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Myrtle Edwards Park
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Neighborhood: Belltown
3130 Alaskan Way W
Seattle, WA 98121
3130 Alaskan Way W
Seattle, WA 98121
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22 reviews for Myrtle Edwards Park
I came up to Seattle on one of those God-awful hot days. Not wanting to stay in the city due to the risk of getting heat stroke, it was down to the park I go.
I was surprised at how much cooler it was on the waterfront than just a couple blocks up. Despite it being such a beautiful day, there weren't that many people there. It is nice and grassy, a fantastic view of the sound, and city noises which I love.
Definitely recommended if you ever make it to Seattle on a nice day.
With time to kill before my first Yelp Elite Event, I decided to take a walk at Myrtle Edwards, which is near Waterfront Seafood Grill and the Olympic Sculpture Park if you walk through the waterfront path. The park runs along the waterfront and provides gorgeous views of Elliott Bay. There are train tracks with trains sometimes running by which makes this park distinctive.
There are two paths, one for walkers and one for bikers. As you walk further in, there are a couple of beach areas within. This is a cool park to sit, relax and get zen with it. I don't usually give the five star rating, but I wholeheartedly do for this park as it is the one of my favorite places to chill in urban Seattle.
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I was here again yesterday.
i have always loved thispark. many hoursof running and walkign long distances havebeen logged here.
yesterday I cam e for a chillography event.
I had to ponder the new parking.. logn distance to walk.. the statues! the naked one! and the new seats.
Then a new beachfront, manmade, and a walkign path.
The event itself, was interesting: music, lots of hoops, contact dance and food.
The grass, however, was like Gasworks form the day before - DEAD!
Don't the parks ever change the water scheduel to coincide with the actual weather and grass needs?
I love thi spark. Chane has coem and made new things to look at and see, but the sky and water and rocks remain - solid, mid-healing and for you and me.
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Awesome for rollerblading. It starts at the Sculpture park but goes several miles down to the Cove Marina! Almost all the way to Discovery Park!
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I don't know why I don't like this park. Maybe because it's all ways crowded. And I'm not a fan of the sculpture art.
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One of my favorite running routes in Seattle. The paved path is great for a scenic, flat run. On a clear day the view can't be beat. The park itself is probably only a mile each way, but it is an easy to add by continuing along the piers or out to Magnolia.
Great spot to take visitors, since you can loop in a walk/run along the scenic path with a walk through the Sculpture Park (another of my favorite Seattle spots!)
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You want to go for a nice long walk and smell the salt air and the view of the city? This is the place. Nice long walk, benches to enjoy the scenic view on, walkers, runners, dogs walking...everyone so friendly!! and don't forget your camera...there's also the Olympic Sculpture Park and some great shots of the sunset, etc....
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I love this park. I go for a bike ride at least once a week that passes through here. Its perfect for lounging, jogging, cycling, people watching, .. the list goes on. It's a popular location in my book and its frustrating when its taken over for some event. Like hempfest or a large runing event.
The views can be great depending off the water are great but sometimes theres a weird smell coming from the trains (or maybe the homeless).
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Almost there...
This park is greatly improved! I love going for a run against the fresh sea air. You get a great view of the Olympics to the east, and Downtown and Mt Rainier to the south. Plus proximity to the sculpture park means you can kill two birds with one stone! Awesome!
Almost perfect, but still room for improvement. I wish there was something on the other side besides AmGen and the Happy Hooker. This place needs more infrastructure for events and tourists. Seattle doesn't have enough beaches. This would be a lovely complement to Alki and Golden Gardens with some more construction.
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For years I've been driving past the bridge, the one that bares a striking resemblance to the stadiums downtown, wondering where it leads to. At first, I thought it was the walkway for workers going to the plants along the waterfront. Then I wondered if it was just another piece of random art placed lackadaisically around the city. I had no idea there was a public park on the other side.
About a year ago I learned that Myrtle Edwards park rested at the other end of my bridge. My musings began to take on a life of their own. I've been to Golden Gardens. I've ventured along Alki. I've wandered whimsically along Lincoln Park. In my mind's eye I saw beautiful green lawns, a beach filled with people frolicking in the waves, picnic areas hosting birthday parties and sunset bar-b-ques.
