 2010 South Lake Union 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Lakeview Park Denny-Blaine 4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Leschi Park Leschi 18.5 acres (7.5 ha)
Licton Springs 1960 Licton Springs 6.3 acres (2.5 ha)
Lincoln Park West Seattle 135 acres (55 ha)
Louisa Boren Park 1913 Capitol Hill 7.2 acres (2.9 ha)
Madison Park Madison Park 8.3 acres (3.4 ha)
Madrona Park Madrona 31.2 acres (12.6 ha)
Magnuson Park 1977 Sand Point 350 acres (140 ha) Originally called Carkeek Park and occupied by the United States Navy from 1922-1975.
Matthews Beach Park 1951 Matthews Beach 22 acres (8.9 ha)
McCurdy Park (former) Montlake 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Me-Kwa-Mooks Park 1994 West Seattle 20.2 acres (8.2 ha)
Meridian Playground Wallingford The site features a building called the Good Shepherd Center, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Home of the Good Shepherd.
Montlake Playfield 1935 Montlake 27 acres (11 ha)
Myrtle Edwards Park Belltown 4.8 acres (1.9 ha)
North Passage Point Park 1977 Northlake 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Northacres Park Haller Lake 20.7 acres (8.4 ha)
Occidental Park 1971 Pioneer Square 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Oxbow Park Georgetown
Peace Park 1990 University District
Ravenna Park Ravenna 49.9 acres (20.2 ha) Contiguous with Cowen Park.
Roanoke Park 1908 Capitol Hill/Portage Bay 2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Schmitz Park 1908 West Seattle 53.1 acres (21.5 ha)
Seattle Center 1962 Lower Queen Anne 74 acres (30 ha) Administered by the Seattle Center Department, a city department.
Seattle Japanese Garden 1960 Madison Park 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Seward Park 1911 Seward Park 300 acres (120 ha)
South Passage Point Park 1977 Eastlake 0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Terry Pettus Park Eastlake 0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Tilikum Place Belltown
Victor Steinbrueck Park 1970 Downtown 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Viretta Park Denny-Blaine 1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Volunteer Park 1901 Capitol Hill 48.3 acres (19.5 ha)
Washington Park Arboretum 1934 Montlake/Madison Valley/Washington Park 230 acres (93 ha) Jointly administered by Seattle Parks and Recreation, the University of Washington, and the Arboretum Foundation.
Waterfront Park Central Waterfront
Westlake Park 1988 Downtown 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
West Montlake Park 1909 Montlake
Woodland Park 1902 Phinney Ridge/Green Lake 90.9 acres (36.8 ha) Site of Woodland Park Zoo, and contiguous with Green Lake Park.

Other non-profit parks

A number of parks are operated by educational institutions or other non-profit organizations.

Name Image Established Location Size Description
Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens Ballard Part of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Olympic Sculpture Park 2007 Belltown 9 acres (3.6 ha) Operated by the Seattle Art Museum.
South Seattle College Arboretum West Seattle
Union Bay Natural Area 1972 University District 50 acres (20 ha) Administered by University of Washington Botanic Gardens.
Woodland Park Zoo Phinney Ridge Operated by a non-profit organization.

Private parks

Private individuals and organizations maintain a number of parks which are open for use by the public.

Name Image Established Location Size Description
Streissguth Gardens 1962 Capitol Hill
Waterfall Garden Park 1978 Pioneer Square

Other

Name Image Established Location Size Description
O.O. Denny Park 1922 47°42′36″N 122°14′55″W / 47.71°N 122.248611°W / 47.71; -122.248611 46 acres (19 ha) Owned by Seattle since its inception, but currently managed by the city of Kirkland.[1]

All Seattle parks

Parks administered by Seattle Parks and Recreation.

