Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) has secured funding for an emergency public works contract to repair the comfort station at Maple Leaf Park, which was extensively damaged by arson. SPR recently completed the necessary construction documents and obtained the permits needed to move this project forward. Ohno Touchdown will begin… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is replacing the floating dock system and pilings at Don Armeni Boat Ramp in West Seattle. Design and permitting efforts are underway. As part of the permitting, the Department of Natural Resources requires an eel grass survey for the area impacted by the floating docks. This… [ Keep reading ]
As part of a pilot program, Seattle Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the Austin Foundation, will be offering free group exercise classes with licensed fitness instructors at outdoor exercise equipment sites at Georgetown Playfield, Powell Barnett Park, and Van Asselt Community Center. Classes are available every Saturday from April… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Japanese Garden (located within the Washington Park Arboretum at 1075 Lake Washington Blvd.) will open for the 2019 season on Monday, April 1. Visit and see blooming cammelias, budding azaleas, koi swimming in the newly-restored pond, and much more! The Japanese Garden has a schedule full of fun… [ Keep reading ]
Programs will take place at park sites across Seattle this summer Seattle Parks and Recreation is seeking individuals, groups, or organizations to provide culturally relevant, safe, active and reliable programs to the community through the Summer Expanded Recreation Program. The focus of the Summer Expanded Recreation Program is to provide… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation will host free or low-cost egg hunts at various locations throughout Seattle in April. See below for location details. Events subject to change; please call local community centers to confirm dates and times. SOUTHEAST Friday April 19: Jefferson Community Center, 8 pm. Try finding the loot… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to provide input on spray park features, playground equipment, cultural themes and field usability for the new site wide design at the South Park Community Center. Please join us on Friday, March 29, 2019 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the South… [ Keep reading ]
Join us to learn about planned improvements Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to visit us on Sat. March 30, 2019 at the Alki Park Beach comfort station, 2501 Alki Ave. SW at the intersection of 57th Ave. SW and Alki Ave. SW from 10 a.m. to noon…. [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is continuing a pilot program first launched in summer 2018 that provides community members with the opportunity to drop-in for free at designated athletic fields to play unscheduled athletic events with their friends and family. Normally, field use requires a paid reservation, but SPR has… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation has invited Outdoors for All to enter into contract negotiations for a long-term lease agreement to re-develop, restore and activate historic Building 18 at Magnuson Park. Building 18 is a 13,247-sqaure foot, two-story brick building that was constructed in 1936 and served as the former Naval… [ Keep reading ]
