Verified listings in Seattle–Tacoma.
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📍 Issaquah · Eastside
Washington State Parks day-use park on Lake Sammamish with swimming beaches, trails, fields, and picnic areas near Issaquah. Dogs on leash allowed except in designated swim areas.
💵 Discover Pass required for vehicle day-use: Annual $45 or one-day $10. Watercraft launch $7/day; trailer dump $5. Hours 6:30 a.m.–dusk year-round. Issaquah Creek and Tibbetts Creek bridges closed as of Mar 3, 2026 notice; Homestead Trail closed until further notice. Road congestion alert on NW Sammamish Road early Oct–late Nov 2026; park remains open.
🕑 Hours vary by season; see the official page
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📍 Des Moines · South King County
137-acre Washington State Park in Des Moines with forested shoreline, tide pools, driftwood beach, trails, and an artificial underwater reef popular for scuba diving. Fishing/harvesting prohibited in the artificial reef area.
💵 Discover Pass required for vehicle day-use: Annual $45 or one-day $10. Moorage buoys $23. Hours 8:00 a.m.–dusk year-round. Campground closed for projects as of Jun 22, 2026 notice. Wood fires not allowed; alcohol prohibited park-wide.
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📍 Belltown waterfront · Seattle Central
Seattle Art Museum's outdoor park of large-scale sculptures on the waterfront, looking out over the Salish Sea. SAM lists it as free and open every day of the year.
🕑 Daily, 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset
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📍 Seattle · Seattle South & West
Large Beacon Hill park with Olmsted-inspired paths, city and Olympic Mountain views, playgrounds, spray park, skate park, athletic fields, and the Bill Wright Golf Complex on site.
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📍 Seattle · Seattle South & West
About 300 acres on Bailey Peninsula with old-growth forest, a 2.4-mile paved shoreline path, hiking trails, swimming beach, amphitheater, art studio, and hand-carry boat launches.
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📍 Seattle · Seattle Central
Downtown park built as a lid over Interstate 5 between First Hill and the financial district, with gardens, sculpture, and fountains. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Seattle Parks notes it as the first freeway-lid park of its kind.
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📍 Edmonds · Snohomish County
Edmonds beach park with playground, picnic tables, BBQ stands, sand volleyball, hand-carried boat launch, pathways, portable restrooms, and parking along the marine sanctuary waterfront.
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📍 Snohomish · Snohomish County
1,463-acre Snohomish County upland nature preserve with more than 30 miles of hiking, mountain-bike, and equestrian trails, picnic areas, viewpoints over the Snohomish River valley, and horse-trailer parking.
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📍 Auburn · South King County
Auburn community park along the White River emphasizing native woodland with trails, picnic shelter, restroom, play area, and an 18-hole disc golf course. White River Trail continues along the river north of the park.
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📍 Seattle · Seattle North
Seattle's largest city park (~560 acres on Magnolia Bluff) with meadows, forests, sea cliffs, and about two miles of protected tidal beach plus mountain and Sound views. Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center sits on park grounds under a long-term lease.
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📍 Edmonds · Snohomish County
Edmonds waterfront beach park with fishing pier and Beach Ranger Station, pathways, picnic tables, public art, restroom, viewing scope, hand-carried boat launch, and parking.
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📍 Redmond · Eastside
Large King County park at the north end of Lake Sammamish with trails, athletic fields, community garden, velodrome, climbing wall, playgrounds, and a ~40-acre off-leash dog area. Reachable via Marymoor Village light rail station and new connector trails.
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📍 Seattle · Seattle Central
Queen Anne viewpoint park overlooking Elliott Bay, downtown Seattle, and often Mount Rainier. Popular for daytime and evening skyline views; amenities include a play area and drinking fountains.
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📍 Bellevue · Eastside
Twenty-one-acre downtown Bellevue park with a half-mile tree-lined promenade, canal, 240-foot waterfall into a reflecting pond, large lawn, formal gardens, and Inspiration Playground.
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📍 Seattle · Seattle South & West
West Seattle multi-use park on a Puget Sound bluff north of the Fauntleroy ferry with miles of trails, picnic shelters, playfields, seawall/beach access, and an inclusive renovated north play area.
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📍 Seattle · Seattle North
Urban lake park with a 2.8-mile paved multi-use path, athletic fields, beaches, and non-motorized boating access points. Draws heavy daily use for walking, running, and recreation.
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📍 Bellevue · Eastside
329-acre Bellevue nature park around Lake Washington’s largest remaining wetland, with boardwalk and gravel trails for walking, biking, and wildlife observation plus an on-site environmental education center.
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📍 Seattle · Seattle North
North Lake Union park with preserved gas-plant structures, kite hill, play barn, sundial, and city views. Burke-Gilman Trail runs past the parking lot.
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📍 Seattle · Seattle South & West
Long West Seattle beach strip from near Alki Point toward Duwamish Head with paved path, picnic sites, volleyball courts, and Sound/Olympic views. Historic settler landing site; hand-carry boat access at designated shoreline segments.
🕑 Daily 4am–10:30pm
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📍 Edmonds · Snohomish County
Edmonds waterfront marine sanctuary park with pathways, picnic tables, restroom, parking, and the Edmonds Underwater Park for scuba diving. No watercraft within 200 feet of the dive park except diver inflatables.
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