The West Seattle Bridge Trail runs along Southwest Spokane Street, on Harbor Island and along…read moreSouthwest Spokane Place, over the Spokane Street Bridge, and ends under the West Seattle Bridge where it intersects with both the Duwamish Trail and Alki Trail. I walked this trail a few times while exploring the area around the West Seattle Bridge as part of my project on the West Seattle Bridge and its fracturing. The portion of the West Seattle Bridge Trail over the Spokane Street Bridge provides some spectacular views of the underbelly of the West Seattle Bridge. It was fun to watch and listen to the workers hard at work repairing the bridge from below. Traffic was mostly foot traffic, walkers and runners, and bicyclists when I walked here earlier this month. The trail is clearly marked with signage making it straightforward to tell where one is on the trail. Also fun is the City of Seattle has a counter for the number of bicycles that have come through on the trail thus far for the day and summed for the year thus far. Other trail users were friendly in my experience. I stayed as far to the edge of the trail as I could while walking and made sure to check both ways when crossing to the other side of the trail. Some of the bicyclists can get going fast, so didn't want to get into a crash/accident.

This is a mini park that is a few blocks off of Eastlake Avenue East. Walk down Lynn Street towards…read moreLake Union and you will find this park. It is just a small patch of space that seems to just be a viewpoint of Lake Union. The view is only partial, as there are houseboats to the left of the park. There are a few tables here suitable for an outdoor lunch picnic to take in the lakeside.

Came across this little park before going to dinner on Eastlake. It's a very tiny park but there…read moreis a nice view of Lake Union and seaplanes flying overhead and space to sit down to enjoy the view. There's dozens of tiles with paintings that looked fairly new and are fun to look at.

This park is a fun place for your kids to run around. There is several ramps and stairs built into…read morethe hillside. There is no playground this is just a park. The negative is all the trash. This park needs to be cleaned up there was empty alcohol bottles and other trash strewn everywhere.

The Martin Luther King Jr Civil Rights Memorial Park is first and foremost a memorial park. It…read moredoesn't double duty with a kids play area or a sport court. It's primary purpose is a peaceful environment to memorialize the late, great Martin Luther King Jr. The layout of the park is a terraced amphitheater with concrete seating. At the base of this park is a black granite 'mountain' - a dramatic, thirty-foot sculpture inspired by the civil rights leader's "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, made the day before he was assassinated in 1968. Around this granite mountain is an oblong ring with plaques of MLK's life events. Along the wall, are plaques of MLK's words, many of which are still applicable today. Parking was minimum or not obvious. We found only 2 spots. Maybe visitors are meant to park on the street and walk up. As a memorial park, I think it's well designed and worthy of 4 stars; I especially liked reading his words on the wall plaques. But as a whole, it's 2 stars. It doesn't serve much other purpose except for a visit, a walk, or a hill jog. It's not well maintained. The lawn is lumpy to walk on (not cut/mulched regularly enough). The mulched grass on the ground are nearly 4 inches long. The weeds are growing upwards on the edges and along the concrete steps/seats. On a sunny Sunday afternoon, we were 2 of 6 visitors total.

Very creepy. Very unsafe. This is a "cruiser" spot. Google the name of the park and you'll find out…read morewhat that means. You'll also see very similar creepy stories like mine. I thought I'd give it a try anyway....Lots of in and out traffic in the lot. Strangers walking up to cars that pull in and they get in....get out and hop in the next one that comes up. This should have turned me around but my curiosity got the best of me. You don't see family's here at this beautiful park and trails. There's tons of trails here, I saw a bunny and a blue herring. I also saw only single men sitting or standing in creepy places all over these trails. I came across one hiding and two men fornicating within minutes of each other. I ran back to my car. The trails are covered with used condoms and baby wipes, every few feet. It's such a shame. This is a beautiful place. I'm too afraid to go back and I LIVE for creepy places. Not this one. It's pretty secluded, right on/ in between the Duwamish River and an industrial area.

AMAZING! This lush forrest is the largest in the city and the trails are great! Volunteer teams are…read morehard at work creating safer trails and it is completely noticeable. Great place to go on a long hike or run. I am not sure how pet friendly it is (ticks, etc) but I am sure dogs would love to have a sniff walk through this magical place.

The stretch of parks in this area seem to receive almost no regular watering or maintenance…read more Greg Davis Park is an extremely small park that doesn't seem well designed or particularly useful. A few of the paths are washed out and there seem to be little if no amenities. While Cottage Grove park across the street is also dried up and poorly maintained, it at least boasts a children's area and a community garden, whereas this side of the street is mostly brambles, rocks, and dying grass. We were surprised after finding so many enjoyable parks in Seattle that this little southwest stretch seems to get very little water or love. We originally intended to loop back to visit Puget Park, but the walk over from the Dragonfly was so sketchy that we ended up just deciding to head to Seward Park via Uber. Overall, this area just seems to lack funding and it's definitely not worth a special trip over to visit.

This park is about a block wide and long and is an open space that's good for a pause in a walk or…read morea small neighborhood event. It's got a few trees that are on the Trees for Seattle walking list so if you want to see a really old pear tree - here's your chance! This isn't necessarily a destination party but it's still cool to have green space in the middle of a neighborhood.

Nice little area along the river to walk your doggie or significant other. Plenty of green zones to…read moreduck into the bushes for whatever you may choose. Yet you must obey the master and leave the park when ordered, the city does have law and order to enforce. Hopefully you enjoy the scenery and pathways in the park I know I do.

Beautiful Park. Well kept grounds. Great viewing for…read moreWindermere Cup Regatta (first Sat in May) and Boating Opening Day. Many young people gather here for sunbathing, picnics and what not

This is, indeed, an A-OK little park, located just a stone's throw from the Montlake Bridge. It…read moreedges right up to Portage Bay at the eastern edge of Lake Union. It's about the size of a football field and pretty level, which makes it a good place for flat, grassy pastimes like playing fetch with a dog, throwing a frisbee, lawn bowling, whatever.* There very often seem to be small herds of kids playing here under adult supervision. There is street parking nearby, though somewhat limited because this is a one-way residential street. Much of the view from the park is actually obstructed by the Seattle Yacht Club, which I suppose is fine if you want to watch Thurston and Lovey go get into their boat with Gilligan and Skipper...for the rest of us, there is still an ample amount of shoreline that looks out onto the lake, and some that even wraps around to the Montlake Cut. Facilities are limited...a bench or two and some garbage/recycling cans, but no shelters or bathrooms. It's basically yer no-frills little park that has a nice view and gets plenty of afternoon and evening sun during the summer. It's small, but rarely crowded...a good place to eat a picnic and watch kayaks, float planes, etc. *If you are a goose, this is definitely a good park for the goose-y pastime of eating grass and then going to the bathroom (#2). For the rest of us: watch where you sit.

This is a nice park across from the YMCA and Church. I love that this neighborhood has so many…read moregreen spaces in addition to the beautiful and well kept old homes around this part of Fauntleroy. A great park to pass by on the way to Endolyne Joe's or The Original Bakery!

This is really just a ravine with a bit of Fauntleroy Creek preserved. It isn't really accessible…read morebut it is nice to walk along the edge of it and look down knowing there are still a few salmon in there.