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Woodland Park
Categories: Active Life Parks Active Life Playgrounds Parks, Playgrounds
1000 N 50th St(between N Woodland Park Ave & N Whitman Ave)
Seattle, WA 98103
Neighborhood: Green Lake
(206) 684-4075
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
18 reviews for Woodland Park
18 reviews in English
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Review from Corinne K.
Seattle, WA
12/30/2011 1 photo
soo this is a huge hangout spot for me, they have a offleash dog park here, a skatepark, soccer fields, baseball feilds, track feild, and tennis courts, the seattle police department takes their horses into the woods here and trail ride, there area plenty of picnic tables throughout the woodland park and you can make reservations.
Plenty of wildlife here, of the small furry and feathered varieties, eagles, owls, bunnies, squirrels.
very beautiful, great for photography, BBQ's dogs, kids everyone! -
Review from Bert M.
5/25/2011
The park is lovely. The thing is, it's a little bit like a Tim Burton movie, in that, at first glance, it appears to be kid friendly (awesome swings, toddler slide, sandbox). In reality, though, it's really just a little bit too scary for the little ones (raggedy homeless people, hoodlums who need to pull up their pants, used band-aids strewn in the grass).
If the parks crew spent more time cleaning the area, and the weirdos quit watching the children's play area, then, this place would be near perfect.
NOTE: If Johnny Depp were to show up in this park, it would increase the stars in my review to six. Six stars for any Johnny Depp sighting. -
Review from Brittany M.
Murrieta, CA
9/26/2011
Best park ever. It's gorgeous. Trees everywhere. The name says it all. Perfect spot for photography !
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Review from Me H.
Seattle, WA
6/3/2007 6 photos
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.Listed in: I think I'll go for a walk…
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Review from Quinn Z.
West Hollywood, CA
8/9/2006
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. -
Review from Quinn C.
7/21/2008
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..Listed in: Getting Out of Touch with My…
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Review from Aaron M.
2/5/2008
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. -
Review from cathy g.
Seattle, WA
6/21/2009
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. -
Review from Brian W.
Kirkland, WA
1/7/2010
I thought I would be the first person to write a review of the best park in the country. But, I'm happy to see that many people have reviewed this fantastic park.
I've been using this park for over 20 years. My friends and I have developed a 23 hole Frisbee golf course that goes through the whole park. We also have about a half dozen alternate holes that we play when there are events or people that we would disturb by throwing our Frisbees through their area.
I get together with my friends about twice on month early morning Saturdays or Sundays to play a round of Frisbee golf. It is the most fun thing that I do outside of my normal routine. plus I'm real good at the game. If they had a professional Frisbee Golf League I would be in the Top 5% of players.
The park is big and has many different uses. Picnic areas, of leash dog area, horse shoe pits, lawn bowling, soccer fields, tennis courts, and with Green Lake there swimming, theatre, walking and biking trails, baseball fields, skate park, motocross bike jumps, plus the zoo is right there. (occasionally we hear the monkeys getting horny during our Frisbee golf round)
Before My wife and I moved to Kirkland we lived in the Roosevelt neighborhood and before I met my wife I lived for 10 years 5 blocks from Green Lake. So I used this beautiful area for years.
If someone comes to Seattle and would like to try something other than just the normal tourist stuff I highly recommend coming to the Park. -
Review from Laura O.
Seattle, WA
2/18/2009
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. -
Review from reese h.
Seattle, WA
5/25/2009
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! -
Review from James P.
Seattle, WA
9/14/2010 16 Check-ins Here
It's not Discovery Park, but it's much more centrally located, easier to walk up and down, and still great for feeling like you've gotten away from it all. (It's also a great way to get shade while traversing Phinney and/or 50th.)
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Review from Kate M.
Sammamish, WA
1/24/2006
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 ...
Listed in: Get Out!
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Review from Shannon B.
Seattle, WA
2/8/2009 257 Check-ins Here
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!
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Review from Kathleen W.
Seattle, WA
9/10/2005 3 photos
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!)
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Review from Maria C.
Seattle, WA
10/18/2005
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.
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Review from wesh w.
Seattle, WA
5/21/2008
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.
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Review from Franklin D.
Seattle, WA
10/30/2005
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.
