Seattle Parks and Recreation(SPR) is looking for feedback from the community on the cork infill product used at Bobby Morris Playfield adjacent to Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11 Ave., Seattle, WA 98122. Please take this short survey that will provide SPR important information on the users experience and help guide… [ Keep reading ]
Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. These facilities and services will be CLOSED: Community centers, including childcare Community center shower programs Teen life centers Environmental learning centers Indoor swimming pools Green Lake Small Craft Center Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center … [ Keep reading ]
Visit the Our Online Open House Amharic Chinese Korean Spanish Somali Tagalog Vietnamese Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) needs to hear from you! How can SPR support our community as we implement our 2020 – 2032 Strategic Plan? Your input will help us identify critical needs and priorities as we… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation(SPR) is happy to announce we are working in the East Duwamish Greenspace and have hired Garden Cycles as the contractor to continue weed removal, regulated noxious weed control prior to planting this fall 2021. Work is ongoing with professional crews and volunteers. SPR and Garden Cycles… [ Keep reading ]
2020—it’s a year many of us would like to forget! But despite the extraordinary challenges that last year presented, so many in our Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) community stepped up to support one another through multiple crises. At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, SPR operations rapidly shifted to… [ Keep reading ]
As students head back to school and Aquatics staff levels drop, Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) will be closing some lifeguarded beaches before Labor Day as we have done in years past. Madrona (853 Lake Washington Blvd.) and Magnuson (6505 NE 65th St.) beaches will have their last day this… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation will be ramping up public services and programming at recreation facilities across Seattle beginning September 7, 2021. This ramp up will include reopening most public pools for all drop-in swimming opportunities including lap swim, water exercise, and public and family swims; resuming community center and environmental learning center registered programs (lifelong recreation, specialized programs, etc.), and restarting teen programs that support academic success… [ Keep reading ]
Starting Tuesday August 17, 2021, a small portion of the Arboretum Loop Trail will be closed for pavement repairs for approximately two weeks. The section requiring repairs is near the Seattle Japanese Garden. During this time, bicycle traffic will be rerouted along Arboretum Drive. You can see the full detour… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) awarded the construction contract for the Lowman Beach Park Seawall and Beach Restoration project to Mike McClung Construction. The contractor is anticipated to mobilize on site in early September and this project will require partial closure of the park. Closure includes beach access, tennis court… [ Keep reading ]
By Greg Van Hollebeke, Rocky Tharp, Michael Yadrick, and Todd Burley When most people think of parks, they don’t initially picture golf courses, but Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) manages four courses – West Seattle, Interbay, Jefferson, and Jackson Golf Courses – that provide recreational opportunities for many. In fact,… [ Keep reading ]
