Seattle is one of the nice places to spend vacation during summer, because the sun amazingly shines in the city. There are venues and places that truly offer great scenery of the sun from the time it rise up to the time it sets. If you are fond of watching this scenic beauty, then Seattle is the best place to be.

One of the spots in Seattle that offers magnificent view of the sunset is the Golden Gardens Park. The place is located at 8498 Sea view Pl. NW. This is identified as the public park in Ballard. The park offers an excellent view of Pudget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. The park was discovered and developed by Harry W. Treat in the year 1907.

There are lots of things that you can do at Golden Gardens Park such as swimming, kayaking, canoeing and sailing. There are several sports conducted in this park like sail-boarding, kite surfing and other wind-driven sports and the most common is the paragliding. There are also birds that migrated in the park such as mallard ducks, Canada geese, eagles, seagulls, wood ducks and red-winged blackbirds.

Aside from the sunset, Golden Gardens Park is also a nice place to make bonfire, while waiting for the sunset. You can even have picnic here with your family or friends and the park has a play area for the kids. The place is definitely a setting that will let you experience witnessing how beautiful nature is because of the sunset.

While waiting for the sunset you are able to encounter some intertidal inhabitants. There are huge populations of burrowing animals that can be found on the eelgrass beds, however there are few still. There are vast quantity of piddocks that lives in the clay and buried logs on the northeast part of the beach.

The Golden Gardens Park is located in Bullard on Puget Sound close to Seattle hotel such as Ramada Inn. It offers strolls along the coastline as well as spectacular views of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound. Apart from the famous Dog off Leash Area, it also has a creek, picnic sites, restrooms, rental facilities, hiking trails, waterfront, fire pit and variety of play areas.

- It's a 2.2-acfe fenced off-leash area that is specially designed to cater for all types of dogs i.e. large, small and shy dogs.

- Located on the upper side of the park.

- It has a wide open area that's covered with wood chips where the dogs play and run.

- It has scattered trees thus the play areas is more expansive.

- It has benches and tables with an over-cover to protect the animals on rainy days or to act as rest place after play.

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How to get to the Golden Gardens Dog Park

From 1-5 take the 85 Street then head to the West, afterwards turn right at the end of the 85 Street. Go under the railway tracks up to the park.

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To savor extraordinary views of the Olympic Mountains and the Puget Sound you should be in Golden gardens Park at Seattle. The park is open from 6.00 am to 11.30 pm. Recent efforts have lead to restoration of two wet lands, and the northern beach. A short loop trail has also been established.

The Golden Garden Parks offer hikes through forest trails, a rugged coastline for strolls, sandy beaches for sunbathers, and a boat launch and fishing pier. The upper northern portion of the park is home for dogs off-leash. Exhaustive information about the park is available at http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=243 and if you are a visitor to Seattle, there is a wide range of hotels in Seattle Washington, to take care of your accommodation needs.

Volunteers play a crucial role in the up keep of this park as well as educating the users. The staff also receives assistance from the volunteers in restoring works and other improvement projects in the park. If you are a new resident in Seattle in the vicinity of the park, you can join in as friend of Golden Gardens and contribute your talents and time towards some of the activities in the park.

Golden Gardens Park spread over 88 acres and ample parking is available along the park and beach. Overflow parking is to the east of the park. Handicapped persons will have no difficulty in finding the right spot for parking. Among the facilities available at the park, the Boat Launch, Basketball (half), Fire Pit, Play Area, Water front, the ADA compliant restrooms and Paths deserve special mention.

The Park is also available for Weddings and Ceremonies and the Picnic Sites offer engaging natural settings. If you hold interest in hiking, the park also offers a Hiking Trail

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