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On Jan. 1, 2025, Seattle Parks and Recreation services will jump in costs for users. Notable increases include pool admissions increasing $1 for youth, seniors and adult users, with the latter set ...
The Seattle Board of Park Commissioners was established in 1887 to oversee the city's first park, then known simply as Seattle Park. [7] Originally the Seattle Cemetery, the site was donated in 1884 by Seattle pioneer David Denny. (The park is today named Denny Park in his honor.) In 1892 the position of Park Supervisor was created, with E.O ...
The U.S. state of Washington has over 140 state parks that are managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. These include 19 marine parks and 11 Historical Parks. The park system was established in 1913 by the creation of the Washington State Board of Park Commissioners. [ 2 ]
Pratt Park is a public park operated by Seattle Parks and Recreation, in the U.S. state of Washington. Named after Edwin T. Pratt, the founder of the Central Area Motivation Program and the Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center, [1] it has basketball courts, [2] a playground, and a spray park. [3]
Seattle Parks and Recreation: Open: 6 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. daily: Golden Gardens Park is a public park in Ballard, a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The park ...
The park was named for Werner H. "Bhy" Kracke, who deeded the property to the city shortly after his death in 1971, along with $20,000 to develop it. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was designed by landscape architect Roy Lehner to center around a winding trail between two levels—the viewpoint at the top and other amenities at the bottom. [ 5 ]
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 (One of the "improved parks" mentioned in the Seattle Park Board's annual report for 1909) The City of Seattle Parks and Recreation department lists a number of other parks, playgrounds, and playfields "influenced or recommended" by the Olmsteds, including the city's largest park: 534-acre (2.16 km 2) Discovery Park. [1]