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Meridian Park050
in Seattle, WA 98103about Meridian Park:
This is the best children's playground in North Seattle. It's on one of the busiest streets in town, but the newly renovated playground, surrounded by a tall hedge of holly and horse chestnut, feels like a secret garden. It's set in the old orchards of the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford and is surrounded by mature trees and lots of grassy open space.
Set your school-aged kids loose on "The Galaxy", a wild-looking climbing structure described by a seven-year-old in our group as looking "like DNA." Tots will enjoy climbing on a low fort with slides and monkey bars, and kids ages two and up will gravitate towards the wide, boulder-lined slides. Bring sandtoys for play in one of two sand areas; kids can press a button to get water flowing through a concrete "river" channel alongside one of them. Two basketball hoops (one lower, for little kids) sit off to one side. The playground has incorporated art - a bronze statue of Karl the dog from the book series is a standout - and thoughtful aesthetic features throughout.
The surrounding orchard is perfect for picnicking in the shade of an old tree, or playing tag in the grass. It's a supremely pleasant spot. Seattle Tilth is right next door if you want to explore an urban organic garden.
Set your school-aged kids loose on "The Galaxy", a wild-looking climbing structure described by a seven-year-old in our group as looking "like DNA." Tots will enjoy climbing on a low fort with slides and monkey bars, and kids ages two and up will gravitate towards the wide, boulder-lined slides. Bring sandtoys for play in one of two sand areas; kids can press a button to get water flowing through a concrete "river" channel alongside one of them. Two basketball hoops (one lower, for little kids) sit off to one side. The playground has incorporated art - a bronze statue of Karl the dog from the book series is a standout - and thoughtful aesthetic features throughout.
The surrounding orchard is perfect for picnicking in the shade of an old tree, or playing tag in the grass. It's a supremely pleasant spot. Seattle Tilth is right next door if you want to explore an urban organic garden.
tips:
Worried about what your little ones put in their mouths? Meridian is maintained without pesticides, as part of the city's Pesticide-Free program. Other pesticide-free parks include Baker Park in Crown Hill and Webster Park in Sunset Hill.
getting there:
From I-5 north- and southbound: Take the 50th Street exit. Head west on 50th Street to Meridian Avenue, one block past Sunnyside Avenue. Turn left. Find street parking. Entrance to park is through the stone archway on the corner of 50th Street and Meridian Avenue. Alternatively, turn left on Sunnyside Avenue, travel 1/2 block, and turn right into Good Shepherd Center. Parking lot is to the left. Enter through path at the south end of the GSC. Parking here requires a 1/2 block walk to the play area, through the Seattle Tilth garden. Public transportation: Meridian and 50th entrance served by Metro bus routes 16 and 82. Sunnyside entrance served by routes 16,44, and 82.
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