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Wading pools operated by Seattle Parks are open on sunny days when the temperature is forecast to be 70 degrees or above. On most days pools are filled half full, which is a 50% water savings…..but on the busiest days they will be filled to the top!
Here is a list of wading pool locations, hours and open days vary, so check the schedule. Most wading pools open the last week of June and close by Labor Day.
Seattle area public wading pools
- Bitter Lake 13035 Linden Ave N
- Cal Anderson 1635 11th Ave
- Dahl 7700 25th Ave NE
- Delridge 4501 Delridge Way SW
- E. Queen Anne 160 Howe Street
- E C Hughes 2805 SW Holden Street
- Green Lake N 73rd st & W Green Lake Dr N
- Hiawatha 2700 California Ave SW
- Lincoln Park 8600 Fauntleroy Way SW
- Magnuson 7400 Sand Point Way NE
- Powell Barnett Park 352 Martin Luther King Way
- Soundview 1590 NW 90th Street
- South Park 8319 8th Ave S
- Van Asselt 2820 S Myrtle Street
- Volunteer Park 1400 E Galer Street
- Wallingford 4219 Wallingford Ave
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REI’s biggest sale of the year takes place every year in May. The REI annivesary sale is your best chance to save up to 30% on camping gear, backpacking gear, bags for commuting or traveling, climbing equpment, togs for gym workouts or yoga, everything you need for cycling or watersports, sportswear for you and the kids, sandals, and shoes. If you are an REI member, you can save with a special 20% off coupon on one full price item (yeah, there’s fine print on this deal…but it can be a steal!).
The annivesary sale runs May 18-28, 2012. Check out an REI store near you, or shop online:
Missed the sale? Here are more ways you can save at REI everyday:
- Check the Deal of the Day. Save 45% or more with daily deals on the best names in outdoor gear and clothing.
- Check the Deal of the Week. Save up to 60% on top outdoor gear! Weekly deals change every week, so check every Friday for new savings.
- Shop online at REI Outlet for bargains that are available exclusively online at special prices not available in REI stores. Save on new arrivals, overstocks, special buys, find deals under $20 and more.
REI offers many free classes and events at area stores on a wide variety of recreational topics like climbing, cycling, hiking, camping, outdoor fitness, snowsports, and more!
Check out the class offerings at a Washington REI store near you:
Seattle Center Skateboard Park, 305 Harrison St.  Skateboarder at Woodland Park by Karen Ducey/Seattle PI
- Seattle Center Skate Park is an 8900 square-foot outdoor park for all ages and skill levels. Features of the park include elements such as a snake run, a bowl with vert, quarter pipes, and a street grind. Check out the photo of Mikee O’ Friel, 15, skating along the edge of one of the bowls at opening of the Lower Woodland Skateboard Park in Seattle on Saturday June 07, 2008. Photo by Karen Ducey/Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Seattle, Lower Woodland, 5201 Green Lake Way North
- Lower Woodland Skate Park near Green Lake features a deep clover with pool coping, a flow bowl area with hips and over vert pocket and a decent sized street plaza with a small spines.
Seattle, Ballard Commons, Address: 5701 22nd Ave. NW
- >Ballard Commons Park opened to the public in 2005 and features a skate bowl, water feature, engaging public art, relaxing seating areas and lawns and ADA accessible walkways. Totally smooth, pool coping. Ballard library is across the street (with bathrooms).
Seattle, Dahl (Waldo J.) Playfield, Address: 7700 25th Ave. NE
- Dahl skatepark was awarded a Neighborhood Matching Grant for a skatespot in 2006. This grant was used to hire a consultant for the creation of a schematic design.
Seattle, River City Skate Park, 1 S Hanford St
- Adjacent to Cesar Chavez Park, the new branch library, and South Park Community Center. River City Skatepark is a free and Public Skate Park in the South Park Neighborhood of Seattle, WA…come on out. The record is seven doors, let us know if you beat it. Post yer pics and vids on the River City Facebook page.
Bellevue Skate Park (indoor) and Highland Outdoor Skate Plaza
- Bellvue Skate Park provides a sense of community and ownership to all participants, regardless of age, experience or level of participation. This newly-remodeled indoor facility features three- and six-foot mini ramps, wall rides, banks, ledges, step-up gaps and a new indoor climbing wall. Bellevue’s first skate park was created in 1994 as part of a Youth Link project. It is renovated annually by skateboarders. Over 25,000 skate boarders have joined since the park opened. Now there are two skateboarding facilities at Highland Park: the original Bellevue Skate Park, an indoor haven for boarders that charges a fee ($4-$5 per session, passes available), and Highland Skate Plaza, a free outdoor space devoted to street skating, lighted, and open to all. Bellevue Skate Park, 14224 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue, WA 98007.