  1. 12th Ave. Square Park
  2. 12th West & West Howe Park
  3. 14th Avenue NW Boat Ramp
  4. 3001 E Madison Park
  5. 32nd Ave W Boat Launch
  6. 6th Avenue NW Pocket Park
  7. A. B. Ernst Park
  8. Adams Street Boat Ramp
  9. Albert Davis Park
  10. Alice Ball Park
  11. Alki Beach Park
  12. Alki Playground
  13. Alvin Larkins Park
  14. Amy Yee Tennis Center Park
  15. Andover Place
  16. Arroyos Natural Area
  17. Atlantic City Boat Ramp
  18. Atlantic Street Park
  19. B.F. Day Playground
  20. Bagley Viewpoint
  21. Baker Park on Crown Hill
  22. Ballard Commons Park
  23. Ballard Corners Park
  24. Ballard Playground
  25. Bar-S Playground
  26. Bayview Playground
  27. Bayview-Kinnear (Lower Kerry Park)
  28. Beacon Hill Playfield
  29. Beacon Place
  30. Beer Sheva Park
  31. Bell Street Park
  32. Bellevue Place
  33. Belltown Cottage Park
  34. Belmont Place
  35. Belvedere Park
  36. Belvoir Place
  37. Benefit Playground
  38. Benvenuto Viewpoint
  39. Bergen Place
  40. Bhy Kracke Park
  41. Bitter Lake Playfield
  42. Bitter Lake Reservoir Open Space
  43. Blaine Place
  44. Blue Dog Pond
  45. Blue Ridge Circle
  46. Blue Ridge Places
  47. Boren Park
  48. Boren Place
  49. Boylston Place
  50. Bradner Gardens Park
  51. Brighton Playfield
  52. Broadway Hill Park
  53. Bryant Neighborhood Playground
  54. Burke-Gilman Playground Park
  55. Burke-Gilman Trail
  56. Cal Anderson Park
  57. California Place
  58. Camp Long
  59. Carkeek Park
  60. Carleton Center
  61. Carleton Highlands
  62. Cascade Place
  63. Cascade Playground
  64. Cayton Corner Park
  65. Cedar Park
  66. Charles Richey Sr Viewpoint
  67. Cheasty Boulevard
  68. Cheasty Natural Area
  69. Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop
  70. Chinook Beach Park
  71. Christie Park
  72. City Hall Park
  73. Cleveland Playfield
  74. Coe Play Park
  75. College Street Park
  76. College Street Ravine
  77. Colman Park
  78. Colman Playground
  79. Columbia Park
  80. Commodore Park
  81. Corliss Place
  82. Cormorant Cove
  83. Cottage Grove Park
  84. Counterbalance Park
  85. Cowen Park
  86. Crescent Place
  87. Crown Hill Glen
  88. Crown Hill Park
  89. Daejeon Park
  90. Dahl Playfield
  91. Dakota Place Park
  92. David Rodgers Park
  93. Day Street Boat Ramp
  94. Dearborn Park
  95. Delridge and Myrtle Park
  96. Delridge Playfield
  97. Denny Blaine Lake Park
  98. Denny Park
  99. Denny Blaine Park
  100. Discovery Park
  101. Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park
  102. Dr. Jose Rizal Park
  103. Don Armeni Boat Ramp
  104. Donnie Chin International Childrens Park
  105. Duwamish Waterway Park
  106. E.C. Hughes Playground
  107. East Duwamish Greenbelt
  108. East Montlake Park
  109. East Portal Viewpoint
  110. East Queen Anne Playground
  111. Eastmont Place
  112. Eddie Vine Boat Ramp
  113. Ella Bailey Park
  114. Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook
  115. Endolyne Park
  116. Ercolini Park
  117. Fairmount Playground
  118. Fairview Park
  119. Fairview Walkway
  120. Fauntleroy Creek Ravine
  121. Fauntleroy Park
  122. Fauntleroy Place
  123. Ferdinand Street Boat Launch
  124. Firehouse Mini Park
  125. First Hill Park
  126. Fletcher Place
  127. Flo Ware Park
  128. Freeway Park
  129. Fremont Canal Park
  130. Fremont Peak Park
  131. Frink Park
  132. Fritz Hedges Waterway Park
  133. Froula Playground
  134. Garfield Playfield
  135. Gas Works Park
  136. Gemenskap Park
  137. Genesee Park and Playfield
  138. Georgetown Playfield
  139. Georgetown Pump Station
  140. Gerber Park
  141. Gilman Playground
  142. Golden Gardens Park
  143. Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
  144. Green Lake Park
  145. Greenwood Park
  146. Greenwood Triangle
  147. Greg Davis Park
  148. Haller Lake Street End
  149. Hamilton Viewpoint Park
  150. Harrison Ridge Greenbelt
  151. Harvard-Miller/Roanoke Annex
  152. Herring's House Park
  153. Hiawatha Playfield
  154. Highland Drive Parkway
  155. Highland Park Playground
  156. Highland Place
  157. Hing Hay Park
  158. Hitt's Hill Park
  159. Homer Harris Park
  160. Horiuchi Park
  161. Horton Hill Corridor
  162. Howell Park
  163. Hubbard Homestead
  164. Hunter Boulevard
  165. Hutchinson Playground
  166. Hyde Place
  167. I-5 Colonnade
  168. Interbay Athletic Complex
  169. Interlaken Park
  170. Inverness Ravine Park
  171. Japanese Garden
  172. Jefferson Park
  173. Jimi Hendrix Park
  174. John C. Little, Sr. Park
  175. Judge Charles M. Stokes Overlook
  176. Judkins Park and Playfield
  177. Julia Lee’s Park
  178. Junction Plaza
  179. Katie Black's Garden
  180. Kerry Park
  181. Keystone Place
  182. Kilbourne Park
  183. Kinnear Park
  184. Kinnear Place
  185. Kirke Park
  186. Kiwanis Memorial Preserve Park
  187. Kobe Terrace
  188. Kubota Garden
  189. Lake City Memorial Triangle
  190. Lake City Mini Park
  191. Lake People Park
  192. Lake Union Park
  193. Lake Washington Boulevard
  194. Lakeridge Park
  195. Lakeridge Playfield
  196. Lakeview Park
  197. Lakeview Place
  198. Lakewood Playground
  199. Lakewood Triangle
  200. Lambert Place
  201. Landing Parkway
  202. Lawton Park
  203. Laurelhurst Playfield
  204. Leschi-Lake Dell Natural Area
  205. Leschi Park
  206. Licton Springs Park
  207. Lewis Park
  208. Lincoln Park
  209. Linden Orchard Park
