Magnusson Park Seattle

The Magnuson Park in Seattle is a great urban park for the population of the 21st century. It is the second largest park in Seattle with an expanse of 350 acres and sits on a mile long stretch of the shoreline of Lake Washington offering a splendid environment of pristine nature. Formerly, the park was a Navy facility which is now transforming itself into a series of features and activities for you to enjoy. Leisure, recreation, boating walks, swimming, kite flying are some of the activities you can look forward to at the park.

And, if you care to, you can also participate in shaping the new features for the park which are currently under way and in the planning stage. The park is open from noon to 7pm on week days and from 11.00 am to 7.00 pm on week ends. For specific details on the park, you should visit http://www.seattle.gov/PARKS/Magnuson/.

The following web links will add to your experience

http://www.seattle.gov/PARKS/Magnuson/features.htm

http://www.seattle.gov/PARKS/Magnuson/campus.htm

For reviews of the park from genuine visitors, you should visit http://www.yelp.com/biz/warren-g-magnuson-park-seattle.

The abutting Magnusson beach is life guarded and is reopened in the summer of 2009 after construction work involving a comfort station and a summer beach office. The life guarded area is also scheduled to shift to north end of this beach so that sunbathing and swimming is kept farther from the area under construction. Reservation at the picnic shelter may not be available for now pending the construction activity under way. However, drop-in facility is provided. You can find adequate hotels in Seattle that are closer to the park.