Youth Outdoor Leadership Opportunities (YOLO) offers no-cost outdoor adventure programs tailored for Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and Queer Youth ages 13-18. All youth are welcome. Join day trips on Wednesdays and Saturdays, July through August, to learn about the environment and outdoor skills.

Have fun AND get service-learning hours.

Register using this link or email jessie.dirks@seattle.gov for more information.

Program dates*

• 6-24-22 Pizza Party @ Camp Long, Friday 12:00 pm – 2:30pm
• 7-2-22 Cedar Butte Nature Walk, Saturday 9am-3pm
• 7-20-22 Fishing Fun, Wednesday 9am-3pm
• 7-30-22 Deception Pass Stroll, Saturday 8am-5pm
• 8-13/14-22 Arts & Nature Festival, Saturday and Sunday 12pm-6pm
• 8-23/24-22 Blake Island Overnight, Tuesday and Wednesday 8am 8-23-22 to 4pm 8-24-22
• 8-31-22 Snoqualmie Picnic, 9am-3pm
• 9-10/11-22 Mountain Fest

*Dates and times subject to change

Join us on Sunday, June 19 at Helene Madison Pool (13401 Meridian Ave N) to celebrate the 109th birthday of Helene Madison and Juneteenth.

We will be serving cake from 10:30am to when we have no more cake to give away.

Schedule of pool activities:

• Masters Swim, 9:00am-10:00am
• Pool Playland, 10:00am-1:00pm
• 4 Lane Lap Swim, 10:30am-1:00pm
• Public Swim, 1:00-3:00pm
• 4 Lane Lap Swim/Adult Shallow Swim, 3:00pm-4:00pm

Cost:

• Adults $6.25
• Youth $4.25
• Senior Adults $4.25
• Special Populations $4.25

Questions? Call the Pool at (206) 684-4979

Seattle Parks and Recreation will offer Summer of Safety (SOS), a free program that provides structured activities and a safe space for young people not connected to other supervised programs over the summer. The program is geared towards serving diverse groups of tweens and teens from low-income families.

SOS will operate at 10 community center locations on various days throughout summer (see schedule below). Most sites will provide a free lunch through the City’s Summer Food Service Program. Regular SOS activities will include field trips, arts and craft, as well as sports and athletics. The program will operate rain or shine and no sign up is required; youth can drop in on any day and at any time during the program’s regular hours.

Questions? Please contact the community center for more information.

2022 Summer of Safety schedule:

Location	Date	Time	Target Age Group
Bitter Lake Community Center	7/5-8/26	12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday	11-15
Delridge Community Center	7/5-8/26	12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday	11-15
Garfield Teen Life Center	7/5-8/25	1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday thru Thursday	13-18
Magnuson Community Center	6/27-8/26	1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday thru Friday	11-14
Lake City Community Center	7/11-9/1	Mon/Wed: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Tue. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thur. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (no Fridays)	12-19
Northgate Community Center	6/27-8/19	10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday thru Friday	11-14
Rainier Beach Community Center	7/5-8/26	Noon to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday	11-15
South Park Community Center	7/5-8/22	10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday thru Friday	11-14
Van Asselt Community Center	7/5-8/26	11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday	All ages tweens and teens, but Friday field trips will be for those age 10-16
Yesler Community Center	7/5-8/26	1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday thru Thursday	11-14

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is happy to announce the start of the public engagement and design process for a new park on Capitol Hill, located at 1125 Harvard Ave E.  Please participate in this survey  https://seattle.surveymonkey.com/r/1125HarvardAveE to provide input.

In 1972, Stimson and Kay Bullitt generously gave the 1.6-acre property to the City of Seattle for a future park. SPR would like to acknowledge that this is a unique opportunity for SPR as an agency and for the community. As we move forward with bringing this site into SPR’s inventory, we recognize that there are key factors in transitioning this site from being a private yard and garden to being under public ownership. We appreciate your input on the survey and invite you to join us as we launch a full, inclusive public engagement process and conversation about the future park design and intent.

