Lakeview Park, Urban park in Denny-Blaine, Seattle, US.
Lakeview Park is a 4.5-acre park in Seattle's Denny-Blaine neighborhood, laid out by the Olmsted Brothers on both sides of Lake Washington Boulevard as it winds down a hillside toward Lake Washington. The western half is a bowl-like space with grass and trees along 37th Ave E. and E. Harrison Street; the eastern half holds a lookout at the end of E. Harrison Street and undeveloped hillside between Hillside Drive E. and McGilvra Boulevard E. The Bush School's upper campus stands across the street.
The land was donated in 1901 by real estate firm Denny-Blaine Land Company as part of a larger gift of five green spaces to the city. This early donation helped establish public access to the waterfront in the developing Seattle neighborhood.
Locals call it Mud Park, because rain turns the grass of the western half into a mud pit. The park lies on both sides of Lake Washington Boulevard as it winds down the hillside toward Lake Washington, and The Bush School's upper campus stands across E. Harrison Street.
The park is easily accessible on foot and offers distinct areas for different activities, from a non-lifeguarded beach to grassy sections for games and picnic spots. Visitors should know there are no lifeguards and that conditions vary with the season and weather.
The park is nicknamed Mud Park, because rain turns its grassy western bowl into a mud pit. The western half lies along 37th Ave E. and E. Harrison Street, while the eastern half holds a lookout at the end of E. Harrison Street above an undeveloped hillside.
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