Lawton Park — Attraction in Seattle

*SAFETY WARNING: Please keep your kids away from the NorthEast corner of the artificial turf (school's playground)...the spinning toy in that corner is not safe!! Matthew my 5.5 year old Son was holding on to that toys structure with both hands; unfortunately the girl spinning that toy made it go around sooo fast that Matthew &her little brother both flew off of the toy. Matthew landed inches away from hitting his head on the curb (curb's located in that NorthEast corner of the playground).

Beautiful dual-playground layout with uncovered basketball hoops, little league baseball field + batting cage &also has four children's size soccer goals.

If/ when that dangerous spinning toy is removed...and the rims are replaced on the undercover hoops court, this site will be a...

Lawton Park is a cute little gem in the Magnolia neighborhood! Accessible at the end of 26th Ave West just a block or so past the Overlook apartments at Magnolia, it is a nice little jaunt with a big grassy field, a picnic table or two, a bench to sit on along the trail, a little side trail that leads into a woodsy area, and a small playground just down the path that is part of the elementary school but open to the public. It is always clean and beautiful there and a nice place to take your dog for a short walk or kids for a...

Nice respite from road traffic, but shoreline access is limited. There's barely enough space to launch a kayak, the shoreline shrubbery is so dense. Two public benches located well apart from each other make for nice meditation spots, but they are private enough that I don't come here in the evening. Very limited off street parking for about 8 cars is almost always full. Good rest spot for the S Lane St stairclimb if you are doing...