# 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 | 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 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 | | 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) | |
| Northeast 130th Street Beach | | Cedar Park | 0.084 acres (0.034 ha) land; 0.315 acres (0.127 ha) including water | |
| 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 | 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. |

## All Seattle parks

Parks administered by Seattle Parks and Recreation.
* 12th Ave. Square Park
* 12th West & West Howe Park
* 14th Avenue NW Boat Ramp
* 3001 E Madison Park
* 32nd Ave W Boat Launch
* 6th Avenue NW Pocket Park
* A. B. Ernst Park
* Adams Street Boat Ramp
* Albert Davis Park
* Alice Ball Park
* Alki Beach Park
* Alki Playground
* Alvin Larkins Park
* Amy Yee Tennis Center Park
* Andover Place
* Arroyos Natural Area
* Atlantic City Boat Ramp
* Atlantic Street Park
* B.F. Day Playground
* Bagley Viewpoint
* Baker Park on Crown Hill
* Ballard Commons Park
* Ballard Corners Park
* Ballard Playground
* Bar-S Playground
* Bayview Playground
* Bayview-Kinnear (Lower Kerry Park)
* Beacon Hill Playfield
* Beacon Place
* Beer Sheva Park
* Bell Street Park
* Bellevue Place
* Belltown Cottage Park
* Belmont Place
* Belvedere Park
* Belvoir Place
* Benefit Playground
* Benvenuto Viewpoint
* Bergen Place
* Bhy Kracke Park
* Bitter Lake Playfield
* Bitter Lake Reservoir Open Space
* Blaine Place
* Blue Dog Pond
* Blue Ridge Circle
* Blue Ridge Places
* Boren Park
* Boren Place
* Boylston Place
* Bradner Gardens Park
* Brighton Playfield
* Broadway Hill Park
* Bryant Neighborhood Playground
* Burke-Gilman Playground Park
* Burke-Gilman Trail
* Cal Anderson Park
* California Place
* Camp Long
* Carkeek Park
* Carleton Center
* Carleton Highlands
* Cascade Place
* Cascade Playground
* Cayton Corner Park
* Cedar Park
* Cesar Chavez Park
* Charles Richey Sr Viewpoint
* Cheasty Boulevard
* Cheasty Natural Area
* Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop
* Chinook Beach Park
* Christie Park
* City Hall Park
* Cleveland Playfield
* Coe Play Park
* College Street Park
* College Street Ravine
* Colman Park
* Colman Playground
* Columbia Park
* Commodore Park
* Corliss Place
* Cormorant Cove
* Cottage Grove Park
* Counterbalance Park
* Cowen Park
* Crescent Place
* Crown Hill Glen
* Crown Hill Park
* Daejeon Park
* Dahl Playfield
* Dakota Place Park
* David Rodgers Park
* Day Street Boat Ramp
* Dearborn Park
* Delridge and Myrtle Park
* Delridge Playfield
* Denny Blaine Lake Park
* Denny Park
* Denny Blaine Park
* Discovery Park
* Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park
* Dr. Jose Rizal Park
* Don Armeni Boat Ramp
* Donnie Chin International Childrens Park
* Duwamish Waterway Park
* E.C. Hughes Playground
* East Duwamish Greenbelt
* East Montlake Park
* East Portal Viewpoint
* East Queen Anne Playground
* Eastmont Place
* Eddie Vine Boat Ramp
* Ella Bailey Park
* Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook
* Endolyne Park
* Ercolini Park
* Fairmount Playground
* Fairview Park
* Fairview Walkway
* Fauntleroy Creek Ravine
* Fauntleroy Park
* Fauntleroy Place
* Ferdinand Street Boat Launch
* Firehouse Mini Park
* First Hill Park
* Fletcher Place
* Flo Ware Park
* Freeway Park
* Fremont Canal Park
* Fremont Peak Park
* Frink Park
