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 ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to an Open House for a new park on Capitol Hill, located at 1125 Harvard Ave E. Please join us on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 from 5 to 7 p.m. on site. Thank you to the over 600 people who participated in… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation, CHAMPS Resource and Service Center, and Parents for Skateparks encourage the Rainier Beach community to participate in design conversations for a new Rainier Beach Skate Park. Please join us at Rainier Beach Community Center (multipurpose room) on Wednesday, July 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. to… Filed Under: Parkways
Seattle Parks and Recreation, CHAMPS Resource and Service Center, and Parents for Skateparks encourage the Rainier Beach community to participate in design conversations for a new Rainier Beach Skate Park. Please join us at Rainier Beach Community Center (multipurpose room) on Wednesday, July 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. to… [ Keep reading ]
Join us on Zoom July 20, 2022 from 6:30-8:00 pm! Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR), Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), and Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group are excited to invite the Lake City Community to participate in the second of three online workshops to plan the future Lake City Floodplain Park,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to Colman Pool on Sunday, July 17 from noon to 2 p.m. to learn about and provide input on an upcoming maintenance and improvement project at the pool. Colman Pool is in Lincoln Park at 8603 Fauntleroy Way SW in West Seattle. Colman… [ 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 ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is now accepting applications for the free fall training for the Seattle Urban Nature Guide volunteer program. Applications are due by Saturday, August 20 and training begins Saturday, August 27. Seattle Urban Nature Guides enhance, promote and foster appreciation of nature by connecting families and students… [ Keep reading ]
