Schmitz Preserve Park

A lil bit spooky with its eery beautiful nature!!! Our backyard!! Rhetoric bridge area freaks me out a bit… lots of energy –_​– I LOVE THIS RECHARGING SPOT!!!

Perfect place to get grounded with nature – for a bit – in the city. There are two distinct loops with offspring trails to get lost in the green. #WestSeattleBestSeattle

An awesome canopied oasis within the suburban neighborhood of west seattle. A great retreat away from the roads and houses, you kind of feel like it’s your own little jungle. Pretty low key and not heavily traveled either.

Cool park. Great place to bring your dog. Trails, streams and lots of trees.

My dogs can be free. It’s nice!

Not so easy to find if you’re not familiar with the area, but once you do it’s a nice place to escape to.

Growing up in the Portland area, you could say that I’ve been spoiled by the largest naturally forested city park in the nation — Forest Park. Now attending school in Seattle, I’ve been looking for something that could perhaps replace the fun of miles and miles of hiking just minutes from the city.
While it can’t even begin to compare to the wonder that is Forest Park in size or length of hiking trails, Schmitz Preserve Park provides a wonderful and much needed section of nature just a few minutes bus ride from downtown Seattle.
Be it walking, a short hike, or a retreat into nature, an hour wondering around Schmitz Park is fun and relaxing and is something that every Seattleite must do at least once.

I love Schmitz Park for a great dog walk. It’s a 53 acre old growth forest with lots of hiking trails. It’s not off leash, but if you have voice control of your dog most people are good about letting their dogs roam. There are several loops to choose from. It’s a really dense forest less than a mile from the beach, coffeehouses and traffic.
But my dog Cosmo is who really loves the place so below is his review.
Schmitz? We’re going to Schmitz? Okay. I need to run around like a crazy person for a minute. I love Schmitz. Best Pee-​mail trees in town. I have so much P-​mail from other dogs to read. And all those trails, which one should I choose? The long one up the hill, the loopy one? Or maybe we can do the loop and take the extra trail down to the beach and you can buy me a scone at the bakery.