* Fritz Hedges Waterway Park
* Froula Playground
* Garfield Playfield
* Gas Works Park
* Gemenskap Park
* Genesee Park and Playfield
* Georgetown Playfield
* Georgetown Pump Station
* Gerber Park
* Gilman Playground
* Golden Gardens Park
* Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
* Green Lake Park
* Greenwood Park
* Greenwood Triangle
* Greg Davis Park
* Haller Lake Street End
* Hamilton Viewpoint Park
* Harrison Ridge Greenbelt
* Harvard-Miller/Roanoke Annex
* Herring's House Park
* Hiawatha Playfield
* Highland Drive Parkway
* Highland Park Playground
* Highland Place
* Hing Hay Park
* Hitt's Hill Park
* Homer Harris Park
* Horiuchi Park
* Horton Hill Corridor
* Howell Park
* Hubbard Homestead
* Hunter Boulevard
* Hutchinson Playground
* Hyde Place
* I-5 Colonnade
* Interbay Athletic Complex
* Interlaken Park
* Inverness Ravine Park
* Japanese Garden
* Jefferson Park
* Jimi Hendrix Park
* John C. Little, Sr. Park
* Judge Charles M. Stokes Overlook
* Judkins Park and Playfield
* Julia Lee’s Park
* Junction Plaza
* Katie Black's Garden
* Kerry Park
* Keystone Place
* Kilbourne Park
* Kinnear Park
* Kinnear Place
* Kirke Park
* Kiwanis Memorial Preserve Park
* Kobe Terrace
* Kubota Garden
* Lake City Memorial Triangle
* Lake City Mini Park
* Lake People Park
* Lake Union Park
* Lake Washington Boulevard
* Lakeridge Park
* Lakeridge Playfield
* Lakeview Park
* Lakeview Place
* Lakewood Playground
* Lakewood Triangle
* Lambert Place
* Landing Parkway
* Lawton Park
* Laurelhurst Playfield
* Leschi-Lake Dell Natural Area
* Leschi Park
* Licton Springs Park
* Lewis Park
* Lincoln Park
* Linden Orchard Park
* Little Brook Park
* Llandover Woods Greenspace
* Lowman Beach Park
* Longfellow Creek Natural Area
* Loyal Heights Playfield
* Lynn Street Mini Park
* MacLean Park
* Madison Park
* Madison Park North Beach
* Madrona Briar Patch
* Madrona Park
* Madrona Playground
* Madrona Ravine
* Magnolia Boulevard
* Magnolia Greenbelt
* Magnolia Manor Park
* Magnolia Park
* Magnolia Playfield
* Magnolia Tidelands Park
* Magnuson Park
* Maple Leaf Reservoir Park
* Maple School Ravine
* Maple Wood Playfield
* Marra-Desimone Park
* Marshall Park
* Martha Washington Park
* Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Memorial Park
* Marvin's Garden
* Matthews Beach Park
* Mayfair Park
* McGilvra Boulevard
* McGilvra Place
* McGraw Square
* Meadowbrook Playfield
* Me-Kwa-Mooks Natural Area
* Me-Kwa-Mooks Park
* Meridian Playground
* Miller Playfield
* Miller Triangle
* Mineral Springs Park
* Mock Creek Ravine
* Montlake Boulevard
* Montlake Playfield
* Morgan Junction
* Mount Baker Boulevard
* Mount Baker Park
* Mount Claire Park
* Mt Baker Ridge Viewpoint
* Myrtle Edwards Park
* Myrtle Reservoir
* Nantes Park
* Nathan Hale Playfield
* NE 60th Street Park
* NE 130th Street End
* Nora's Woods
* North Beach Park
* North Passage Point
* Northacres Park
* Northeast Queen Anne Greenbelt
* Northgate Park
* Northlake Park
* Northwest 60th Viewpoint
* Observatory Courts
* Occidental Square
* Olympic Sculpture Park
* Open Water Park
* Orchard Street Ravine
* Othello Playground
* Oxbow Park
* Park Home Circle
* Parkmont Place
* Parsons Gardens Park
* Peace Park
* Pelly Place Natural Area
* Peppi's Playground
* Piers 62 and 63
* Pigeon Point Park
* Pinehurst Playground
* Pinehurst Pocket Park
* Pioneer Square
* Pipers Creek Natural Area
