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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.
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]
In February 1968, as part of the Forward Thrust program, Seattle passed a $118 million bond issue in support of the Department of Parks and Recreation. At the time, it was the largest parks and recreation bond issue ever passed in the United States.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Seattle Parks and Recreation * ... List of parks in Seattle; A. Alvin Larkins Park;
Cactus Islands San Juan 0 0 0 Camano Island: Island 40.55 17,348 15,650 1,698 Has two state parks, Cama Beach and Camano Island State Park. Canoe Island: San Juan 0.07 2 2 0 Castle Island: San Juan 0 0 0 Originally named Old Hundred Island. Cayou / Rum Island San Juan 0 0 0 Cemetery Island San Juan 0 0 0 Center Island: San Juan 0.275 20 16 4 ...
The first two parks were formed from donated land in 1915, and by 1929 the state had seven parks. In 1947 the State Parks Committee was renamed to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and given authority to oversee the state park system. By 1960 the number of state parks had increased to 130.
Seward Park is a municipal park in Seattle, Washington, United States.Located in the city neighborhood of the same name, it covers 300 acres (120 ha; 0.47 sq mi).The park occupies all of Bailey Peninsula (Lushootseed: sqəbəqsəd), [1] a forested peninsula that juts into Lake Washington.
Blake Island (Lushootseed: tatču) [3] is a Puget Sound island in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, that is preserved as Blake Island Marine State Park. [4] The island lies north of Vashon Island, south of Bainbridge Island, and east of Manchester. [2]