"Myrtle Edwards Park" Top 5 Page for this destination Seattle Things to Do Tip by glabah

Streets stop running along the Seattle waterfront north of Alaskan Way and Broad Street. At that intersection, there is a fountain, and north of there, past the fountain, a mixture of narrow waterfront parks allow people to enjoy the waterfront, ride their bikes without fighting traffic, or otherwise take advantage of the wonderful location.

The park at the south end of this location is called Myrtle Edwards Park, which is also intermixed with features that are actually part of the Olympic Sculpture Park. North of this park, the park is joined by Elliot Bay Park, (owned by the Port of Seattle) creating a continuous linear park between Alaskan Way north all the way to the Magnolia Bridge and Garfield Street.

Myrtle Edwards Park (which is owned by the City of Seattle Parks Department) is has picnic tables, benches, and paved walkways (one for bicyclists and one for pedestrians). There are also artistic features, including items that are part of the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park, which also joins this chain of parks at the south end. For example, the bicycle pathway and grass strip are part of Myrtle Edwards Park, while the preserved sand bank and beach and bay are part of the Olympic Sculpture Park and owned by the Seattle Art Museum.

Further north, a large stone sculpture is located in the park, but predates the Olympic Sculpture Park by several decades.

The official address is listed below, but the only way to directly access this park is either through the Olympic Sculpture Park or by entering the park from the south (Alaskan Way and Broad Street) or the north (from the Magnolia Bridge and Garfield Street).

More photos and information are located in the Olympic Sculpture Park or Elliot Bay Park sections that I have written.

Address: 3130 Alaskan Way W
Directions: Take bus 99 / Waterfront Trolley from the Seattle Waterfront north to end of line. Enter park through Olympic Sculpture Park, or from north through Elliott Bay Park.
Website: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=311