* Plum Tree Park
* Plymouth Pillars Park
* Powell Barnett Park
* Pratt Park
* Prefontaine Place
* Prentis I. Frazier Park
* Pritchard Island Beach
* Puget Boulevard Commons
* Puget Creek Greenspace
* Puget Park
* Puget Ridge Playground
* Queen Anne Boulevard
* Queen Anne Bowl Playfield
* Rainbow Point
* Rainier Beach Playfield
* Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
* Rainier Place
* Rainier Playfield
* Ravenna Boulevard
* Ravenna Park
* Ravenna Ravine
* Ravenna Woods
* Ravenna-Eckstein Park
* Regrade Park
* Riverview Playfield
* Roanoke Park
* Roanoke Street Mini Park
* Rogers Playground
* Ross Playground
* Rotary Viewpoint
* Roxhill Park
* Sacajawea Playground
* Salmon Bay Park
* Sam Smith Park
* Sandel Playground
* Schmitz Boulevard
* Schmitz Preserve Park
* Seacrest Park
* Seola Park
* Seven Hills Park
* Seward Park
* Sierra Place
* Smith Cove Park
* Solstice Park
* Soundview Playfield
* Soundview Terrace
* South Park Meadow
* South Park Playground
* South Passage Point
* Spring Street Mini Park
* Spruce Street Mini Park
* St. Marks Greenbelt
* Stan Sayres Memorial Park
* Stevens Place
* Stevens Triangle
* Sturgus Park
* Sturtevant Ravine
* Summit Place
* Summit Slope Park
* Sunnyside Ave N Boat Ramp
* Sunset Hill Park
* Sunset Place
* SW Queen Anne Greenbelt
* T.T. Minor Playground
* Tashkent Park
* Taylor Creek Headwaters
* Terry Pettus Park
* Thayer Place
* Thomas C. Wales Park
* Thomas Street Mini Park
* Thorndyke Park
* Thornton Creek Natural Area
* Thyme Patch Park
* Tilikum Place
* Troll’s Knoll Park
* Trolley Hill Park
* Trudy's Triangle
* Twelfth Avenue South Viewpoint
* Union Bay Boglands
* Union Station Square
* University Circle
* University Heights Plaza
* University Lake Shore Place
* University Playground
* Urban Triangle Park
* Ursula Judkins Viewpoint
* Van Asselt Playground
* Victor Steinbrueck Park
* Victory Creek Park
* Victory Heights Playground
* View Ridge Playfield
* Viretta Park
* Virgil Flaim Park
* Volunteer Park
* Volunteer Parkway
* Wallingford Playfield
* Wallingford Steps
* Walt Hundley Playfield
* Ward Springs Park
* Washington Park Arboretum
* Washington Park Playfield
* Washington Street Boat Landing
* Waterfront Park
* Waterway 19
* Watton Site
* Webster Park
* Wedgwood Square
* West Duwamish Greenbelt
* West Ewing Mini Park
* West Montlake Park
* West Queen Anne Playfield
* West Seattle Stadium
* Westcrest Park
* Westlake Greenbelt
* Westlake Park
* Westlake Square
* William Grose Park
* Williams Place
* Wolf Creek Ravine Natural Area
* Woodland Park
* Woodland Park Rose Garden
* Yesler Terrace Park
* York Park
* York Playground

## All Port of Seattle parks

* Bridge Gear Park
* Centennial Park (formerly Elliott Bay Park)
* Duwamish River People’s Park and Shoreline Habitat
* Seattle Fishermen's Memorial.
* həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 107 Park)
* Jack Block Park (formerly Terminal 5 Park)
* Salmon Cove Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Turning Basin #3)
* sbəq̓ʷaʔ Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 108/Diagonal Park)
* t̓ałt̓ałucid Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly 8th Ave. South Park)
* Terminal 115 Public Access
* Terminal 18 Park
* Terminal 91 Bike Trail (part of the Elliott Bay Trail)
* t̓uʔəlaltxʷ Village Park and Shoreline Habitat (formerly Terminal 105 Park)