SPR has hired Karen Kiest Landscape Architecture to lead the community engagement, visioning, and design process for the new park. The first phase of this project includes engaging with the community in developing concept level/early design plans for the public park.
Final product of this initial phase will include:

• Establishing a vision for the park
• Concept/early schematic design for the park
• Rough order of magnitude cost estimate for possible inclusion in the next round of the Seattle Park District funding

For more information please visit 1125 Harvard Avenue East – Parks | seattle.gov or if you have additional questions contact Susanne Rockwell at susanne.rockwell@seattle.gov.

Many Seattle Parks and Recreation programs and facilities will be closed Thursday, June 23 for a Recreation staff in-service day.

These facilities and services are CLOSED:

• All recreation programs (except childcare)
• Community centers and teen centers
• Environmental learning centers
• Indoor swimming pools
• Green Lake Small Craft Center
• Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center

These facilities are OPEN on regular schedules:

• Parks
• Amy Yee Tennis Center
• Seattle Japanese Garden and Volunteer Park Conservatory
• Colman and Mounger outdoor pools
• Sprayparks and Wading Pools (see this page for schedules)
• Boat ramps
• Interbay, Jackson Park, Jefferson Park and West Seattle golf courses

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is happy to announce the Westcrest Off-Leash Area(OLA) project is substantially complete and the OLA will be open to the public by the end of day, June 10. Westcrest Park is located in southwest Seattle at 9000 8th Ave SW, 98106 and provides a large OLA for West Seattle.

Funding for the project was provided by the Seattle Park District Major Maintenance and Asset Management Fund. Thank you for your patience as we completed this project. Below are the improvements for the park:

• Improved conveyance of water run-off and reduced potential for erosion in sloped areas by installation of rock-lined/grass swales, concrete runnel, HDPE piping, and outfalls.
• Relocated water discharge points from the top of the slopes to bottom of the slopes for full dispersion in the forest.
• Constructed sediment traps to reduce transport of surfacing materials and improve water quality.
• Restricted dog and pedestrian access in sloped and drainage areas with fencing to reduce erosion, and allow re-establishment of ground cover and protect drainage infrastructures.
• Regraded major use areas by flattening and terracing to reduce runoff velocities and decrease the potential for erosion and sediment transport.
• Stabilized the dog play area surfaces with a well-draining mineral aggregate.
• Provided accessibility improvements in the north parking lot by providing accessible van parking stall and parking aisle, accessible double gates enclosure, and accessible pathway to picnic table.

There are a few work items that will be completed after reopening due to shipment delays and construction sequence:

• Installation of (1) new accessible picnic table. The contractor will close off individual areas to install the benches once they arrive. 
• Restoration of the temporary off-leash area near p-patch. Fencing around this area will stay up for the contractor to restore this area with soil amendment, hydroseed and allow for lawn establishment.

We have also kept temporary fencing around two newly seeded lawn areas in the main off-leash area for lawn establishment. Fencing will be taken down once the lawn has established vigorous growth.

For more information, please visit https://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/projects/westcrest-park-drainage-improvements. If you have questions about the project please contact the project manager, Janice Liang at Janice.Liang@seattle.gov. Thank you to HPAC for their partnership and the Citizens for Off Leash Areas (COLA) for their ongoing stewardship of this park. To learn more about HPAC visit https://hpacinfo.wordpress.com/ and to learn more about COLA visit http://www.seattlecola.org.

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) and partners will host a variety of free events and activities at downtown (Center City) parks this summer. Offerings include outdoor movies at Cascade Playground, music and dancing at Pier 62, family fun evenings at Freeway Park, and Chinese dance classes at Hing Hay Park. Hardly a summer day will pass without art, music, or community activities taking place in several downtown parks at once. All events are free for the community

2022 Center City events run through September and include:

• Arts and Crafts
• Center City Cinema
• Dancing Til Dusk
• Family Fun
• Music and Concerts
• Games
• Fitness
• Busker Series

Download the 2022 Center City Parks Summer Schedule here.

Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed Monday, July 4 in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.

These facilities and services are CLOSED:

• All recreation programs
• Community centers and teen centers
• Environmental learning centers
• Indoor swimming pools
• Green Lake Small Craft Center
• Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center
• Amy Yee Tennis Center
• Seattle Japanese Garden and Volunteer Park Conservatory (closed regularly on Mondays)

These facilities are OPEN on regular schedules:

• Parks
• Colman and Mounger outdoor pools
• Sprayparks and Wading Pools (see this page for schedules)
• Lifeguarded Beaches (see this page for schedules)
• Boat ramps
• Interbay, Jackson Park, Jefferson Park will be open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. West Seattle will be open regular hours.

See below for our Wading Pool and Spraypark schedules. More information about summer aquatics opportunities can be found here.

WADING POOLS 

Opening on various dates starting on June 25, see schedule below.

Wading Pools are open on sunny days when the temperature is forecast to be 70 degrees or above. Please call the Wading Pool Hotline to verify hours and open/closed status the day of your visit: 206-684-7796, or follow our Wading Pool Facebook page.

Wading Pool	Address	Area*	Dates	Days	Hours
Beacon Hill	1902 13th Ave. S	CE	6/29-8/18	Wed/Thurs	12pm-7pm
Bitter Lake Community Center	13035 Linden Ave. N	NW	6/29-8/19	Wed/Thurs/Fri	12pm-7pm
Dahl Playfield	7700 25th Ave. NE	NE	6/28-8/18	Tue/Wed/Thurs	12pm-7pm
Delridge Community Center	4501 Delridge Way SW	SW	6/29-8/19	Wed/Thurs/Fri	12pm-5:30pm
E Queen Anne Playground	160 Howe Street	CW	6/27-8/21	Mon/Tue/Sun	12pm-7pm
E.C. Hughes Playground	2805 SW Holden St.	SW	6/27-8/21	Mon/Tue/Sun	12pm-7pm
Gilman Playground	923 NW 54th St.	NW	7/1-8/20	Fri/Sat	12pm-6pm
Green Lake Park	N 73rd St. & W Green Lake Dr. N	NW	6/25-9/5	Daily	12pm-7pm
Lincoln Park	8600 Fauntleroy Way SW	SW	6/25-9/5	Daily	12pm-7pm
Magnuson Park	7400 Sand Point Way NE	NE	7/2-9/5	Daily	12:15pm-6:30pm
Peppi’s Playground	3233 E Spruce St.	CE	6/27-8/16	Mon/Tue	12pm-7pm
Powell Barnett Park	352 Martin Luther King Way	CE	6/29-8/21	Wed-Sun	12pm-7pm
Ravenna Park	5520 Ravenna Ave. NE	NE	7/1-8/20	Fri/Sat	12pm-7pm
Sandel Playground	9053 1st Ave. NW	NW	6/28-8/17	Tue/Wed	12pm-6:30pm
Soundview Playfield	1590 NW 90th St.	NW	6/27-8/21	Mon/Sat/Sun	12pm-7pm
South Park Community Center	8319 8th Ave. S	SW	6/27-8/17	Mon/Tue/Wed	12pm-7pm
Van Asselt Community Center	2820 S Myrtle St.	SE	6/25-9/5	Daily	12pm-7pm
View Ridge Playfield	4408 NE 70th St.	NE	6/27-8/21	Mon/Sun	12pm-7pm
Volunteer Park	1400 E Galer St.	CE	6/25-9/5	Daily	12pm-7pm
Wallingford Playfield	4219 Wallingford Ave. N	NW	6/30-8/20	Thurs/Fri/Sat	12pm-7pm

*CE=Central East; CW=Central West; NW=North West; NE=North East; SW=South West; SE=South East

SPRAYPARKS

Now open!

