Ballard Locks & Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens
Entrance to the Ballard Locks and Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens is not far from the commercial part of the Ballard neighborhood, off NW 54th st. You can also access the Locks (and a smaller park) from the south side of the ship canal off W. Commodore Way....
Chief Sealth Trail
The Chief Sealth Trail is a somewhat hidden gem in the Beacon Hill, New Holly and Rainier Beach neighborhoods of south Seattle. It traverses miles along a ridge in one of the highest parts of Seattle and yet it’s relatively unknown to those who don’t live nearby. The trail...
Gas Works Park
Gas Works Park has been around since the mid-70s when Seattle’s gasification plant was closed and turned into a park. It’s nearly 20 acres, scattered with paved trails and spectacular views of Lake Union. Bring a kite for windy days! Key stats: Distance: maybe 1/2 mile of trails within...
Golden Gardens
Golden Gardens is a beautiful park in Northwest Seattle, but we didn’t realize until exploring the park in the fall of 2021 that there are actually some good wheelchair accessible trails there. The park is very popular so can get quite crowded on sunny days. There are lots of...
Kubota Garden
A hidden jewel in south Seattle, the Kubota Garden has been a favorite trail of ours for years. Every time we’re there we take a different route around the grounds and there is lots to see, from the lookout on the south end to a zen-like mini-pond and waterfall....
Lake Washington Boulevard
Since Covid erupted in March 2020 the City of Seattle has taken to sometimes closing a section of Lake Washington Boulevard (from Mt. Baker to Seward Park) to cars. Suddenly this roadway becomes a wide, wonderful, wheelchair accessible trail. For those days when the road isn’t closed we recommend...
Lincoln Park Beachfront Trail
One of our favorites to frequent, the Beachfront Trail in Lincoln Park is part of a 5-mile trail system in this glorious West Seattle park. There aren’t many places where you can cruise in a wheelchair along a wide, paved trail as you gaze out at the Puget Sound...
Magnuson Park
This park in north Seattle along Lake Washington is one of Seattle’s largest. It was a naval airfield in the early 20th century and some of the buildings from that era remain. It also includes the famous “Sound garden” public art display (for which the iconic grunge band is...
Myrtle Edwards Park
We walked/rolled the paved trail through Myrtle Edwards Park on a breezy early summer day. The clouds were beautiful and had we not gotten cold after a while we could have continued down the path for another mile or so to Elliot Bay Park on the south end. We...
Piper’s Creek Trail (Carkeek Park)
Another hidden gem in Seattle’s park system, the Piper’s Creek Trail in Carkeek Park is a great place to wander for a few miles in the trees while listening to the flowing creek. The first part of the trail from the road is steep and not accessible; from the...