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Discovery Park


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 331 attractions in Seattle
Traveler Description: You can get lost happily among the thickets, nature trails, beaches and bluffs of this 534-acre park.
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Attraction type: Park, Jogging path/track, Other
Activities: Jogging, Running
Address: 3801 W Government Way Seattle, WA 98119
Tel: 206-386-4236

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5 of 5 stars
Holidaytravelfan   43 contributions
Vancouver, Canada
Oct 6, 2009

Decided to get out of downtown this time and see some of the "true Seattle". Discovery Park is a gem with such beautiful scenery. I spend about 3 hours there doing the suggested trail loop (maps are available at the info centre for $1.00) which offeres great scenery including the ocean, Olympic mountains, dunes, cliffs and some beautiful forest. But... more

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5 of 5 stars
SeattleOrca   1 contribution
Seattle WA
Oct 1, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

To get to the South Bluff, drive to the park over the Magnolia Bridge and park in the SOUTH parking lot. It's about 5-10 minutes to the South Bluff which has magnificent views of Puget Sound, the Olympics, and Rainier. Those reviewers ho are complaining about getting lost in military housing/ paved roads are approaching the Park from the Indian... more

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2 of 5 stars
TexasTraveller56   41 contributions
Fort Worth, TX
Jul 22, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

When we got a map on the internet of this park it looked like a great place where you can park very close to the water and enjoy walking along the bay waterfront. What you learn when you get there is that most of the roads are closed due to military housing being in the middle of the park. Sooooo...you... more

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2 of 5 stars
Karbose   2 contributions
Texas
Jul 19, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

The reviews of the park made it sound like there was at least one nice beach (the one beach turned out to be next to the sewage plant). The rest of the beaches were private or unaccessible. The directional signs were confusing and misleading. We are fairly experienced (but low level hikers), but could NOT figure the signs out at... more

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5 of 5 stars
FamilyFunBunch   3 contributions
New Hampshire
Sep 12, 2007
3
people found this review helpful

Must do: get to north of Seattle to Discovery Park -- at sunset -- and walk out to the lighthouse on the bay/puget sound - great sunset pictures and nice quiet area to relax. On the way back there is a seafood restaurant -- called Fisherman's Wharf -- I think -- on a pier -- and great fish tacos and... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Chesepeke, VA
Jul 20, 2003
9
people found this review helpful

We lived in the military houseing in the middle of the park for 2 years and just loved the location. It's a little taste of the unspoiled Pacific North West right in the heart of town. The beach is almost never crowded, the light house is idyllic and the view of The Mountain, the skyline and the Olympics from the... more

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Discovery Park Address

3801 W Government Way, Seattle, WA 98119
Tel: 206-386-4236