This was a sacred place to the indigenous peoples who lived here originally. There was a small bowl…read morethat the spring was coming up into. The Creeks run through in between the houses in the overpacked neighborhood around the sacred area. The spring has now been piped so deep underground that there's no water in the bowl. There is and was a nice creek that had been rehabilitated and animals reintroduced native to the area as far as frogs and other things like salamanders and bird habitats Etc. Then the homeless started moving in and lots of drug use. I'm told you can't even go there now that you're literally walking through somebody's campsite if you go on to the trails. This park has a huge place in my heart but can no longer go to it because of the fact that you're walking through some of these living room instead of a park. There was a lot of fecal fecal matter / human. Needles and the expected unhygienic things of community not being cared for. It was sad enough for the spring dried up. Well it didn't really dry up it was piped because of the houses in the area. It makes me sick that we would go and take a beautiful piece of land that was so sacred the original European families like the Denny's the borans and others used to Camp there. It was literally wild for them. Now it's the wrong kind of wild. It's bad enough we took this land away from people now we're letting it be a garbage dump and that water goes into Lake Washington and then our ocean so it needs to be cared for I'd rather have people on this side of the freeway than in the Parks polluting the water. So sad. I wanted to take a friend there and then I thought what am I thinking this is a dumb.

A nice discovery of a park and playground, easily accessible with plenty of street parking around…read morethe entire block it sits within. Play spaces available for smaller and bigger kids. Structures to climb, slide and explore. Swings for older and younger kids, as well as a paved trail/path for small bicycles and scooters. Be aware, however, there are a few uneven paved spots.

This review is just for the dog park area which is down toward Elliott Ave, this tier is dubbed…read more"Lower Kinnear Park." The dog park area here is new, and pretty nice. It's large enough for dogs to run around, but not super large like Magnuson or Westcrest. The ground is made up of small wood chips, which my dog seems to like a lot better than the stones at Regrade Off-Leash Park. The crowd also seems to be a little more dog-friendly than Regrade, which is closer to my home but sometimes attracts people who just want to hang out and not follow dog park etiquette. There is no water in the park. There is sometimes a bowl full of water, but there's no running water to refill it or anything. I know the park is new, I'm not sure if they plan to add water later. I've also seen a raccoon down in the parking lot, which is located behind Queen Anne Upholstery. Apparently there's a "cat lady" who puts out cat food that attracts the raccoons, but I'm a little wary of raccoons that are out looking for food during the day. That's just something to watch out for. My dog has her rabies shot, but why mess around? Finally, it's really difficult to get into the parking lot from Elliott. When you turn onto West Mercer, you can't turn into the parking lot because there's a divider in the street. I end up going up the hill and making a u-turn to come back down the hill and make a right into the parking lot. This isn't the best scenario, but I don't really have a better plan yet. Still, worth it. My dog loves this park, it's a good size for her, it's close to home and she loves running around with the other dogs!

I wish the city of Seattle would invest a little bit in this park. It's in a part of the city that…read moredesperately need some green space, for adults, children, and pets. But especially for children. There aren't a lot of great park/playground options for kids in this area, and unfortunately Kinnear park is also not a great environment for kids. There's only one swingset and nothing else... no playground, no pavement to ride bikes/scooters/etc on, no water park, nothing. A playground would do wonders for this park. Then additionally there are homeless people essentially camping out in the park, and it's probably not the safest place to be at night either. Also there's no great way to go from Olympic down to Elliott, as you are forced to walk a long and circuitous path. A more direct switchback path or staircase going down would be a great investment, especially for the shops on Elliott, which today are fairly isolated from residential Queen Anne traffic. One thing that I do like about this park is it size and walking paths that are available if you want to go for a short hike.

Just a little rough and rustic 18 hole course. Greens filled with tree debris. Nice staff and…read morecarts where available.

When my friends started playing golf a couple years ago, this was the first 18-hole course we…read moreplayed as a group. It's a very short course at 4700 yards and only Par 65 for 18. If you normally shoot in the 90's like me on a regular course, expect to shoot in the 80's. Also, there's no Par 5 holes, but an abundant of Par 3's. I think it's a good course for beginners, but you it can be recovering. Even though it's a short course, there are a lot of trees you can make contact with, so if you don't hit them straight, beware. Last weekend, my friends played a round of Winter golf here. On the positive side, the greens were nice for the winter. The golf ball rolled well and thank goodness there weren't any temporary greens because their temporary greens are not adequate. However, this course does not drain well at all. Even on a clear day with no rain the past 2 days, the fairways on multiple holes, especially on the back 9, were so soggy and wet. It muddied up my shoes, so much I needed to do a deep cleaning the next day. You definitely had to club up or two to hit out of the mud, in the fairway. If you're a beginner, I'd recommend playing the front 9 of this course just to get your feet wet. The price is slightly cheaper than your other municipal courses, but you get what you paid for. I've heard horror stories of the pro shop overcharging you, so I would check your bank statement the next couple days afterwards. Overall, if you and your friends are getting into golf or you have kids that want to play, I'd check out Lynnwood. If you're an avid golfer, I'd skip this one.