  210. Little Brook Park
  211. Llandover Woods Greenspace
  212. Lowman Beach Park
  213. Longfellow Creek Natural Area
  214. Loyal Heights Playfield
  215. Lynn Street Mini Park
  216. MacLean Park
  217. Madison Park
  218. Madison Park North Beach
  219. Madrona Briar Patch
  220. Madrona Park
  221. Madrona Playground
  222. Madrona Ravine
  223. Magnolia Boulevard
  224. Magnolia Greenbelt
  225. Magnolia Manor Park
  226. Magnolia Park
  227. Magnolia Playfield
  228. Magnolia Tidelands Park
  229. Magnuson Park
  230. Maple Leaf Reservoir Park
  231. Maple School Ravine
  232. Maple Wood Playfield
  233. Marra-Desimone Park
  234. Marshall Park
  235. Martha Washington Park
  236. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Memorial Park
  237. Marvin's Garden
  238. Matthews Beach Park
  239. Mayfair Park
  240. McGilvra Boulevard
  241. McGilvra Place
  242. McGraw Square
  243. Meadowbrook Playfield
  244. Me-Kwa-Mooks Natural Area
  245. Me-Kwa-Mooks Park
  246. Meridian Playground
  247. Miller Playfield
  248. Miller Triangle
  249. Mineral Springs Park
  250. Mock Creek Ravine
  251. Montlake Boulevard
  252. Montlake Playfield
  253. Morgan Junction
  254. Mount Baker Boulevard
  255. Mount Baker Park
  256. Mount Claire Park
  257. Mt Baker Ridge Viewpoint
  258. Myrtle Edwards Park
  259. Myrtle Reservoir
  260. Nantes Park
  261. Nathan Hale Playfield
  262. NE 60th Street Park
  263. NE 130th Street End
  264. Nora's Woods
  265. North Beach Park
  266. North Passage Point
  267. Northacres Park
  268. Northeast Queen Anne Greenbelt
  269. Northgate Park
  270. Northlake Park
  271. Northwest 60th Viewpoint
  272. Observatory Courts
  273. Occidental Square
  274. Olympic Sculpture Park
  275. Open Water Park
  276. Orchard Street Ravine
  277. Othello Playground
  278. Oxbow Park
  279. Park Home Circle
  280. Parkmont Place
  281. Parsons Gardens Park
  282. Peace Park
  283. Pelly Place Natural Area
  284. Peppi's Playground
  285. Piers 62 and 63
  286. Pigeon Point Park
  287. Pinehurst Playground
  288. Pinehurst Pocket Park
  289. Pioneer Square
  290. Pipers Creek Natural Area
  291. Plum Tree Park
  292. Plymouth Pillars Park
  293. Powell Barnett Park
  294. Pratt Park
  295. Prefontaine Place
  296. Prentis I. Frazier Park
  297. Pritchard Island Beach
  298. Puget Boulevard Commons
  299. Puget Creek Greenspace
  300. Puget Park
  301. Puget Ridge Playground
  302. Queen Anne Boulevard
  303. Queen Anne Bowl Playfield
  304. Rainbow Point
  305. Rainier Beach Playfield
  306. Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
  307. Rainier Place
  308. Rainier Playfield
  309. Ravenna Boulevard
  310. Ravenna Park
  311. Ravenna Ravine
  312. Ravenna Woods
  313. Ravenna-Eckstein Park
  314. Regrade Park
  315. Riverview Playfield
  316. Roanoke Park
  317. Roanoke Street Mini Park
  318. Rogers Playground
  319. Ross Playground
  320. Rotary Viewpoint
  321. Roxhill Park
  322. Sacajawea Playground
  323. Salmon Bay Park
  324. Sam Smith Park
  325. Sandel Playground
  326. Schmitz Boulevard
  327. Schmitz Preserve Park
  328. Seacrest Park
  329. Seola Park
  330. Seven Hills Park
  331. Seward Park
  332. Sierra Place
  333. Smith Cove Park
  334. Solstice Park
  335. Soundview Playfield
  336. Soundview Terrace
  337. South Park Meadow
  338. South Park Playground
  339. South Passage Point
  340. Spring Street Mini Park
  341. Spruce Street Mini Park
  342. St. Marks Greenbelt
  343. Stan Sayres Memorial Park
  344. Stevens Place
  345. Stevens Triangle
  346. Sturgus Park
  347. Sturtevant Ravine
  348. Summit Place
  349. Summit Slope Park
  350. Sunnyside Ave N Boat Ramp
  351. Sunset Hill Park
  352. Sunset Place
  353. SW Queen Anne Greenbelt
  354. T.T. Minor Playground
  355. Tashkent Park
  356. Taylor Creek Headwaters
  357. Terry Pettus Park
  358. Thayer Place
  359. Thomas C. Wales Park
  360. Thomas Street Mini Park
  361. Thorndyke Park
  362. Thornton Creek Natural Area
  363. Thyme Patch Park
  364. Tilikum Place
  365. Troll’s Knoll Park
  366. Trolley Hill Park
  367. Trudy's Triangle
  368. Twelfth Avenue South Viewpoint
  369. Union Bay Boglands
  370. Union Station Square
  371. University Circle
  372. University Heights Plaza
  373. University Lake Shore Place
  374. University Playground[2]
  375. Urban Triangle Park
  376. Ursula Judkins Viewpoint
  377. Van Asselt Playground
  378. Victor Steinbrueck Park
  379. Victory Creek Park
  380. Victory Heights Playground
  381. View Ridge Playfield
  382. Viretta Park
  383. Virgil Flaim Park
  384. Volunteer Park
  385. Volunteer Parkway
  386. Wallingford Playfield
  387. Wallingford Steps
  388. Walt Hundley Playfield
  389. Ward Springs Park
  390. Washington Park Arboretum
  391. Washington Park Playfield
  392. Washington Street Boat Landing
  393. Waterfront Park
  394. Waterway 19
  395. Watton Site
  396. Webster Park
  397. Wedgwood Square
  398. West Duwamish Greenbelt
  399. West Ewing Mini Park
  400. West Montlake Park
  401. West Queen Anne Playfield
  402. West Seattle Stadium
  403. Westcrest Park
  404. Westlake Greenbelt
  405. Westlake Park
  406. Westlake Square
  407. William Grose Park
  408. Williams Place
  409. Wolf Creek Ravine Natural Area
  410. Woodland Park
  411. Woodland Park Rose Garden
  412. Yesler Terrace Park
  413. York Park
  414. York Playground

