Seattle, WA-Seattle Parks and Recreation will celebrate the opening of a new park in the Rainier Valley on April 5, 2025 named after late Seattle Councilmember, Cheryl Chow. Cheryl Chow Park will host a ribbon cutting community celebration on April 5, 2025, from noon to 2 p.m. Everyone is… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for interested service providers seeking operation of outdoor preschool classrooms within six (6) preselected Seattle Parks. These six parks include: Northacres Park, Carkeek Park, Jefferson Park, Be’er Sheva Park, Camp Long and Lincoln Park. Opportunities for outdoor learning… [ Keep reading ]
$50K grant to support innovation in urban food systems and workforce development Washington, DC (March 12, 2024) – Today, the City Parks Alliance and The Toro Company, a leading global provider of solutions for the outdoor environment, announced that the Rainier Community Center’s new urban garden in Seattle is the… [ Keep reading ]
In partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and the community, Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is leading and managing improvements to Lake Washington Boulevard that will help promote pedestrian and bicycle activity and enhance safety for everyone that travels and visits along Lake Washington Boulevard. When the Olmsted… [ Keep reading ]
Today, Mayor Harrell together with Seattle Parks and Recreation, and recreation, child safety, and drowning-prevention partners, announced a new drowning-prevention and youth aquatics initiative, Swim Seattle. Swim Seattle is a new initiative that will combine the efforts of YMCA, Public Health—Seattle & King County, Associated Recreation Council, Washington State Parks,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle, WA— On Friday, April 29, from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. all four soccer fields (sports meadow) at Magnuson Park will be closed to allow for a joint agency training exercise. The closure is due to a joint hyperbaric medical officer and technician course currently underway at the… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE as of 4:00pm, April 4: The flooding issue at Amy Yee Tennis Center has largely been resolved and the center will be able to open and host reservations Tuesday, April 5 as scheduled pending no more overnight flooding. 8:40amToday, April 4, 2022, Amy Yee Tennis Center is closed due… [ Keep reading ]
The Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 28 on a proposed policy change regarding use of the inner loop at Green Lake Park. This policy change would restrict all bicycles, skateboards, roller blades, and other wheeled recreation uses from using the inner… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle – Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is seeking proposals from vendors to provide healthy food and beverage vending machine services at designated SPR facilities. SPR invites firms to submit proposals to install, maintain, operate and service food and beverage vending machines without cost to the Department. SPR will select… [ 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 ]
