Last updated on July 26th, 2022
Volunteer Park, smack dab in the center of Seattle in the Capital Hill neighborhood, is a peaceful and quaint place to enjoy nature, relax, and have fun. The park features trails to wander through nature, a water tower that you can climb (and catch spectacular views of the city), tennis courts, a shelter house, an outdoor stage, a wading pool, a play area and several monuments and sculptures. It also provides a beautiful backdrop for photos.
It is home to the Volunteer Park Conservatory and the Seattle Asian Art Museum. The Landmarks Preservation Board designated Volunteer Park as a Seattle Landmark on November 2, 2011.
Note to self
- Check out the wading pools in the summer! (One of Seattle’s biggest wading pools)
- This park has tennis courts, playground, a wading pool, and trails.
- Lots of squirrels in the area and ducks in the ponds.
- Dog friendly park.
- If you stand in the right location, you can see the Space Needle through the Black Sun sculpture at the front of Volunteer Park Reservoir.
- You can climb up the Water Tower Observation Deck to get a glimpse of downtown Seattle.
- This park is a short walk to Bruce and Brandon Lee’s gravesite in Lake View Cemetery.
Spray Parks/Wading Pools in Seattle
- Water sprays are chemically treated and filtered. The water is re-circulated and will automatically shut off and rebalance to public health standards.
- Wading pools are filled and drained daily; they are chemically treated and checked hourly to make sure the water meets the health code.
- There are usually a lot of people in wading pools, so do not drink the water.
- Call the wading pool hotline at 206-684-7796 to find out what’s open in the summer.
- Follow state and local health and safety guidelines when visiting these spray parks and wading pools.
- Find out more on their website.
Wading pool hours?
Wading Pools open on a rolling schedule in late June, usually. They are open on sunny days when the temperature is forecast to be 70 degrees or above. Find out more about their schedule here->
http://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/sprayparks-and-wading-pools
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