Park Preview

A guide to Seattle area parks with an emphasis on accessibility, photography, and birds.

Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Help Wanted
  • Lazy Birding in Seattle
  • Photography for Beginners
  • Seattle Viewpoints
  • Weather
Search

accessibility

Seattle: Magnuson Park Pt. 5 – Promontory Point

June 8, 2016October 8, 2018 / Seattle Park Lover / 2 Comments

magnuson10-5-15 025

 

Type

Destination

Location

Sand Point in NE Seattle

Special Features

Walking paths and trails
Lake Washington
Picnic Area
View of Mt. Rainier
Birds

Continue reading →

Park Gear: Portable Folding Stool

June 3, 2016June 6, 2016 / Seattle Park Lover / 2 Comments

paramount-june-2016 071

 

Sometimes you want to go somewhere you know there aren’t any park benches or picnic tables. The ground isn’t an option for you and you can’t count on an appropriate rock or log being handy. This makes the park, viewpoint, bird sanctuary, etc. less accessible for a lot of people.

Continue reading →

Two Online Map Tools for Park Lovers

May 20, 2016 / Seattle Park Lover / Leave a comment

I’ve mentioned in previews that I’m not very good at guessing distances for park walking paths. My method consists solely of visualizing my junior high’s quarter-mile running track, and then trying to decide if a path I walked is longer or shorter than going around the track. I think we can all agree this is an unreliable method for judging distance.

Continue reading →

Seattle: Magnuson Park Pt. 4 – The Wetlands

May 12, 2016January 27, 2018 / Seattle Park Lover / 6 Comments

magnuson11-11-15 034

 

Type

Destination

Location

Sand Point in NE Seattle

Special Features

Ponds
Walking paths
Birds, dragonflies, and wildflowers

Continue reading →

Posts navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive new posts by email.

Donations help pay the annual fee to keep Park Preview online. Thank you!

Donate Button

Categories

  • Beach
  • Birds
  • Destination Park
  • Edmonds
  • Garden
  • Lake
  • Offleash Dog Park
  • On the Road
  • Photo
  • Photography for Beginners
  • Pond
  • Preview
  • Puget Sound
  • Seattle
  • Shoreline
  • Tangent
  • Uncategorized
  • Viewpoint
  • Walking Path
  • Woods

Blogroll

  • Cee's Photo Challenges
  • Cliff Mass Weather Blog
  • PAM Photography
  • Scott Sistek Weather Blog

City/County Links

  • Edmonds Parks
  • Kenmore Parks
  • King County ParkFinder
  • King County Parks
  • Pierce County Parks
  • Seattle Parks
  • Seattle Parks Map
  • Shoreline Parks
  • Shoreline Parks Map
  • Snohomish County Parks

Other Links

  • Audubon Field Guides
  • BirdWeb (Bird species of Washington)
  • King County iMap (high quality aerial views)
  • Map Tools
  • National Parks in WA
  • Northwest Waterfall Survey
  • On the Go Map (measure distances for park paths & roads)
  • Seattle Tide Table
  • Space Needle Webcam
  • Washington State Parks

Stores

  • Kenmore Camera

Archives

Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Park Preview
    • Join 247 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Park Preview
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...