As the summer months approached I began looking for where to park my car so I could visit this park. I found no visible lot from Elliot. I saw no signs as I drove the stretch toward Ballard, and then home again each day. As the promise of sun and warm weather began to develop sincerity, my need to find the entrance to this public dwelling became an obsession.
Yesterday, a record breaking day of warmth and glorious sunshine, my obsession peaked. I yelped. I googled. I even went to the Seattle Parks and Rec website. And finally I found it. The elusive entrance was evading only me - city dweller, non-tourist, non-sculpture-park-visitor. The secret entrance is through the Sculpture Park! Ah Ha!
Lathering my pasty-white skin, proof of year-round Seattle residence, in 50+ plus suncreen and uploading my favorite new tunes onto my mp3 player, I walked out of my Queen Anne apartment, extra large water bottle in hand, and went adventuring.
In a full Bill Nye speed-walk I aimed myself downhill. Through traffic, past coffee shop patrons spilled across the sidewalk, past doorways that reek of urine, I went. Heel, toe. Heel, toe.
I arrived at the sculpture park. I paused from my heart-rate accelerating walking speed and took in the view. As I stood there I realized that my water-bottle was empty, and my bladder was equally full. Heel-toe only made things worse. No problem. This is a Seattle park. I went walking down the path into narrow green lawns, certain I would find the bathouse. The one like they have at Green Lake, Golden Gardens, and Lincoln Park. The one that has indoor plumbing and offers soap as an illusion of sanitation. The one that probably isn't very clean, but it'll do, for a park.
I kept walking. Swish, swish.
As I walked, I noticed small patches of rocky beach access - not the expanse I'd experienced at other parks. I kept walking, looking for relief in the shape of a building. I noticed that there are two paths at this park, one for pedestrians, one for wheels. That's nice, I thought. I continued along, observing the lack of charcoal smells, the absence of laughing families and picnic tables. The view is still breath taking.
And then I saw it. The brick building that would save me. Wait. Something wasn't right. Was that a wire fence? Why is the bathroom surrounded by fence? I walked closer. Desperate. Hopeful. Noticing, but intentionally ignoring the solitary Honeybucket at the end of the sidewalk near my salvation. No bathroom. No indoor plumbing. Only the Honeybucket, with a broken door, an empty Pabst can, and empty hand sanitizer, was available for my use.
Depression set in like my ass on a waterbed.
Emerging from the Honeybucket, I gathered my gumption and set onward. At least I can find a water fountain, refill my bottle, and make it to my bridge, satisfying the mystery that sent me on this quest. Of course, it turned out that the water fountain didn't work.
Now, when I drive by my bridge I will know what lies beyond it. A beautiful view. A rocky shore. And a broken Honeybucket. Some mysteries are best left unsolved.
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Walk, walk and keep walking in ME Park. Great for the local looking for somewhere outdoors besides greenlake to rollerblade or power walk.
But keep walking and you'll hit my favorite spot. The Rose Garden.
It's tucked away, but worth it. When the flowers are in bloom its very pretty and can offer a little break from your strenuous excersize, and you can't beat the views.
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This was a nice, flat walk off of the Olympic Sculpture park and along the shore to end of the trail which is about 1 1/2 miles (or less). There is a rose garden on the trail. The trail is paved. It's a scenic route looking off Elliot's bay with the Olympic mountains in the background. It is also very loud with the winds and the water crashing. It didn't faze me or my dog. There were runners, walkers with/ without dogs, and bikers. Everyone seemed so friendly! There are benches to take in the view and garbage cans along the trails. My dog didn't spot any squirrels along the trail.
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Apparently I am a barfly...at least that is what my last 5 reviews say about me....Anyhow Im not your 12-Step church type so I followed up with a place where I go to get "dry"...
The Myrtle Edwards Temple of Waterfront Magical Homelessness.
I moved to the city in December '06...right after the fierce windstorm and in the middle of "the bad time" for Seattle weather. But see I moved from a ski town where I lived at 10,000 ft with 14,000ft mountains all around with snow past my crotch and Seattle felt like Arizona. I'd put on my 3 mixed layers of fleece and waterproofness and take my trusty pooch Spoonful down to the Waterfront.