A number of Seattle parks have water spray features where you and the kiddos can cool off. We will operate 10 sprayparks this summer, beginning Saturday, May 28 (unless otherwise noted below) until Labor Day.

These sprayparks will be open from 11 am to 8 pm each day of the week:

• Beacon Mountain in Jefferson Park
• Georgetown Playfield
• Highland Park
• Judkins Park
• Miller Community Center/Playfield
• Northacres Park
• South Lake Union Park (opening delayed until later in June)
• Yesler Terrace Park
• John C. Little Park
• Pratt Playground Spraypark

Not opening this year:

• Ballard Commons Spraypark is not opening this year as the park is currently closed.

*Spraypark and wading pool schedules are subject to change (due to weather or damage to the facilities). Check back here for details or follow the SPR Wading Pool Facebook page.

Help keep our water clean and safe!

RULES for wading pool and spraypark use.

• Children under 13 years old must be supervised by a responsible adult.
• No “Bare Buns” – bathing suit attire required, babies must wear tight plastic pants or diapers designed for swimming.
• No food or drink; no glass containers.
• No spots – people with communicable diseases are not allowed in the pool.
• No fidos (dogs, cats, etc.)
• No bikes
• No running
• No water fights
• No drugs or alcohol

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is happy to announce the Pratt Park Spraypark Renovation is complete and welcomes the community to enjoy the new spraypark at a celebration from 4 – 6 p.m. on Friday, June 10, 2022! As part of the celebration, SPR encourages the community to come run through the spraypark, listen to great DJ music, enjoy food from The Barbeque Pit and learn some low impact exercises from members of Seattle’s own Northwest Calisthenics Collective who will be onsite to engage community and demonstrate fun low impact routines on the fitness equipment. 

Pratt Park is located at 1800 S Main St. in the Central District. The spraypark is located near the play area at the corner of 20th Ave. S and S Washington St. 

To renovate the park, SPR hired Site Workshop Landscape Architects and Hoshide Wanzer Architects to work with the community and design the park improvements. The original project scope included installing a re-circulation water system and new play features at the existing spraypark and grew to include a new restroom building, adult fitness equipment, site furnishings, pathway improvements and upgrading the irrigation system. The re-circulation system greatly improves water conservation, and increases safety and play-value, making for a better user experience. The custom-designed restroom building features a butterfly roof and vegetated wall trellis systems, as well as a gender-neutral single stall restroom.

The spraypark surfacing features a map of Africa etched into the concrete and retains bronze sculptures that were created by artist Monad Elohim; the sculptures represent the spirits of African American ancestors. The spraypark also retains bronze plaques, created by artists Monad Elohim and Daniel Minter, reflecting the African American community’s identity, culture and places of origins. These plaques will be re-installed at a later date. The pathway between the spraypark and the play area will have painted lines for hopscotch, two square, and jumping rope.

The renovation is a great example of public and private funding coming together to make improvements. The Parks & Green Spaces Levy and Seattle Park District provided the initial funding for the park with Vulcan Real Estate and Seattle Seahawks Charitable Foundation contributing a total of $50,000 toward the park renovation and pathway improvements. A  partnership with Kaiser Permanente provided $80,000 for the adult fitness equipment.

Multimedia Resources and Training Institute (MMRTI) is participating in the event. They will be documenting this new project and celebration. MMRTI is a community-based nonprofit providing effective technology-driven programs, education, multi-media training, and community-development services for historically under-represented and underserved children and families-especially East Africans living in King County and Puget Sound area.

The park is located in the Central District and named after Edwin T. Pratt. Pratt was a community leader, Executive Director of Seattle Urban League, and a founder of the Central Area Motivation Program and the Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center. He was slain by unknown assailants at his home in 1969.

For more information about the project visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/projects/pratt_park/. For questions concerning the project please contact Shannon Glass at Shannon.glass@seattle.gov. To see a list of other sprayparks in Seattle, visit https://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/sprayparks-and-wading-pools.