Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Fall 2022 Programs Brochure is here! Find all of the in-person and virtual programs we are offering in the new brochure. Registration open August 16, 2022. You’ll also find our full drop-in schedules for our community center activities such as drop-in fitness rooms, tot gyms, basketball… [ Keep reading ]
Due to the heatwave, some outdoor sites for Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Summer Food Service Program are closed this week (Tuesday, July 26-Friday, July 29). To find the closest Summer Food Service Program near you, please click here. The following sites are OPEN for lunch only (no snack): North Acres,… [ Keep reading ]
Attention Burke-Gilman Trail Users: Seattle Parks and Recreation will be closing sections of the trail for annual maintenance. Work will take place Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Staff will have signage on site indicating the closed sections. Sections of the trail affected… [ Keep reading ]
See Alert Seattle for the latest updates and resources related to the heat advisory, as well as heat safety information. Cooling Centers Four Seattle Community Centers have air conditioning and will be open to serve as cooling centers beginning July 26th through at least July 28th from 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation repaired over $10K in damages from illegal bonfires Update: closed again as of 8/5/22 due to fire damage Just in time for our latest round of high temperatures this summer, the Warren G. Magnuson Park wading pool has been repaired! Multiple bonfires in the wading pool… Filed Under: Parkways
What: FREE community connection celebreation in Seattle featuring dance and music! Music sports dance by Rujeko and music by DJ Babo. When: Saturday, July 23 Where: Jimi Hendrix Park, 2400 S Massachusetts St.
The Magnuson Park wading pool is currently closed due to fire damage. We are working to repair the damage and to install a fence over the wading pool to help prevent future nighttime vandalism. This is not the first time we have had to close the wading pool due to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation and partners are offering a variety of free youth summer sports camps. Register here or at any community center. Registration forms are required to participate and will be emailed upon registration. Multi-Sports Camp with Marvena Kemp August 15-19 at Green Lake Playfield; Monday – Friday Ages:… [ Keep reading ]
By Todd Burley Policies are not the most dramatic part of what Seattle Parks and Recreation does on a day-to-day basis. Yet these documents guide the work we do and create consistency across the department in how we live out our values of Healthy People, a Healthy Environment, and Strong… [ Keep reading ]
What’s going on in Portage Bay? Seattle Parks and Recreation and the King County Noxious Weeds Program are actively managing invasive aquatic weeds in South Portage Bay and the forested shoreline on the north side of Montlake Park. Invasive, non-native weeds grow so densely that they displace native plants, degrade… [ Keep reading ]
