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Seattle Parks and Recreation needs your input on three design concepts for Spruce Street Mini Park Play Area

Seattle Parks and Recreation(SPR) is renovating Spruce St Mini Park Play Area, a neighborhood park in the central area (21st Ave. and E Fir St.) and needs community feedback on three design concepts. Please review design concepts and provide input by taking this survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H5L7TLB (translated into Spanish) and help… [ Keep reading ]

Park play area usage guidelines for COVID-19 safety: language resource

The following safety and health guidelines for using Seattle Parks and Recreation’s playgrounds during the COVID-19 pandemic are provided below in English, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Somali languages. Click on the graphic to open a larger copy.

Seattle Parks and Recreation Opens Fritz Hedges Waterway Park, new waterfront park on Portage Bay

Seattle Parks and Recreation is happy to announce the opening of Fritz Hedges Waterway Park, 1117 Northeast Boat Street. The new 3.5-acre waterfront park on Portage Bay with one pier and a kayak launch point offers a range of experiences within a compact area, a small beach, open lawn space,… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation begins construction and closure at six playfields

Seattle Parks and Recreation(SPR) awarded the construction contract to FieldTurf USA to replace the aging synthetic turf with new state-of-the-art synthetic turf systems at six Seattle Parks and Recreation playfields. The playfields include: Lower Woodlands Playfields 2 & 7, Magnuson Park-Mickey Merriam Playfields 6 & 7, Loyal Heights Playfield, and… [ Keep reading ]

Participate in the second online open house for Lowman Beach Racket Court Design

While we cannot meet in person right now, your input is important to us! Seattle Parks and Recreation(SPR), Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and Seattle Sports Complex Foundation invite the community to participate in an online meeting on Monday, October 19 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to review the community survey… [ Keep reading ]

Fall Safety and Fun in Seattle Parks

As the weather is cooling, Seattle Parks and Recreation would like to suggest some safe and fun ways to stay active and get outdoors this fall and winter. It is important to remember, however, that COVID-19 is still being transmitted in our city, so it’s still important to follow safety… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation seeks nominees for 2020 volunteer awards

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is seeking nominations for the Denny Awards, an annual event that honors extraordinary volunteer service to the city’s parks and recreation system. The deadline for nominations is Monday, October 19, 2020. The electronic nomination form is available here. A selection will be made for each… [ Keep reading ]

Adult Fitness Equipment reopens Oct. 6

All adult fitness equipment in Seattle parks will reopen to the public on October 6. Seattle Parks and Recreation staff, with support from our partners at the Washington Department of Health and Seattle King County Public Health, have created some guidelines that can keep us all safe while using these spaces.   How… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks opens seven learning hubs for Seattle students

Updated March 5, 2021 Friday, March 12, 2021, will be the last day of operations for the Miller Teen Hub, due to evolving program priorities, challenges in meeting growing staffing needs, and the adjacency of an existing Teen Hub program at Garfield Teen Life Center. The other hubs will remain open… [ Keep reading ]

Play Areas reopen starting Oct. 6

All play areas in Seattle parks will reopen to the public on October 6. Seattle Parks and Recreation staff, with support from our partners at the Washington Department of Health and Seattle King County Public Health, have created some guidelines that can keep us all safe while using these spaces. How to… [ Keep reading ]