down the Pacific Northwest coast
- Viretta Park (Seattle) (historylink.org)
Viretta Park is located in the Denny Blaine neighborhood in Seattle and has elicited more attention, both locally and internationally, than its tiny size should warrant. The 1.8-acre site is on a steep slope overlooking Lake Washington with access on the west on 39th Avenue E and on the east from Lake Washington Boulevard. Because of infringement on its borders by two prominent citizens, Howard Schultz and Kurt Cobain, litigation was started, which prompted new written policies regarding all of the city parks.
Washington Trails Association
- Picnic Point (wta.org)
Picnic Point Park doesn’t have any established trails per se, but the scenery here is delightful, and at low tide, it is possible to hike 1.5 miles to Meadowdale Beach, or 5 miles north to Point Elliot at Mukilteo, depending on how fast you hike.
