Schmitz Park, Forest reserve in West Seattle, United States.

Schmitz Park is a nature reserve featuring dense old-growth forest in West Seattle. The land offers hiking trails through woodlands with native trees and vegetation left largely undisturbed.

German immigrant Ferdinand Schmitz, who served as Parks Commissioner, donated land to Seattle in 1908 to create the reserve. His gift established the foundation for what would become a protected forest today.

The Lushootseed people called this place dəxʷqutəb, reflecting their long presence in the region. This indigenous name connects the land to the original inhabitants before European settlement.

Since 1949 only foot trails are allowed inside the park, and all signs are removed from within its borders; this preservation policy still applies. The 53.1-acre park lies about 15 blocks east of Alki Point, with Schmitz Park Creek running through it. Schmitz Park Elementary School, opened in 1953, sits adjacent to the park.

The park preserves one of Seattle's last surviving patches of original forest with old logging stumps still visible. These stumps bear notches cut by loggers who stood on them during the region's early timber operations.