Golden Gardens Park

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Sunset Hill
Seaview Avenue Northwest, Seattle, Washington 98107Seattle Parks and Re

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Daily 6 AM-11:30 PM Close
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Golden Gardens Park

by elusivone

Carrollton, Texas

December 19, 2006

A friend of mine who frequents Seattle on business recommended I check out this park. It's on the northern tip of the Seattle "central" area (as far as I could tell on the maps), and a very easy drive to get to. In fact, the drive up there was just ...Read more A friend of mine who frequents Seattle on business recommended I check out this park. It's on the northern tip of the Seattle "central" area (as far as I could tell on the maps), and a very easy drive to get to. In fact, the drive up there was just as enjoyable.

I'm glad I decided to spend some time there. I arrived there after meandering the hillside streets around 11:45am. The sun was fairly high in the sky by then - yes, it was SUNNY! - and the beach was lightly populated. There was no fee to park and walk around, so I found a spot near what seemed to be the restrooms (there's a building down in the end of the parking area with facilities).

Turns out, that building, while it does host the facilities, has a large ballroom with lots of windows where a wedding was taking place. I can only imagine the photos the lucky couple will have to admire - the location is beautiful at that time of year.

(FYI - the restrooms leave something to be desired, but at least there are some! It's after all a state park.)

The beach down at the end where I was had a conglomeration of people that I originally thought were setting up a camp - looked like tents were being popped up. Turns out they were kite surfers; the kites used are large arc-shaped, almost the size of a small tent. I watched the wet-suited folk showing their stuff on the light waves as they steered their tent-like kites into and out of the wind.

The friend who suggested the beach said she liked to look for sea glass here. As I had never searched for the stuff, I only managed to find three small pieces of green glass that had been softened by the water and sand. What I did find was that the beach provides an abundance of pristine shells, from which I took many home.

The view across the sound was remarkable. I'd never been to the Northwest coast before and it was vastly different from my experiences on the east coast. Not different in a bad way... just overwhelming with all the mountains and water surrounding you.

Finally, there's a train line that runs just behind the parking area. The trains weren't active while I was there, but instead there was a parked yellow train which complemented the yellow, orange, and green of the trees of the hillside. It was very lovely. Close

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