Camp Long — Attraction in Seattle

This is an amazing park with many trails to explore! The creek goes on a really long way, eventually leading to the Duwamish River & Puget Sound. It’s a great place for dogs (please keep them on a leash & pick up after them!). The people really take care of the land, keeping it clean & free of sketchy people. You’re not going to find tents or needles or anything like that here (I’m not saying people in tents are bad or that everyone in tents use needles- not AT ALL). There is a course through the entire camp for the highly-skilled athletes. I think you have to belong to the club to use the courses, so don’t just go doing acrobats without asking first. There are garbage cans & bathrooms throughout, so no need to toss anything on the ground or pop a squat! They’ve got you covered. There’s even a pay phone in front!! While it’s nice having a place that’s pretty isolated, it seems a shame to not share the magic of Camp Long. Check out the visitor’s center, because I believe they’re open again. Parking is free, though limited. Have a great time & be respectful of nature & the Indigenous people who this land...

Awesome, in the sense that there is an old growth forest here you can walk through. It’s less awesome in the sense that this park is fully fenced and gated much of the time (a city park that’s closed on Sundays?!), and has very few amenities.

The coolest parts of camp long are all things that cost the city nothing —the ancient forests, the pond, and the old WPA-era climbing rock. The field though is rarely mowed and not really suitable to play, due to the large holes and ruts that go unfilled. The water fountains and bathrooms in the park are all typically out of service, and have been for years. Perhaps this is to make the park less hospitable to unwanted campers?

I guess what irks me is not the lack of maintenance, it’s the barbed wire fence. If we can’t afford to put in or maintain fancy amenities, that’s fine… but the public should at least be allowed access...

I have not stayed overnight here, but you can walk in it (including with leashed dogs) during the day. It is so beautiful that I walk from near the stadium to the Delridge library through it, instead of taking 35th or Delridge most of the way. (Stay out of the golf course if you do this; the path starts/ends south of their parking lot.) The paved and dirt paths can be followed using Google Maps, and presumably other apps with good location/GPS. Camp Long is home to Seattle's first designated climbing rock, which makes a...