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7201 East Green Lake Drive
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Top-Rated Nearby Accommodations
Distance in: mi km
Hotel USD* Distance Rating
Greenlake Guest House $179 0.6 mi 1.0 km 5 of 5 stars
Inn Harmony Guest House and B&B $126 0.9 mi 1.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Watertown Hotel $186 1.6 mi 2.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
University Inn $145 1.7 mi 2.7 km 4.5 of 5 stars
University View House $180 1.8 mi 2.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Rosita's Mexican Grill 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Tacos Guaymas 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Kisaku 1.0 mi 1.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Super Jock 'n Jill 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Qwest Field 1.0 mi 1.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Archie McPhee's 1.8 mi 2.9 km 4 of 5 stars
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #59 of 332 attractions in Seattle
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Traveler Description: Swim or paddleboat in this scenic park lake.
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Attraction type: Lake
Address: 7201 East Green Lake Drive Seattle, WA
Tel: 206 684 4075

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“Greenlake-The Centeral Park of Seattle”
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5 of 5 stars
SeattleMotorCycleGuy   17 contributions
Seattle
Sep 16, 2008

Yes you can swim in Greenlake!-Its very clean now that the Parks department did several cleaning of the lake. It is 2.8 miles around a flat paved path that is divided into 2 sides. One side of path closest to the water (inside) is for walking in either direction (clockwise or the counterclockwise), the outside path is for wheels but... more

“peaceful”
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5 of 5 stars
amyh14   1 contribution
amyh14
Jul 3, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

you actually can't swim here but this is a great location to take a walk around the lake. it's very peaceful there and there's a great scenary! more

“気軽にスポーツを楽しみたいなら”
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3 of 5 stars
maiky00   7 contributions
さいたま
Google Translation
Nov 28, 2009

シアトルに長期滞在などでいるときに、気軽にアウトドアができるスポットです。 週末にはジョギングやカヤック、セーリングを... more

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7201 East Green Lake Drive, Seattle, WA
Tel: 206 684 4075