A newer playground, this park sits on the same lot as the old Nordic Heritage Museum…read more The playground is great, small and manageable, and easy to see from benches just outside. The area includes a raised sand box, just far enough from the playground to allow for more children to play. A large paved area, basketball court?, is great for young ones learning to ride their bicycles and scooters.

UNLIKE most other Seattle parks, this park is one of the few that are protected by the certified…read morePesticide free Parks Program in the city of Seattle. Did you know? Don't blow up the park, but if you're concerned about your kid (and their kids and their kids) being exposed to endocrine disruptors NOW, choose a park without pesticides routinely dumped on them like some 'health destroying wasteland as a public service'.

A great, little neighborhood playground. Perfect for younger and older children, complete with sand…read morebox, slides and a play structure. More than half of the block is a field for frisbee, soccer and running fun. Be mindful that a LOT of people use it as an off leash dog park and play fetch with their dogs (of all sizes), so use caution if bringing younger or fearful children/adults. Trees around the park make for a great cover in sunshiney times. A couple of picnic tables and benches are also interspersed near the playground. The park also hosts a wading pool, full and manned on select summer days. In the winters, if it snows, the hill becomes a sledding hill and is inundated with families having fun, building snow-people and igloos in the field.

Very quiet place during week days. So keep an eye out. I am glad they offer wading pool even with…read morenot that many kids as other pools. There were like 5 kids in a period of 1.5 hours. They would come and go. We stayed and played. Basketball court is a few steps from it just by the restrooms. I am glad parents keep looking for everybody's children. We avoid a couple of accidents like a toddler falling from a column there. I think it Parks and Recreation should take it away to avoid this kind of things. Even when watching kids, you won't be able to run if you are on the other side or in the pool with another kid. There were also people with unleashed dogs that were running and barking at a Runner.

I loved it here! Im from So Cal and on my first trip to Seattle I was able to play Chambers Bay…read moreand West Seattle... very happy with my choices. West Seattle is a cool, no frills muni course with amazing views of the city, tree lined fairways with a challenging yet forgiving layout. Was a great course to walk, good pace (we finished in 4 hours), nice staff (shout to Daniel in the grill). Great price and tons of fun! Can't wait to make my way back!

What unbelievable potential this place has. The course is an awesome layout. Yes, Winter golf can…read morebe muddy at times, but it's a great test of golf and really challenging in spring/summer/fall. The club house is pretty dated, but if they remodeled (like they did at Jefferson) and add a Range/practice area this would be one of the best clubs in the area... for sure! On the downside, Homelessness encampments on the drive in are not exactly welcoming. Clean that area up and add a range there.

There isn't much to say about this park, it has a halfpipe and a few ledges. It's much better than…read moreno skatepark, but far from amazing. It has the basics and nothing more, probably the most notable thin here is two large rocks that you can attempt to use to your advantage. I like skating here if I'm waiting for the bus right next to the park, but I wouldn't go out of my way to come here.

It was unfortunately a much nicer course before they removed all the trees. Without them, the…read morecharacter of the course is very bland and lifeless.

Each pool of the North Division of the Seattle Summer Swim League spurred different conversation…read moretopics when we traveled to them for swim meets when I competed on the youth team for Innis Arden (1999 to 2010). Interestingly, with Sand Point Country Club the conversation revolved around pool set-up, concessions, and human interactions. As I aged into my teenage years, I started to pick up on this more. Windows served as the barrier between the pool deck and a parking lot below, which made some people with a fear of heights slightly nauseous. So, they would sit with their backs turned to parking lot and not turn around. The line for concessions was well organized and marked off and concessions prices were decent. If I wanted to not spend too much money, I would bring most of my food/snacks from home and get one thing. Towards the end of my time on the team, the human interactions conversation was geared towards concern over upwards mobility in swimming. A couple of the other girls/women wanted to go further but did not like the tactics USA Swimming used of publicity stunt relationships where people were paired with whoever USA Swimming wanted instead of who they were really with to paint a picture of what swimming in America "should" look like. They sent off some very strong vibes of blaming country club culture, which in our summer league swimming meant Sand Point. I have encountered the "should" (also known as obligation or entitled) culture outside of swimming and Sand Point, so that was not a personal problem I had. However, it did direct conversation while here. Locker rooms were clean and would get dirtier during the swim meet, though staff still ran their locker room sweeps and stayed on top of it as best they could. The ribbons station was easy to find and tended to not get too backed up. The area around the starting blocks was not too cramped. Event numbers were displayed high up and were easy to see from across the pool. Bleacher seating was available.