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Swim Seattle Pilot Kick-off April 22 with Mayor Harrell

Mayor Harrell, Seattle Parks and Recreation, and a host of community partners are excited to announce our first step to offering comprehensive, free swim lessons for Seattle children. Swim Seattle is an initiative promoting basic swimming and water safety skills. Youth of color are far more likely to die from… [ Keep reading ]

Spring Environmental Education Programs

Seattle Parks and Recreation offers nature and environmental education classes and programs to help community discover the native plants, birds, urban forests, low tide beaches and more across the city. These spring offerings are ready for sign-up now! Use the “register” links below. If you’re interested in meeting new people, learning… [ Keep reading ]

Summer Day Camps 2023

The 2023 summer camp brochure is now available! Browse a wide range of exciting activities for participants, from preschool and school age care camps, to nature camps, to camps for youth with disabilities. Outlined within are descriptions, dates, and locations of across Seattle. Registration instructions and methods are on page… [ Keep reading ]

Spring 2023 Classes and Activities

Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Spring 2023 program brochures are here! You’ll find all the in-person, drop in and virtual programs that are coming up soon in the catalogs below. Get out and celebrate the awakening from the long winter. Registration opens at noon on March 7, 2023. Ready to enroll in… [ Keep reading ]

Lake City Community Center changes operational hours as of January 9

Seattle Parks and Recreation will scale back hours of operation at Lake City Community Center effective January 9 through March 31, 2023, due to low staffing levels. The center will operate Mondays from 5-7pm, Wednesdays 3-7pm, and Thursdays 10am-1pm. Only registered program participants will have access to the building during… [ Keep reading ]

Winter Weather Impacts 12.23.22

Due to the inclement weather, some Seattle Parks and Recreation programs and facilities are impacted today (Friday, Dec 23rd). For information about winter weather shelters, please visit King County Regional Homeless Authority. For information on Citywide response, please visit City of Seattle Prepares for Winter Weather – AlertSeattle. Impacts for… [ Keep reading ]

Winter Weather Impacts 12.22.22

Due to the inclement weather, some Seattle Parks and Recreation programs and facilities are impacted today (Thursday, Dec 22nd). For information about winter weather shelters, please visit King County Regional Homeless Authority. For information on Citywide response, please visit City of Seattle Prepares for Winter Weather – AlertSeattle. Impacts for… [ Keep reading ]

Winter Weather Impacts 12.21.22

Due to the inclement weather, some Seattle Parks and Recreation programs and facilities are impacted today (Wednesday, Dec 21st). For information about winter weather shelters, please visit King County Regional Homeless Authority. For information on Citywide response, please visit City of Seattle Prepares for Winter Weather – AlertSeattle. Impacts for… [ Keep reading ]

The Giving Trees

by Todd Burley Shel Silverstein’s classic book The Giving Tree shows the enduring lesson of selfless love, as embodied by a tree. Trees provide so much – for humans, for other animals, for ecosystem health, and for the world overall. They provide clean air, clean water, habitat, food, shelter, shade,… [ Keep reading ]