This park has a metal merry-go-round and super-high swings. There are also international hopping…read moregames described on the pavement. There is already a plan to replace the fun playground equipment with boring plastic equipment to reduce the chance of lawsuits against Seattle Parks and Rec. Enjoy the thrills while you can! Licton Springs Park loses one star for the enormous swam of mosquitoes around the actual spring and for the large amounts of detritus left from unauthorized camping. The playground and the bathrooms are the best part of the park. The nature part is a bit gross.

This was a sacred place to the indigenous peoples who lived here originally. There was a small bowl…read morethat the spring was coming up into. The Creeks run through in between the houses in the overpacked neighborhood around the sacred area. The spring has now been piped so deep underground that there's no water in the bowl. There is and was a nice creek that had been rehabilitated and animals reintroduced native to the area as far as frogs and other things like salamanders and bird habitats Etc. Then the homeless started moving in and lots of drug use. I'm told you can't even go there now that you're literally walking through somebody's campsite if you go on to the trails. This park has a huge place in my heart but can no longer go to it because of the fact that you're walking through some of these living room instead of a park. There was a lot of fecal fecal matter / human. Needles and the expected unhygienic things of community not being cared for. It was sad enough for the spring dried up. Well it didn't really dry up it was piped because of the houses in the area. It makes me sick that we would go and take a beautiful piece of land that was so sacred the original European families like the Denny's the borans and others used to Camp there. It was literally wild for them. Now it's the wrong kind of wild. It's bad enough we took this land away from people now we're letting it be a garbage dump and that water goes into Lake Washington and then our ocean so it needs to be cared for I'd rather have people on this side of the freeway than in the Parks polluting the water. So sad. I wanted to take a friend there and then I thought what am I thinking this is a dumb.

i absolutely love this park as a north end destination, pit stop or exploration site. my…read moredog, who usually walks on city sidewalks, loves coming here to be on the forested trails. there's a playground, bathrooms and sports facilities and it's fairly easy access off i5 if you need a place to stretch your legs while on a road trip. every time i've been here it's clean and not terribly overcrowded although i would expect that to change once covid quarantine becomes a thing of the past (fingers crossed) and the seasons change to warmer weather. this park isn't anywhere near where i live but anytime i'm up in north seattle, especially with my dog in tow, we make it a point to stop here, even for a few minutes. if you go up into the wooded, trail section, it's a great respite from the noise of the streets.

Serene little park that offers a shady respite for people & their littles, including fur babies…read more I've not mastered the ins & outs of the trails bc I'm admittedly directionally challenged, but there's basically a corridor path that runs down the middle, and meandering paths on either side. It's peaceful & shaded- usually quiet. We appreciate having such a great park minutes from home.

Wilcox Park is a nice place to go for a brief walk through the woods and has abundant picnic tables…read moreand benches for enjoying something to eat and/or resting. The large grassy field on 196th Street SW is prefect for if you want space to be active and run around or play a recreation field sport that doesn't take up too much space. There is parking on both 196th Street SW and the short Wilcox Park/Veterans Way Drive on the backside of the park. I enjoy the row of American flags flying high on the front side of the park. It is both patriotic and makes the park easy to identify from the road when driving past. Sanitation wasn't a problem when I visited and the park was well taken care of. There is also a restroom building with running water.

A cute playground and field off the main road, offering two playground sets, a large field for…read morerunning, ball-play, etc. and parking available just off the main road. The playground seems bustling, even on a cold autumn day with the sun setting. Families coming and going and kids eager to play. Minimal, but a great little spot to stop and stretch.

I love paramount park! When I lived here I would come to paramount every day to walk the path. I…read morelove that they have restrooms too and they aren't terrible. There is a playground , a skate park and baseball diamonds too.

This is one of my favorite playgrounds . It a wonderful…read morecardio/ strength workout. Also, it's hard to guarantee other kids will be at a playground but this one always seems to have a few friends to play with.

What a cute orchard! I came here to volunteer for fruit harvesting with City Fruit. The place is…read morefull of apple trees that were bursting with ripe apples. There is also a P-patch right next to it where people can grow their own vegetables. Apple trees, cute benches, a lawn - isn't this the perfect little picnic spot?

Nice little neighborhood park, good for hanging out in the sun and enjoying some outdoor time.read more

A park near where I grew up; its really developed through the years but still has its charm as the…read more'train park' - a train as part of the kids play area. Plenty of trails through the hillside from 197th or on the main street. The trail has widened and gotten paved as well around the back end of the park and around the reservoir, which makes for a good 2 mile run or for dog walkers. The neighborhood is pretty quiet and a parking lot up front.

Nice place to place to take your family too, my niece and nephew liked it a lot ! And it's clean !read more

First time her with my dog. pretty cool and clean. Lots of parking and open spaces to run and…read moreenjoy all the smells away from others. Then there is a section for kids cool. We will definitely return. It was good to be able to get out. I'm glad it's clean and kept up very well. Good location.

This is one of our favorite parks! We've celebrated our daughter's birthday here as well as enjoyed…read morethe spray park several times. There's ample parking around as well as near the playground. There's plenty of structures for little and big kids. And the shave ice spot is convenient and refreshing in the summertime!

We loved this park and playground! Play structures, a water play area - which seemed to have just…read moreopened for Memorial Day weekend, and fields in which to run. Picnic tables were available for sharing meals and placing our bags/items as we watched the children play, discover, explore. The parking lot is tiny and easily, quickly gets backed up, so pack lightly and park on a neighboring street.

The North Lynnwood Park is a good park. It's spacious, has a playground, basketball court, open…read morefield, a small pavement track/trail around the perimeter, a half dozen benches, and two covered picnic areas that you can rent. There's a lot to like about this park. My two biggest problems with it though are parking and drainage. There are maybe a dozen parking spaces for the park and the parking lot itself is relatively narrow. So what that means is on a nice day there's a good chance that you'll get there and there won't be any parking available and turning around will be problematic. There is residential parking on the backside of the park, but it can be hard to find if you're unfamiliar with the area. You're better off parking at the elementary school down the street and walking over, rather than trying to find the side-street parking. The draining problem is my biggest problem with the park. There is a large grassy field, which is perfect for running around and different "ball" sports; however, the park definitely holds onto all recent moisture for far too long. I've been to the park a number of times 3+ days after it's rained, when temperatures have been well over 70+ degrees and our feet end up getting soaked through our shoes if we spend too much time in the grass - there's also a chance of "slippage" as well if running through it too. The covered picnic areas are spacious, though both are in a "dark" area and look a little bit dirty. Because of the drainage problems, there sometimes are puddles, with what looks like oil (?) deposits in it as well - so we've had to keep children away from those a number of times. The play area is nice - there are two sets of swing sets and a small and large slide. I feel like the play area could be bigger, due to the size of the park and the population of Lynnwood, but it's not bad. There is also a small sprinkler area with a handful of sprinklers for children on a hot day. All-in-all, it's not a bad park to check out, but it definitely has its flaws.