Wallingford Playfield is the main park in the namesake neighborhood where mostly families take…read moretheir children for some play time. There are also some areas for Basketball & Tennis. Wallingford Playfield is mostly a wide-open field where students from the nearby high school are often practicing field games, usually Frisbee and Soccer. When these activities aren't taking place, it's often a unofficial off leash park for dogs of the neighborhood to run and play through the park. There is a playground that looks fairly new and well-kept that children are often on. On the back side of the park are some tables where folks can sit and maybe have a picnic. Presently there is a petition posted around the neighborhood to save the park as it's at risk of being redone as an official field for the schools. The biggest issue is that the field will be changed to artificial turf. There is a website that goes into all the details and hopes to preserve the park. Personally, I think the Park is fine as is but have not strong opinion on the matter. As it stands Wallingford Playfield is a nice park that I enjoy walking through occasionally.

What a lovely neighborhood wading pool. What I lived from here is that everybody knows each other…read morefrom preeschol or Kindergarten making it super fun for little ones when they find each other at the park. Big parties enjoy the swing at the playground. It also has a great drum station. Very attractive for toddlers. Kids will also hang out by the climbing net. A lot of movement for sure. Lots of kids. Some of them were in summer camps with their guides :) Restrooms just steps aside the pool. Loved that there is a "deeper" part so todds can swim. Everyone is friendly. Benches around to sit and watch. But it can be tricky to find shade sometimes. Just 2 sits :S It also has a kind of beach for babies. There is plenty of room to run down the park. Green grass makes it nice :) Street next to the park can be closed for neighbors only. Parking was no problem though.

Pratt park is a great place to visit for families with young children, couples, and young adults. A…read morechildren's adventure playground makes you want to be a kid again.. Be on the look out for the mini water park. Lots of open area, quite a few play area for the kids. It's clean and kept up.

Fun park for your kid in pretty much all seasons. In the summer there's a great spray feature, and…read morefor spring and fall the rest of the park is pretty wide open (never 1 zillion kids clogging things up). It's mainly one big play structure, a sandbox and one of those merry-go-round things that kids love (and makes grownups want to hurl). There's some swings, picnic benches and a huge grassy are. Easy to get to from Cap Hill or Madrona/Madison Park if you don't live in the Central Area. Plus there's a nice coffee shop nearby or you could stop off at Ezell's for some fried chicken and make a picnic out of it.

A tiny space, across the street from our hotel, with a waterfall…read more It's well-maintained and clean and closes at 10 pm.

I can see why people would be a little off put by this park. It's got a lot of concrete, blind…read morecorners and (unfortunately) homeless people all around. The shortcut up the hill is way worth any of that though. And I think the park is beautiful in it's own way. I love the industrial look and how it melds with it's environment. Our experience was a good one. It was a bright and sunny day with minimal wind. We saw over 6 sets of homeless people and they didn't bother us one bit. Our hotel overlooked the park and we saw people in it with their dogs all the time, even when it was raining.

This is such a beautiful park! On a nice day, I love walking around this park with my senior pup!…read moreThe grass is nice and green (lots of goose poop though), fun to watch the sea planes land in the water, near the wooden boats and museum. Great place to read with seating throughout the park in forms of tables, benches, and ledges. They also host events here once in awhile!

As one of the most unique lakes in the state, Lake Union Piers sits entirely inside the city limits…read moreand has numerous public and private piers that support houseboats, marinas, floating homes, and recreational boating. The entire setup is sort of like a front row view of the city, where one can learn visually by walking to the various piers that surround Lake Union. On select days one might see kayakers paddling next to bougie yachts, historic houseboats tied up next to ultra-modern marinas, while people watching joggers and bikers ride around the lake. On the best weather days, the view Seattle skyline is beautiful, as is the Aurora bridge, and Gas Works Park. It's not the most touristy spot, but it is a way to experience the euphoria of Seattle living while absorbing all the nature with it. Early morning summer visits are some of the best times here: crowds are sparse, the water is still, the air is clean, and one can feel the city of Seattle in all of its sensory glory.

After a blueberry muffin at Wildflour Bakery and Cafe this morning, Sunday 28 May 2023, I decided…read moreto get a little on-foot exploring in and adventure to Salmon Bay Park. When I arrived around 8:37 a.m., there were a few dog walkers out. There is a large playground area and paved trails through grassy areas with trees. I noticed some normal swings as well as what looked like a zipline swing. I walked over to check it out and sure enough it was a zipline swing. Figuring out how to use it, I opted for a sitting approach since I have sustained a head trauma in the past that I did not want to replicate. It was fun to use, and I was relieved it did not get going too fast. Dismounting once the swing started slowing down was without incident as well. While in the playground area, I heard a Northern flicker (a type of woodpecker) calling and looked up to see if I could find it. What I saw was a Cooper's hawk up high in a tree. In our backyard the Cooper's hawks like to chase after the flickers. I exclaimed out loud "a Cooper's hawk" and an American crow on the ground not too far from me cawed and looked at me. The hawks also chase them in our backyard. The hawk flew off before too long and the handsome crow when back to foraging in the grass. A restroom building in the trailed area of the park has running water and soap. I made sure to wash my hands after using the swing on the playground. The building and grounds of the park were well-maintained.

My son is obsessed with this park!! We visited it every day of our vacation in Seattle, and even…read morethough we've long since returned home, he asks all the time if we can go back to the park with the diggers. That's right, there's a tremendous sand pit with "community" diggers available for everyone's use. This says a lot about the general public's use and value of this park. It was really sweet to see the local kids descend on this park and run rampant for 10 minutes until the school bus came. The whole feel of this park takes me back to when I was what is now called a "free range kid." My husband and I also really enjoyed the zip line (who says it's just for kids?!) and didn't even get half of a side-eye for doing our body weight workouts on the play structure while our son played.

Nice clean playground with swings, two play structures for different ages, and a sand box…read more There is also tennis courts, baseball, and soccer fields. Lots of street parking I didn't notice a parking lot. There are also bathrooms available.

Nice. Right in the neighborhood, home to baseball, soccer, and more…read more Quiet, usually safe.

As a resident of the Bay Area (which has no wading pools in free public parks, only splash pads), I…read morehave to say I am super jealous of Seattle's wading pools! My kids had a blast here. At 3pm on a Saturday in July there was tons of parking. The pool was half in shade and half in the sun. Plenty of benches for parents to sit at. Around 4 or 4:30pm a city worker spent 10-15 minutes sprinkling something into the pool and using a large broom to spread it around. We guessed it was some sort of dissolvable chlorine material to keep the water clean (since it's just standing water). And when the kids are ready for something new, or cold, there is the playground 20 feet away!

A large field with a smaller playground and wading pool…read more The low rating because the people that seem to enjoy this park most come across as more arrogant, less inclined to engage with their kids and monitor/ address behavior and more interested in gossip and phone time.

This is a nice park in Magnolia. There's a large grassy area that's flat, so perfect for playing…read moresoccer or running around with the kids. There is also a play structure area, with both a structure for older kids and one for younger kids. There is also a grassy area up above with various courts and fields. The trees around this park surround it except for the west side, so in the afternoon this Park can be sunny. One downside to caution against is that the pavement surrounding the play structure, while you may think it's good for biking, it's not because of the huge drops from the concrete down into the tanbark as well as the narrowness of the pathways. It can be very dangerous for younger or inexperienced bikers.