Herring's House Park — Attraction in Seattle

The really great thing about this park is that it is out of the way and generally devoid of people. Not many people come here at all, I would guess mostly because there's really nothing else around that many people would find interesting. It's mostly a commercial/industrial part of town, no residential nearby, and this park was once a part of the shipping terminals that used to line the Duwamish River. The land was reclaimed and it is still something of a work in progress as a site being returned back to it original and left to go somewhat wild. So rarely when I'm there do I see families or groups of people having a barbecue. It is usually just other single men strolling the paths and perhaps walking there dogs (it's an off-leash area). It's a good place to go to relieve the...

As I've seen some others mention, the majority of people there were gay men either on the prowl or getting action in the bushes.

If you can look past that, really not a bad setting for a walk. some interesting historical features and signs. a few people painting scenes which was nice to see.

the prowlers followed me closely the whole time trying to make eye contact and overall made me pretty uncomfortable. felt like a scene in a movie,...

Beautiful spot to learn about the Duwamish tribe and land and observe local wildlife and native plants. Interpretive signs are in the park and at the Duwamish tribal longhouse across the street. A crosswalk is scheduled to be installed across West Marginal Way to the longhouse. Until then, use caution crossing this busy arterial. Limited parking here is sufficient except when there are major events at the...