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Woodland Park
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Aurora Ave N./ N. 59th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 684-4075
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 684-4075
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13 reviews for Woodland Park
Another gorgeous natural park tucked into the folds of Seattle in the Wallingford Phinney area.
Bathrooms - cleaned regularly; friendly people; shade; hills; squirrels all over; flowers; bridges to the zoo and fun to walk over; hidden from cars and onlookers.
You can come here and often frind solitude among trees and slopes.
It is beautiful and a bit less used than many other parks.
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This is my neighborhood park & I'm so fortunate!
Enclosed Dog park, check.
Running/Bike Trails, check.
Clean bathrooms, check.
Quiet places to read, check.
Two beautiful bridges that lead to the Zoo, check.
Clandestine path to Greenlake, check.
Lawn Bowling green, check.
Rent-able BBQ spots, check.
Cons:
*Cruising spot.
*Sometimes creepies lurking.
*Lame dog owners who don't leash (I have been licked/jumped on several times) and say "My dog's super friendly." Guess what, I don't care. Leash it mo-fo's....
It's a GO!
It's a beautiful but small park and the zoo is on the land (which makes the park feel smaller to me). i spent about 45 minutes walking through woodland park with my dog (on leash). There were plenty of squirrels and small birds flying around. I was able to check out the tennis courts and a skateboard court by walking along the park's edge. The difficulty of trails varied from easy to moderate. I did meet police on a horse that was patrolling the area. Garbage cans were found closer to the parking lots or by the off leash dog park. Bring your own poop bag!
At the end, I took my dog to the off-leash dog park.
Oh Woodland Park.. I like you. I don't love you. Maybe when we become more acquainted I'll be able to tell you those 3 words I know you're dying to hear.. but for right now, I think we should take it slow.
You're far from me, I live in Interbay, you're in Fremont, there isn't a direct bus to you, so I either have to go to Ballard and then to Fremont or downtown to Fremont just to see you.
I've never been to you before, yesterday was our first time together. What a fun time my company picnic was, though. You looked like you had fun with all the kids running around. The weather was perfect for our scheduled meeting, you let me get sunburnt. Where was your shade? I thought I told you I"m a native Pacific Northwestrener, raised in Portland. You were supposed to take care of me better than that.
You have a zoo, and I love watching the animals. You're huge, but in the good way, not in the "You don't need that extra bowl of ice cream" way huge. I like you just the way you are, but I really think that we need to spend more time together before we get any closer..
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Woodland Park is huge...the playground to the north is always a kid favorite and while they are playing there is a large feild for some disc throwing. There is good birding through if you are into that. Some say there is a dog-park but I don't believe them...then again I can see how you could loose a whole dog park in here.
I like the little area of the park to the south. Sit under the trees watch kids play with the old cannon. Dogs on there way to the dog park.
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Having completely burnt myself yesterday the last thing I wanted to do was hang out in the sun again but I had a picnic in the park to attend and so I lathered on the aloe and sun block and threw on long sleeves and I headed out the door to my destination, the Woodland Park Rose Garden. I found street parking so I saved myself the $4.00 for parking. The roses were in bloom, a lot were on their last leg but you know that was OK because it smelled wonderful in there. There were lots of trees and shades to protect me from the sun something I greatly appreciated considering I dressed in black. I really enjoyed this park it's a great park in Seattle, a nice place to relax with friends and enjoy a sunny Seattle day.
After the picnic in the rose garden we walked around the park I was throughly impressed so much to see and do there. They have a real picnic area with tables and shelters set up that you can reserve for big groups, they have trails and paths you can walk on, tennis courts, horseshoe pits and an off-leash area for your pups.
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Woodland Park is wonderful! Great for walking when you want to be alone, and also for meeting with a group. Great for strolling with pups, and for great exercise. There are so many wonderful facets to Woodland Park!
A perfect example of why I miss Seattle in my moments.
Woodland Park is a haven of peace amidst the, well, actually, also pretty damn peaceful life in the surrounding, errm, well, continually peaceful neighborhood.
OK, so the surrounding environment isn't exactly a stormy sea, but Woodland Park is most certainly a calm port regardless. I used to take my dog(s) here to run around the dog park, and later, I enjoyed staking out a quiet spot to play some guitar, read, or simply look up at the summer skies and ponder. I'd advise against attempting that in the late fall, winter, and early spring, unless pondering just how many raindrops equals pneumonia is something you're into.
All sorts of funky cool trails to ride bikes around on, including a few that are clearly designed to launch the aforementioned bike (and rider) into the air, and plenty of private spaces.
During the summer, theater troupes sometimes favor Woodland Park as a good venue for a play. I never caught one myself, but I'd imagine they'd be fun.
All in all, a great place to kill a few hours, and reconnect with the basics.
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This is one of my kids' favorite playgrounds. It's fun when one of the local day schools shows up with 30 kids at a time. There's no potty, but there's a great grocery closeby (Phinney Market) if you want to grab a lunch or snack before heading out. Zeek's Pizza nearby for lunch if that's what you like.
Wabbits! Wabbits! Wabbits! Although Seattle did "remove" some of the rabbits from this perennial favorite of parks, the Woodland Park area is still chock full of renowned rabbit. If you're not just interested in observing hares, take time to have a picnic or play a little frisbee. Since the park is so vast, you won't need to worry about crowding. As an added bonus, the actual zoo itself is just a hop away ...
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Open from 4 am to 11:30 pm, Woodland Park is 90 acres of entertainment! It has the zoo, rose garden, lawn bowling, tennis courts, tons of trees and much much more! I think this is my favorite park around us because you can be right next to Aurora (that ugly beast) and not know it because of the dense trees that the paths wind through. The area I tend to enjoy the most is the west side with the free tennis and many picnic tables (some with grills and shelters). The grassy hills are perfect for a relaxing day reading in the shade.. and now is the perfect time to check out the changing leaves of fall :) enjoy! (ps- tons of bunnies here too!)
This really is a spend the whole day hanging out and playing kind of park. Don't do just the zoo. Check the whole place out. Bring a picnic, there are LOTS of great spots. Bring a frisbee or football. Bring a big family or lots of friends. Bring a willingness to just hang out or take a walk among the trees. It's that kind of place.
Woodland Park is usually known for only the zoo, its huge though. There are tons are sports fields, a rose garden, fields of open grass to chill out in, some wooded areas which are a bit creepy. Basically its got it all. I think that most of all its a runner's park though, you'll find people there running circles almost any day of the year. Yup even in the pouring, pouring rain.
