Jump into the new year with both feet! Every January 1st at 12 noon, hundreds of people line up along the beach at Matthews Beach Park for the first dunk in the lake of the new year. We provide lifeguards at this FREE event, so come earn your courage badge… [ Keep reading ]
Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed, or on modified schedules, on two or more dates in observance of the winter holidays. Please see below for details. These facilities and programs will be CLOSED on Wednesday, December 25 and Wednesday, January 1: These facilities and programs will have… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is excited to announce a pilot program extending the operating hours at Garfield, Meadowbrook, and Southwest Teen Life Centers starting December 18, 2024. This expansion aims to give Seattle youth, aged 13 to 24, more access to fun, safe, and enriching opportunities. SPR’s Teen Life… [ Keep reading ]
Many park bathrooms and water fountains closed for the winter Seattle Parks and Recreation has completed routine winter preparation with many Seattle Parks and Recreation bathrooms and drinking fountains closing for the winter season to prevent pipes from freezing. We will begin reopening bathrooms and water fountains in March 2025. … [ Keep reading ]
As a part of the City’s 2025/26 budget, recently passed by City Council, Seattle Park and Recreation will increase fees for: Sample of Fee Changes (See here for full list of fee changes.) Current Fee 2025 Fee (begins Jan 1, 2025) 2026 Endorsed Fee (begins Jan 1, 2026) Pool Admission… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation, in collaboration with the Seattle Parks Foundation, is launching a community survey to gather input to reimagine Westlake Park. This project aims to transform the heart of Seattle’s downtown core into a more vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive gathering space. Visit https://www.cognitoforms.com/SeattleParksFoundation/WestlakeParkSurvey to share your ideas for… [ Keep reading ]
Book a Nature Field Trip with Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Environmental Education Team and encourage students to engage in learning in a fun-filled, outdoor setting. Pick from a variety of class subjects, from ponds (freshwater ecology), beaches (marine life), to forests and birds of the Pacific Northwest. Lesson plans integrating… [ Keep reading ]
We have a variety of FREE drop-in programs and activities happening at Concord International School while South Park Community Center is under renovation! Click here to access our most recent updates on the renovation project: https://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/projects/south-park-community-center-stabilization-and-site-redevelopment. WINTER 2024-2025 WEEKNIGHT DROP-IN. FREE. DECEMBER – MARCH. Weeknight Programs will NOT be offered on the following… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is seeking individuals and businesses to submit proposals to offer concessions in select city parks. The competitive process to award concessions permits will open to proposals December 6, 2024. Seattle Parks and Recreation is seeking proposals for both food concessions and non-food concessions. Permit locations… [ Keep reading ]
By Todd Burley People visit parks for a host of reasons, but one of the most popular ones is to just be in nature. In the midst of an urban area, our parks and green spaces offer respite that is vital to our personal and social health. They also offer… [ Keep reading ]