I instantly fell in love with Myrtle Edwards Park...They were putting in a Sculpture Park right to the east and what a genius way to preserve some acreage for the city denizens...Ahhhh, a place in Belltown w/ no Condos...F yeah.
Stay on the sidewalk as much as possible when its raining....some of the fields flood pretty quickly....and what the hell is up with the huge blocks of granite on what appears to be a blue-stone parking lot....Is this were public beheadings used to take place? I asked some people but they were out to lunch, and still haven't got back to me....
The trails run for over a mile up and down the water with amazing views of the bay, downtown, and Mt Rainier (when you can see it)...Plus you can brush your overly hairy puppy here with nary a glance.
Stay away from the wierd sand-people who seem to emerge from the Bay...they are known to hate jedis and will eat your droids without a second glance....
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Myrtle Edwards is a beautiful strip of a park running along the water's edge at Elliott Bay. On a clear day, you're treated to an expansive view of downtown and the working waterfront, with Mount Rainier rising majestically in the background. Across the bay is Beach Drive, Alki and West Seattle, and beyond that and to the north, the beautiful, awe-inspiring crags of the Olympic mountain range. It's easy to appreciate Myrtle Edwards for its serenity and peacefulness on sunny days. But truth be told, it's just as beautiful any time of year.
5 Stars, except when it's Hempfest or the 4th of July, when the marauding hordes descend on this poor, helpless, 5-acre parcel of land.
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While running through the park for my first time the other day I had my first moment of:
I LOVE SEATTLE
I AM SO GLAD I MOVED HERE
Running (or walking) away from downtown Seattle, you can see the Sound, the mountains, and feel a gentle sea breeze. On the return trip, back toward Seattle, you can see Rainer, the city, and the Space Needle.
I love the park because it extends so far north that I have plenty of room to run (I like distance), but it also caters to walkers, bikers (who have a separate path so pedestrians are not dodging bikes and getting yelled at all the time), and people who just want to sit on a bench and contemplate the sea.
I waited almost a month before I visited the park (which turns into Elliott Bay Park) and this was far too long. If you haven't been--you should go!
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This is a great park for running or talking a nice walk with your significant other because it's long (runs for about 2 miles) and has great views of the Puget Sound, but when I think park, I think play fields. For that reason I'm only giving it 4/5 stars.
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this is a great get a way in the middle of the city. I run along this park, always seeing something new, a ship docked at the grain elevator from some remote part of the world, and wonder if I see some of the deck hands in the park, looking at me, like I am looking at them. This park is the site of Hemp fest, (not for me), Fourth of July mayhem, and on the days I enjoy it, the run along Elliott Bay with lots to look at and much more.......The Olympics from sea level, ferries, hobos off the tracks, tourists from out of town, Canadians fresh off the clipper, or Seattlites just looking for a little get a way in the midst of the city.
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Our days on the waterfront usually end at Myrtle Edwards Park. After the hike to get there it's nice to sit and watch the water and birds and boats and eat whatever we've picked up at the Pike Place Market. Many days it's been very uncrowded, and it's always a nice place to be outdoors.
This is an incredible park. I would have given it more stars, but I'm still bitter and I need time to heal. My friends and I got together for a big cookout here (which is tough, come to find out, because parking is far from where you want to be, atleast half a mile). In the middle of a beautiful sunny evening, with all of the food spread all over our table, the frickin' sprinklers went off! No warning, no ticking, nothing. This is my one and only complaint about the park. It's gorgoeus. It's also the site of Seattle's annual Hemp Fest.
Who thought a park would look so good in the middle of downtown? Right on the water, this park is ideal for music events, BBQs, or just laying around being a bum. Which there are definitely a few of.
The last time I was at Myrtle Edwards it was overgrown with Hempfest. Amazing day, sunny, warm, perfect humidity. And they say that the weather in Seattle sucks, so wrong. It was great to see everyone out enjoying the Sound and there were even some boats moored offshore to check out the concert. If I remember right its even fun on a normal day...
Okay, so there's a little construction right now. Just pretend that you're living during the interwar years in Berlin. Visit the park during magic hour, so that the Big One is in sight, a large ship is docked, and some youth are involved in bocce ball. Enter near the railroad tracks...
