Seattle Parks and Recreation news and events
Queen Anne Pool will be closed on Thursday, November 28 through Monday, December 2 in observance of Thanksgiving and to complete an LED lighting replacement project. We plan to reopen on Tuesday, December 3 for regular programs.
Personal and group swim lessons scheduled during this time will be refunded.
We apologize for any inconvenience. For a list of other Seattle Parks and Recreation pools to use during this time, please visit: https://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/pools/pools-a-z
Winter registration for Seattle Parks and Recreation community center, pool, Lifelong Recreation, and other programs opens December 3, 2019. Plan your program enrollment now!
As the winter chill sets in, our 26 community centers, 8 indoor pools, and wide variety of programs and activities provide endless ways to keep you active and connected this winter. Look for preschool programs and licensed school-age care, citywide athletics, pool programs, community center classes, and more–there’s something for everyone!
Click the links below to browse the brochure for your neighborhood!
Southeast Winter Program Brochure
Southwest Winter Program Brochure
Northeast Winter Program Brochure
Northwest Winter Program Brochure
Lifelong Recreation (arts, fitness and social opportunities for people ages 50+)
The PASS, by KIDS in the GAME, can provide up to $150 per season, per child, to participate in Youth Sports (soccer, football, karate, Taekwondo, volleyball, etc.). Kids, ages 4-18, on a Free & Reduced Lunch Plan qualify.
More details and how to apply here: https://kidsinthegame.org/programs/pnw/pass/.
Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities, including community centers and pools, will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 in observance of Veterans Day.
Monday, Nov. 11, 2019:
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Camp Long (5200 35th Ave. SW) will be switching to their winter operating hours and will be closed on Sundays from Nov. 1, 2019 through Feb. 29, 2020.
Camp Long will begin to take cabin rentals starting on January 2, 2020. Cabins are available for use beginning on March 1. More information is available here.
Questions? Please contact Camp Long at 206-684-7434.
In addition to reserving park spaces for your outdoor events and ceremonies, you can also reserve one of our 13 indoor “special amenity” locations for your next family gathering, birthday party, celebration, or other event!
New booking process starts Dec. 2, 2019:
To better serve the community and to create a more equitable process, we are moving from a system that was previously “first-come, first served” and required people to line up in-person to submit an application, to a new system that allows people to submit applications via email or in-person, with applications entering a “lottery” process. Every application that we receive on the first business day of the month will be processed the next business day.
How do I book an event at a Special Amenity site?
Starting on Dec. 2, 2019, we will start accepting applications on the first business day of each month for all rental dates through the end of the same month the following year. All applications received on the first business day either in person or through email will be put into a lottery and processed the next business day. Any applications received after the first business day of the month will be processed on a first come, first served basis.
Steps in the process:
1. Submit a completed Application and a signed Attachment I: General Terms & Conditions form to our Indoor Facility Rental Office. Both forms are available online here with instructions, or you may pick them up in person (call 206-684-4080 x 1 for details).
2. After processing your application, our Indoor Facility Rental Office will email you a confirmation. The $30 processing fee and damage deposit is due within 5 business days upon receiving the confirmation. (Reservations are subject to cancellation if payment and paperwork are not received by the 90-day deadline).
3. All required paper work and rental balance is due 90 days prior to the scheduled event. For events booked within 90 days, the entire rental balance plus damage deposit will be due immediately.
4. Once payment towards the rental balance is made it is non-refundable.
For more information, please visit our Event Space Rentals page here.
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is investing in the maintenance of Westcrest Park and the Off-Leash Area (OLA). Over the past few years, the maintenance project has grown from a simple drainage improvement project to a $505,000 project that will address drainage, access and erosion.
To address the impacts to the community during construction, SPR is proposing establishing a temporary OLA north of the P-Patch at the park. SPR will present the construction project and temporary off-leash plan on Wednesday, October 23 at 7 p.m. at the Highland Park Action Coalition (HPAC) meeting. The meeting will be held at the Highland Park Improvement Club, 1116 SW Holden St. Seattle, WA 98106.
Due to the scope of the project and the nature of the work, the north parking lot and the entire OLA will be closed for the duration of construction. After initial outreach and discussions with the project team, SPR is working to accommodate a temporary off-leash area during the 6-month construction window and will also keep the shy/small dog use area open for everyone’s use.
Please join us at the upcoming HPAC meeting to learn more about the proposal. SPR anticipates construction will begin in the spring of 2020 and will run through the fall of 2020.
For more information please visit https://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/westcrest-park-drainage-improvements. For additional questions please contact Emily Griffith at emily.griffith@seattle.gov or 206-615-0075.
Thank you to HPAC for their partnership. To learn more about HPAC visit https://hpacinfo.wordpress.com/.
On scheduled Sundays from May to September, a portion of Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Seattle Parks and Recreation invites everyone in the community to bike, jog or stroll along the boulevard between the Seward Park entrance and Mount Baker Park’s beach during these times.
The 2020 event dates are:
UPDATE: The Gas Works Park Play Area is now open (weekdays and weekends) as of Oct. 21.
The Gas Works Park play area will close on weekdays for approximately three weeks beginning on Tuesday, October 8. During this time, the contractor, Cascade, will mobilize on site to conduct site remediation work. This work is scheduled to be completed by October 25. The play area is scheduled to be open on weekends during the closure.
As part of Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Gas Works Park Play Area Renovation project, which was completed in 2018, we installed a series of injection wells under the play area to facilitate subsurface groundwater remediation work.
Gas Works Park, located at 2101 N Northlake Way is one of the City of Seattle’s premier city, regional, statewide and even nationally renowned parks. The park was designed by Richard Haag and was listed as a Seattle Historical Landmark in 1999. The park is also listed on the Washington State Historic Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
For more information, please contact David Graves, Seattle Parks and Recreation, at david.graves@seattle.gov.
Seattle Parks and Recreation is making showers and restrooms available free of charge to Seattle Public School youth in need (and their immediate family). When arriving at a swimming pool, just show current Seattle Public School identification. Locker room use is limited to 15 minutes, no fee applies, and a towel is provided without cost. Times are after school hours and on weekend afternoons; effective through June 22, 2020.
See below for locations and hours, or download the full flyer here.
Seattle Parks and Recreation is continuing shower and restroom service to community members of all ages without cost at these community centers, year-round. Use is limited to 15 minutes. Summer hours may change, please call ahead.
