{"id":318802,"date":"2018-06-18T17:04:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T00:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitseattlep.kinsta.cloud\/?page_id=318802"},"modified":"2025-06-08T15:12:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T22:12:55","slug":"seattles-top-parks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Parks in Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>In Seattle, you\u2019re never too far from nature\u2014the 485+ parks within city limits offer everything from beachfront walking paths and forests to explore to epic play spaces and stunning gardens. Overwhelmed by the options? Start here to find the perfect park for your outdoor adventure.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Anna Edlund<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Seattle, you\u2019re never too far from nature\u2014the 485+ parks within city limits offer everything from beachfront walking &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":347645,"parent":223887,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-318802","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>9 Best Parks in Seattle for Amazing Views &amp; Fun<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the best parks in Seattle for stunning views, family fun, and outdoor adventure. See which parks made the list!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Seattle&#039;s Top Parks | Visit Seattle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In Seattle, you\u2019re never too far from nature\u2014the 485+ parks within city limits offer everything from beachfront walking paths and forests to explore to epic play spaces and stunning gardens.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Seattle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitseattle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-08T22:12:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2018\/06\/18164957\/SeattlesTopParks_LakeUnionPark_credit-Amelia-Vaughn.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"853\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@visitseattle\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/\",\"name\":\"9 Best Parks in Seattle for Amazing Views & Fun\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2020\/08\/06103555\/Arboretum_Erin-Craft_Banner.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-06-19T00:04:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-08T22:12:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover the best parks in Seattle for stunning views, family fun, and outdoor adventure. See which parks made the list!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2020\/08\/06103555\/Arboretum_Erin-Craft_Banner.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2020\/08\/06103555\/Arboretum_Erin-Craft_Banner.jpg\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":503,\"caption\":\"Washington Park Arboretum Erin Craft\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Things To Do\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Outdoors\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Best Parks in Seattle\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/\",\"name\":\"Visit Seattle\",\"description\":\"Your next great adventure\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Visit Seattle\",\"alternateName\":\"Visit Seattle\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/02\/26112700\/vsJPG.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/02\/26112700\/vsJPG.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"Visit Seattle\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitseattle\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/visitseattle\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/visitseattle\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"9 Best Parks in Seattle for Amazing Views & Fun","description":"Discover the best parks in Seattle for stunning views, family fun, and outdoor adventure. See which parks made the list!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Seattle's Top Parks | Visit Seattle","og_description":"In Seattle, you\u2019re never too far from nature\u2014the 485+ parks within city limits offer everything from beachfront walking paths and forests to explore to epic play spaces and stunning gardens.","og_url":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/","og_site_name":"Visit Seattle","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitseattle","article_modified_time":"2025-06-08T22:12:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":853,"url":"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2018\/06\/18164957\/SeattlesTopParks_LakeUnionPark_credit-Amelia-Vaughn.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@visitseattle","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/","url":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/","name":"9 Best Parks in Seattle for Amazing Views & Fun","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2020\/08\/06103555\/Arboretum_Erin-Craft_Banner.jpg","datePublished":"2018-06-19T00:04:42+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-08T22:12:55+00:00","description":"Discover the best parks in Seattle for stunning views, family fun, and outdoor adventure. See which parks made the list!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2020\/08\/06103555\/Arboretum_Erin-Craft_Banner.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2020\/08\/06103555\/Arboretum_Erin-Craft_Banner.jpg","width":1080,"height":503,"caption":"Washington Park Arboretum Erin Craft"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/seattles-top-parks\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Things To Do","item":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Outdoors","item":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/things-to-do\/outdoors\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best Parks in Seattle"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/","name":"Visit Seattle","description":"Your next great adventure","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#organization","name":"Visit Seattle","alternateName":"Visit Seattle","url":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/02\/26112700\/vsJPG.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/02\/26112700\/vsJPG.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"Visit Seattle"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitseattle","https:\/\/x.com\/visitseattle","https:\/\/instagram.com\/visitseattle\/"]}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-02-06 10:01:37","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/318802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318802"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/318802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":470188,"href":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/318802\/revisions\/470188"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}