Ravenna Park

very not very park for family. Like the cherry trees. Can be muddy during rainy days, so bring your rain boots!

I used to practice cross-​country here when I was in high school. Great park with a nice trail along the ravine. Wonderful place for a short urban hike, practically in the heart of the city, just north of UW.

My daughters and I have never been to this park before. We enjoyed ourselves very much! Plenty of room for them to run, and to keep themselves occupied. The parking is the only issue.

Beautiful easy trail. A great way to see why Seattle and the PNW is so famous for its beauty. Easy for kids and seniors. Stroller friendly.

What a gem of a place in the middle of Seattle. My dog loves it! Sweet ravine with creeks, multiple trails and long stretches for dogs to sprint down. You will most likely run across more dog owners and families. Nice to have a forest in the backyard of a city.

Reading the reviews, I can’t wait until the next time I am able to head over to Ravenna Park to bring Minnie. I enjoy walking and relaxing in the wooded areas of this park, and know she will enjoy it, too.

Beautiful natural haven in the middle of several neighborhoods. In this valley you won’t hear any cars but instead will be surrounded by enormous trees, lush ferns and meandering creeks. There are three paths through, and I look forward to exploring them all.

Love love LOVE this park. It’s so fun to have this beautiful forest hidden amongst the city. Lots of fun exciting walking trails (one of which connects to another park if you walk on it long enough), a playground, most anything you could ever want in a park! It’s absolutely beautiful!

So cool!!! I had been here once before but barely scratched the surface. Today went hiking up & down trails & across bridges & across the stream. I will be going back again soon!!!

Small forested park in the city! There are several trails, grassy areas, picnic tables, and some bridges. Great for walking the dog. Grab your coffee someplace (Third Place?) and continue into the park and be reminded why you live in the PNW.
Just don’t go at night. But that’s just common sense, right?

Great place for a hike with your dog!
Olive and I went here on a Saturday morning and met up with other people friends and their dogs. We had a great walk, the trails are very nice with little brooks and streams running through them. It’s easy to forget that we’re in the middle of a large city.
This was so beautiful in February, I can’t imagine how nice it will be when spring has sprung — I can’t wait!

Cool place for a morning run!

Uppers
–Hard to imagine gems like this in the middle of the city
–The nature of the ravine makes for great scenery
Downers
–You may see me running through it?
The Scoop
When I run (hopefully more than once a week!) my route goes straight through Ravenna park. You can expect a very serene setting, given its location in Seattle. It’s sort of a hidden treat, both because its a ravine and the access roads don’t show it off to passer byes. I think most people that drive over the bridge on 15^th, wouldn’t think there are great trails winding below. Anyway, this would be a wonderful place to bring your children, a lot of sweet places to explore. Almost every time I run through I see friendly Seattlelites walking their dogs, jogging, etc. Certainly a great place to check out if you want to get out of your Green Lake rut.

I love this park — definitely one of my faves in Seattle!
This park is right in the neighborhood of Ravenna and it has a little bit something for everyone — joggers, tennis court, children playground, BBQ place, etc.
I often come here for some fun times with friends on the playground throwing freesebee, jogging and BBQ parties. It is connected to the Cowen Park so you can get a good jog from Ravenna park to Cowen park. It is definitely a good setting for family fun times!
I would recommend you jog with friends or be aware of your surroundings because a close friend’s friend who was jogging alone from Cowen to Ravenna got punched by a guy who stole her iPod. Always be safe!

We don’t have parks like this near me. Ones that offer beautiful trails, baseball diamonds, playgrounds, and bathrooms that are all clean. I spent the day with friends playing a few games of kickball. Some random people came and watched the hilarious hijinks. Others joined. The whole thing was like a cultural experience since again, these things do not happen on the East Coast, or in Philly specifically.
This place is a gem. Treasure it!

Start at Ravenna Park and make your way to Cowen Park or vice versa. Once you’re in the woods, you forget that you’re in the city.
There’s an awesome play structure, but not toddler friendly — it does state that the play structure is for kids 5 to 12. BUT there is plenty of green space for the little ones to run around. There is a small wading pool; however, the wading pool is closed due to budget cuts — come on people, increase funding for our maintenance & operation of our Seattle Parks!
I’ll step off my soap box now…

Beautiful.
Gorgeous.
Peaceful.
Convenient.

This is likely the only park with not a 5 from me.
I don’t like the ravines.
I am entranced by the many parks in Seattle. I love them.
I am surprised by the space of thi sone. one moment in the UW district people buzzing around and then an idyllic pass by a park larger than you would imagine. It’s good. It’s healthy.
Ravines scare me.

A bit strange to step into what appears as a tropical rain forest in the middle of the U-​District. If you came here late enough and in a certain frame of mind it appears as an alien landscape.
But of course you shouldn’t come here too late… who knows what kind of questionable characters lurk about the paths and cross cuts.

I love this park! Well, mostly the part where it’s trails and ravines. The playground and field are good for some, but not generally where I prefer to be.
I live over on the Ravenna/​Wedgwood border and LOVE walking over to the park from NE 65^th st and feeling like I’ve stepped out of the city. The main reason I’ve enjoyed the grassy fields is because they are a good spot to throw a Frisbee with some friends (oh the easily amused…) but I’m sure they’re also good for random picnics/​reading/​kids/​dog walking/​etc.
I’ve volunteered with EarthCorps in this park and done some slope restoration, which helped me feel more connected to the park. I recommend checking out their website and signing up for an event… if you don’t mind getting a little dirty!