Best Parks for Outdoor Fun
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Steel Lake Park
Recreation area with summer concerts. This 52-acre, lakeside park offers a playground & volleyball pit, plus live summertime concerts.
Town Square Park
Modern, kid-friendly activity space. Recreation area with contemporary play equipment, including a splash pad & rope-climbing structure.
Five Mile Lake Park
Waterfront area for outdoor recreation. Lakeside place with a beach & fishing dock, plus a playground, baseball field & tennis courts.
West Hylebos Wetlands Park
With multiple trails & boardwalks. Large, lush park with a network of trails & boardwalks through wetlands (no dogs or bikes allowed).
Dash Point State Park
Sandy beaches, camping & hiking trails. Park offering 400 acres on Puget Sound for swimming, camping, hiking, biking & hand-launched boats.
Browns Point Lighthouse Park
Scenic spot for tours, fishing & picnics. Waterfront park for picnics, with a storied lightkeeper's cottage open for tours or overnight stays.
Seward Park
Forest trails, play areas & walking path. Wooded refuge boasting a 300-acre forest with hiking trails, walking paths, beaches & a playground.
Wright Park
27-acre arboretum with many amenities. Greenspace with a vast collection of trees, plus a trail, playgrounds, sport courts & picnic areas.
Pioneer Park
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Cummings Park
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DeCoursey Park
Small park with play & picnic areas. 7-acre community park featuring a pond, picnic facilities, a playground & restrooms.
Point Defiance Park
Hiking, forests & a zoo/aquarium. Large park with the Point Defiance zoo & aquarium, hikes in an old-growth forest, gardens & beaches.
Wildwood Park
Forested site with play & picnic areas. 80-acre grounds with many tree-studded picnic areas, trails, a playground, 2 ball fields & more.
Bradley Lake Park
Park with trails, a playground & more. 59-acre park featuring a lake, fishing, trails, a playground, picnic areas, baseball & restrooms.
Kelsey Creek Park
Play equipment & a farm with animals. This 150-acre park with a playground & trails also features a farm with programs, tours & animals.
Waterfall Garden
Compact park with a large fountain. Secluded park with a 22-ft. artificial waterfall & a monument to UPS workers.
Wilburton Hill Park
Woodland park for sports & picnicking. Wooded park with picnic areas, a soccer field & 2 baseball fields, a playground & trails.
Meydenbauer Bay Park
Swimming beach with play & picnic areas. This 2.5-acre beach offers in-season swimming plus a fishing dock & play/picnic areas.
Bellevue Downtown Park
Waterfall, garden & benches on 21 acres. Lushly planted city park featuring a 240-foot-wide waterfall, a picnic green & a playground.
Hamilton Viewpoint Park
Outdoor area with water & mountain views. A scenic, urban park with city, harbor, bay & mountain vistas, plus wooded areas.
Wapato Park
Leafy lakeside strolling & recreation. Urban park featuring a woodland area, a lake, walking trail & dog park, plus a historic pergola.
Sunset Terrace Park
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Titlow Park
Beach access, tennis & kids' spray park. 75-acre park with extensive beach frontage, a kids' spray park, playgrounds, trails & tennis courts.
Manitou Park
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Volunteer Park
City landmark with conservatory & museum. Designated landmark includes a conservatory, a children's play area & the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
Bhy Kracke Park
Small park with city views & playground. Sloping residential-area green space offering scenic views from the top, with a playground below.
Kerry Park
Green spot with sweeping skyline views. Panoramic views of Downtown & the Space Needle draw visitors to this small neighborhood park.
Gas Works Park
Sweeping city views from a picnic spot. Former site of an oil plant is now a 20-acre park with picnic facilities & dramatic city views.
Fritz Hedges Waterway Park
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Ella Bailey Park
Public park on a hillside. Community playground with play equipment, picnic tables, barbeques & walking pathways.
Chambers Creek Regional Park
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Chambers Creek Regional Park
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Marina Park Al Locke Pavilion
Park & marina along Lake Washington. Park & marina on Lake Washington with boat moorage & launch, picnic tables, amphitheater & fishing.
Warren G. Magnuson Park
Lakeside park with trails, fields & art. Leafy city park along the shores of Lake Washington, with historic art deco homes, wetlands & art.
Green Lake Park
Popular green space for outdoor activity. Recreation area with trails, beach & boathouse, plus tennis courts, baseball fields & indoor pool.
Discovery Park
534-acres of wilderness. Seattle's largest green space features miles of rugged trails & beaches, plus views of the Sound.
Maple Leaf Reservoir Park
Park with areas for athletics & play. This 16-acre neighborhood park offers a unique play area, plus pathways & athletic fields & courts.
Pioneer Orchard Park
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Sunset Hill Park
Picturesque water & mountain views. With the Olympic Mountains & Elliott Bay as a backdrop, this tiny park is a favorite for weddings.
O. O. Denny Park
With areas to picnic, swim & explore. Throughout these 46 lakefront acres are picnic tables & benches, a sand beach, boat launch & trails.
Golden Gardens Park
Panoramic views at seaside park. City park draws outdoor lovers for Puget Sound & mountain views, trails & a dog off-leash area.
Carkeek Park
Scenic watershed spanning 220 acres. 220 acres of forests, meadows, wetlands, creeks & beaches, with Puget Sound & mountain views.
Exploration Park
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Hauge Homestead Park
Park with a pier & waterfront access. Quaint lakeside park with children's play areas, picnic tables & a fishing pier.
High Trek Adventures
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Lighthouse Park
Area with fire pits & a small lighthouse. 14-acre waterside park containing the historic Mukilteo Light Station & 6 fire pits along the beach.
Emma Yule Park
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Harborview Park
Waterfront green space with scenic views. 8-acre recreation area with trails & picnic tables, plus tranquil views of Possession Sound.
Forest Park
Trails, swimming & an animal farm. Park's 197 acres offer wooded trails, picnic areas, a swim center, a playground & an animal farm.
Howarth Park
Beach park with an off-leash area & more. Secluded 28-acre beach park with an off-leash area for dogs, restrooms & a playground.
Spencer Island Park
Wildlife viewing on wetland trails. A historic bridge brings birdwatchers to this marshy 400-acre island in the Snohomish River estuary.
Grand Avenue Park
Open green space amid scenic ocean views. Known for its scenic ocean views, this 5-acre park features landscaped grounds & open green space.
Langus Riverfront Park
Boating, fishing, bird-watching & more. Waterfront spot with a 3-mile trail, a boat launch & fishing pier, plus bird-watching opportunities.
American Legion Memorial Park
Scenic views, a playground & picnicking. 4-acre park on a bluff with trails, a lookout & picnic tables, plus tennis courts & a playground.
Lundeen Park
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Ebey Waterfront Park
Scenic picnic spot with a boat launch. Waterside recreational area offering a boat ramp, picnic tables, trails & a playground.
Comeford Park
Public picnic site with community center. Neighborhood recreation area with picnic facilities, a community center, meeting rooms & playground.
Jennings Nature Park
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Jennings Memorial Park
Lawns, ball fields & a playground. This large, grassy park with wooded areas offers ball fields, play equipment & nature trails.
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