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The forested area is Discovery Park, with the brown area being the Fort Lawton Military Reserve. Discovery Park was created in the early 1970s from land surplus to the U.S. Army's Fort Lawton. The site for the 1,100-acre (4.5 km 2) fort had been given to the Army by the city in 1898, and the fort opened in 1900. The Army offered to sell it back ...
Map of rail trails in King County. Burke Gilman Trail - Seattle and suburbs [3] Cascade Trail - Skagit County [1] Cedar River Trail - King County [1] Cedar to Green River Trail - King County [1] Centennial Trail - Snohomish County; Chehalis Western Trail - Thurston County [1] Cross Kirkland Corridor - King County; East Lake Sammamish Trail ...
Discovery Park, in the northwest, encompasses 534 acres (2.16 km 2) and is Seattle's largest park. Seven miles of trails provide visitors with views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. Parts of Fort Lawton, such as the officers' homes and other historic buildings, remain in the park, though many are now private residences. Discovery Park ...
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. ...
The Capehart Housing in the center of the park was vacated by December 2009 and demolished during the summer of 2010; the land has become part of Discovery Park. Fort Lawton officially closed on September 14, 2011, and the 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, the last U.S. Army Reserve tenant on the post, moved to its new facility in ...
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: Eatonville: Pierce: Puget Sound: 723-acre wildlife park with tram and walking tours, nature discovery center, zip line course, 5 miles of nature trails Orkila Outdoor Environmental Education Center: Orcas Island: San Juan: San Juan Islands: Run by the YMCA of Greater Seattle. Campus covers 283 acres.
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]
Lincoln Park is a 135 acres (0.55 km 2) park in West Seattle alongside Puget Sound. The park's attractions include forest trails, a paved walkway along the beach, athletic fields, picnic shelters, and a heated saltwater swimming pool which is open during the summer. The park is adjacent to the Fauntleroy neighborhood.