PHOTO BY: TRISH SNYDER. DISCOVERY PARK TRAILSDiscovery Park
Discovery Park is a 534 acre natural area park operated by the Seattle Parks and Recreation. It is the largest city park in Seattle, and occupies most of the former Fort Lawton site.
The site is one of breathtaking majesty. Situated on Magnolia Bluff overlooking Puget Sound, Discovery Park offers spectacular view of both the Cascade and the Olympic Mountain ranges. The secluded site includes two miles of protected tidal beaches as well as open meadow lands, dramatic sea cliffs, forest groves, active sand dunes, thickets and streams. See how to get there by car or by bus.
PHOTO BY: SEATTLE GOV. CARKEEK PARK TRAILSCarkeek Park Trails
Located in northwest Seattle, this popular park offers extraordinary views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.
TRAIL MILEAGE: 6.061 miles
TRAIL CONDITION: Fair to excellent. Quite a bit of work has been done in the park over the past few years.
ADA: The Salmon to Sound Trail, the Piper"s Creek Trail from the Lower Meadow to Piper"s Orchard and the Wetland Trail are ADA accessible. Directions to Carkeek Park
PHOTO BY: HILLCLIMBKEN. WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM Washington Park Arboretum and Foster Island Trail
A few Seattle parks provide a glimpse of the way it was by harboring the last stands of the thick forest that once covered the region. The Washington Park Arboretum is a similar sanctuary, instead featuring exotic plant life from around the world. Level of difficulty: Flat to moderately sloping dirt trails and grassy lawns; boardwalk on parts of Foster Island Trail. Get directions to Washington Park Arboretum trails.
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