16. Waterfront Activities Center At University Of Washington
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (206) 543-9433
Address: 3900 Montlake Blvd. NE (North)
Description: The Waterfront Activities Center, located directly behind Husky Stadium on Union Bay and the Montlake Cut, offers canoe and rowboat rentals to the general public, as well as students and faculty. Open May through Aug; rentals are available to those 18 and older.
17. Windworks Sailing Center
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (206) 784-9386
Address: 7001 Seaview Ave. NW, Shilshole Bay Mari
Description: Windworks has a fleet of 30 vessels, ranging from 25-foot basic day-sailing vessels up to 43-foot cruising sailboats and catamarans. Windworks rents sailboat charters to nonmembers for half-day to multiday use, but nonmembers must include a qualified skipper (no single-handed sailing rentals).
18. Garage
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (206) 322-2296
Address: 1130 Broadway (Central)
Description: Deriving its name from the auto repair shop that was once housed in the 1928 building, Garage offers a 70s style bowling experience. The bowling alley is one of a kind, three stories high and the first to open within Seattle city limits. There is also billiards, a full-service restaurant and a bar.
19. Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling Club
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (206) 938-2805
Address: 4103 Beacon Ave. South (South)
Description: Lawn bowling is a fun sport that’s gaining quite a following in Seattle, so if you’re 10 or older, come to one of the city’s two public lawn bowling greens and see what it’s all about. Anyone can bowl at Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling Club; no experience is necessary. Annual memberships are offered, but first-time visitors can come by during “open bowl” for $5 nonmember entry and free lessons. A second lawn bowling green can be found at Lower Woodland Park, at N. 63rd Street and Whitman Place North; open to the public at all times, with free lessons and bocce and croquet in addition to lawn bowling.
20. Magic Lanes
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (206) 244-5060
Address: 10612 15th Ave. SW (South)
Description: “Bowling is back,” proclaims Magic Lanes—an interesting place with a bowling alley, sports bar, restaurant, and Magic Casino featuring poker, Pai Gow, and blackjack. A special “kids bowl free” promotion gives children two free games during the summer.
21. West Seattle Bowl
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (206) 932-3731
Address: 4505 39th Ave. SW (South)
Description: This bowling alley near Alki Beach offers a nonsmoking environment, food, shoe rental, and online reservations. Sat nights are particularly fun, with GlowZone bowling. Black lights, club lighting, and music give a fun disco feel to your bowling game. A bar serves beer, wine, and nonalcoholic beverages. All ages welcome.
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
23. Camp Long
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (206) 684-7434
Address: 5200 35th Ave. SW (South)
Description: Camp Long is one of Seattle’s best-kept secrets. Located in West Seattle, this 68-acre park offers visitors an opportunity to enjoy nature, hike in the forest, camp overnight in rustic cabins, rock climb, and learn about natural history. Rental facilities include a lodge with one meeting room, kitchen space, 10 cabins, two covered picnic areas, group fire ring, and climbing rock. A talented staff of naturalists lead group environmental education and rock climbing classes. Programs at Camp Long are fun, interactive experiences for all ages.
24. Fay Bainbridge State Park
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 15446 Sunrise Dr. (Bainbridge Island)
Description: Fay Bainbridge State Park is a 17-acre marine camping park with 1,420 feet of saltwater shoreline on the northeast corner of Bainbridge Island. The park offers sweeping views of Puget Sound, the Cascade Mountains, and two volcanoes, and features sandy beaches. The park has 10 tent sites, 26 utility sites, one dump station, two restrooms, and two showers. There are two kitchen shelters with electricity, one overlooking Puget Sound, plus 11 sheltered and 80 unsheltered picnic tables. The utility sites have water only and will accommodate RVs up to 30 feet in length. Some of the sites will take RVs larger than 30 feet. All camping is first-come, first-served.
25. Carkeek Park
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (206) 684-0877
Address: 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd. (North)
Description: Historic 186-acre Carkeek Park offers spectacular views of Puget Sound. More than 6 miles of trails wind through stream, beach, and forest habitat, providing opportunities for natural exploration and recreation. Playground and picnic tables provide a perfect location for gatherings. The award-winning Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center is the perfect location for retreats, community events, evening classes, ceremonies, receptions, memorials, birthday parties, and family gatherings. If the tide is low, a visit to Carkeek Park can be turned into an all-day adventure by walking the Puget Sound shore from Carkeek’s fine beach to the Chittenden Locks.
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 3801 W. Government Way (Central)
27. Gas Works Park
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (206) 684-4075
Address: 2101 N. Northlake Way (North)
Description: On the north end of Lake Union is Gas Works Park, with a spectacular view of the lake and the city beyond. In case you’re wondering about the name—yes, the site used to be a plant that manufactured gas from coal. The plant closed down in the 1950s, and the city acquired the site in 1962. Throughout the summer, Gas Works Park hosts all kinds of festivals: a 4th of July celebration, Seattle Peace Concerts, and even live performances of Shakespeare. When there is not a festival going on, Gas Works is a great place to have a picnic or fly a kite, and there is a play area with a large play barn (in the former compressor building of the factory) for kids. A beautiful sundial is situated at the top of the hill within the park.
28. Historylink.Org Printable Walking Tours
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (206) 447-8140
Address: 1411 4th Ave., Suite 803 (Central)
Description: History Link is an amazing resource, a virtual community encyclopedia of Washington state history. A terrific aspect for walkers is the section of interactive cyber tours, which introduce you to the history and background of various Seattle neighborhoods, and also provides a printable map in PDF format for do-it-yourself walking tours. Neighborhoods covered include Ballard, Lake Union, the International District, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Burke-Gilman Trail, Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, and many more.
29. Japanese Garden
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (206) 684-4725
Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. East (North)
Description: This gem of a park is tucked away in the center of the city, stretching along one side of Lake Washington Boulevard, within the Washington Park Arboretum. The Japanese Garden represents a compressed world of mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, meadows, and a village, each with a quiet message of its own. You need not be an expert to enjoy the beauty of the garden, but some understanding of its color, symbolism, and tradition may add to your appreciation and make your visit more meaningful. Activities include festivals, music, storytelling, workshops, and tea ceremonies.
City: Seattle, WA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW (South)