All Port of Seattle parks

See also: Port of Seattle § Parks and other public facilities
  • Bridge Gear Park[3]
  • Centennial Park (formerly Elliott Bay Park)[4]
  • Duwamish River People’s Park and Shoreline Habitat[5]
  • Seattle Fishermen's Memorial.[6]
  • həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 107 Park)[7]
  • Jack Block Park (formerly Terminal 5 Park)[8]
  • Salmon Cove Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Turning Basin #3)[9]
  • sbəq̓ʷaʔ Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 108/Diagonal Park)[10]
  • t̓ałt̓ałucid Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly 8th Ave. South Park)[11]
  • Terminal 115 Public Access[12]
  • Terminal 18 Park[13]
  • Terminal 91 Bike Trail (part of the Elliott Bay Trail)[14]
  • t̓uʔəlaltxʷ Village Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 105 Park)[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "O.O. Denny Park". City of Kirkland. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "University Playground". Friends of Seattle's Olmsted Parks. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  3. ^ "Bridge Gear Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Centennial Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Duwamish River People's Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Fishermen's Memorial". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Jack Block Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "Salmon Cove Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "sbəq̓ʷaʔ Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "t̓ałt̓ałucid Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Terminal 115 Public Access". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Terminal 18 Park". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  14. ^ "Terminal 91 Bike Trail". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  15. ^ "t̓uʔəlaltxʷ Village Park and Shoreline Habitat". Port of Seattle. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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