Kirkland Skate Park, Peter Kirk Park, 202 3rd Street
- Kirkland Skate Park is a free and open, skate at-your-own-risk facility. Concrete pad with ½ pipe, pyramid, ramps, stairs, rail, box and ¼ pipe. No high ramps. No staff on site, no fence, no lights, but surrounding park is lit and open at night.
Redmond, Edge Skate Park at 83rd Street
- Edge Skate Park features all the ramps and rails you’ll want to drop into, plus an active graffiti wall sponsored by the City of Redmond. Adding to the ease of use, Edge Skate Park is located close to a Metro Bus Park and Ride with Rider Kiosk.
Squeeze the most out of every dollar with savings all summer long from The Whole Deal value guide from Whole Foods Market. It’s packed with more than $55 in coupons, 18 Sure Deals, 10 new budget-friendly recipes, a daily meal planner and plenty of seasonal money-saving shopping tips.
Why buy when you can borrow? Digital downloads for your eReader, tablet, phone, MP3 player and computers are free for users of the King Country Library System in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond. In most cases you will need to download and install free software to manage your downloads. Find out how to get a library card.
Wild Waves Theme Park, 36201 Enchanted Pkwy S, Federal Way, WA 98003 (Google map) is over 70 acres and the largest water park in the Northwest. It’s two parks for the price of one with over 60 rides, slides, attractions, and entertainment shows included* with your admission ticket (*except the I-5 Dive, Midway Games the Arcades, and some special events which require an extra fee as indicated on the events calendar).
2012 Ticket Prices
- Pools open for 2012 season May 26.
- Regular general admission adult tickets (anyone over 48″ tall) are $39.99/front gate.
- Discount tickets are $32.99 purchased in advance online or at select Safeway locations. Children 3 years old and younger are FREE.
- Discount tickets are also available with AAA membership, after 5pm Friday-Saturday, and after 4pm Sunday. (Park closing times vary, see the Calendar at Wild Waves.)
- For 3 or more visits, buy the 2012 SEASON PASS through June 3 for $84.99, the price increases June 4 to $89.99. The season pass gives one person only per pass unlimited visits for the season on any regular operating day. Children 3 years old and younger are FREE.
- Taxes are added to all ticket prices.
- Parking is $10 daily rate, or buy a Season Parking Pass** for $40.00. (**Sold onsite only. Ask a parking attendant.)
Cascade Bicycle Club offers free Kids’ Bike Events. Kids and teens ages 4-15 can find something to do at many Cascade events.
Check their website for a list of current kids bike events.
The annual Seattle Cheese Festival is an opportunity for the general public and the foodservice industry to taste, celebrate and better understand artisanal cheese made locally and around the world. As cheese production grows, so does the festival! Come taste hundreds of cheeses from local and international producers along the cobblestone street of Pike Place Market. The Seattle Cheese Festival is the first of its kind on the West Coast with artisanal cheese at center stage. Park in the Public Market Garage, 1531 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 (Google map), just behind the Market, which offers some of the most affordable parking rates in all of downtown Seattle.
2012 Cheese Festival Information
- Where: Pike Place Market along the cobblestones of Pike Place between Pine and Virginia.
- When: Saturday, May 19th, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm and Sunday, May 20th, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Parking: Public Market Garage, 1531 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 (Google map), just behind the Market.
Explore the beautiful Mercer Slough Nature Park by water with Bellevue Park Rangers who lead this 3-hour canoe trip from Enatai Beach Park. You’ll see how this amazing ecosystem functions as you travel into the heart of this 320 acre wetland. Discover the multiple benefits derived from the City of Bellevue’s second largest park. With a little luck you may catch a glimpse of the otters, herons, turtles and other wildlife of Mercer Slough.
When: every* Saturday and Sunday, May – September (*except Seafair Weekend, the first weekend in August.) from 8:45a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: Enatai Beach Park, 3519 108th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98004 (Google map).
Cost: $14 (Bellevue resident); $16 (Non- Bellevue resident).
For more information, see the Mercer Slough Canoe Trip Brochure, or call (425) 452-2565.
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