page_title: Jefferson Park (Seattle)
section_title: The park today
hierarchical_section_title: Jefferson Park (Seattle) / The park today
caption_attribution_description: English: The viewpoint at Jefferson Park located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle Washington
context_page_description: Jefferson Park is a 52.4 acres public park and golf course on top of Beacon Hill in Seattle, Washington, bounded on the east by 24th Avenue S. and 24th Place S., on the west by 15th Avenue S., on the north by S. Spokane Street, and on the south by Cheasty Boulevard S.
context_section_description: The Jefferson Park Golf Course, the Jefferson Community Center, Jefferson Lawn Bowling green, and playfields continue to be heavily used.  Jefferson Park received $8 million from the recent ProParks funding levy, allowing redevelopment and remodeling to begin. Projects in this park revitalization effort include new walking paths, gardens, and a new gymnasium. The Jefferson Park expansion officially opened October 28, 2010.
  In 2012, the park will have a groundbreaking for the Beacon Food Forest, a 7 acres (2.8 ha) forest gardening project on the west side of the reservoir.
  In June 2014 a 'skate space' designed by artist CJ Rench opened up to the public.  A sculpture that is specifically designed for skateboarding.
caption: Jefferson Park viewpoint, fall 2010
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