Genesee Park, Seattle

Name: Genesee Park
Address: Seattle, United States

#499 among attractions in Seattle

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Genesee Park is a 57.7-acre park in the Rainier Valley neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. A waterway, Wetmore Slough, before the lowering of Lake Washington by nine feet in 1917 as part of the construction of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, it was purchased by the city in 1947 and used as a dump until 1963. Development of the park began in 1968. It hosts the hydroplane races and aerobatics air show during the annual Seattle Seafair, in July–August. ()

Elevation: 49 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 47°33'48"N, 122°16'37"W

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Rainier Valley (Columbia City)Seattle United States

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Genesee Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Baker Park, Seward Park, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, Cheasty Boulevard South.

1.3 miNW
Park
Mount Baker Park, Seattle
34 min walk • Mount Baker Park is a 21.7-acre urban park in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located along a ravine in the Mount Baker neighborhood in the Rainier Valley, stretching from South McClellan Street in the south to Lake Washington Boulevard at its north end.
1.3 miSE
Park
Seward Park, Seattle
34 min walk • Seward Park is a municipal park in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located in the city neighborhood of the same name, it covers 300 acres.
0.9 miSE
Synagogue
Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, Seattle
22 min walk • Congregation Ezra Bessaroth is a Sephardic congregation with a synagogue in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Ezra Bessaroth is one of Seattle's two Sephardic congregations, the other being Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation. Ezra Bessaroth maintains the liturgy and customs of the Mediterranean Island of Rhodes.
1.1 miW
Street
Cheasty Boulevard South, Seattle
28 min walk • Cheasty Boulevard South is a 1.3-mile route along the eastern edge of Seattle, Washington's Beacon Hill neighborhood. It was declared a City of Seattle landmark on January 15, 2003.
0.5 miW
Church
Fifth Church of Christ, Seattle
14 min walk • The former Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 3515 South Alaska Street in the Columbia City neighborhood in the Rainier Valley area of Seattle, Washington, is an historic Christian Science church edifice, whose original entrance was on 36th Avenue.
1.4 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Sick's Stadium, Seattle
37 min walk • Sick's Stadium, also known as Sick's Seattle Stadium and later as Sicks' Stadium, was a baseball park in the northwest United States in Seattle, Washington. It was located in Rainier Valley, on the NE corner of S. McClellan Street and Rainier Avenue S.
0.8 miS
Neighbourhood
Hillman City, Seattle
22 min walk • Hillman City is a primarily residential neighborhood of southeast Seattle, Washington, located in the Rainier Valley and centered about a half mile south of the Columbia City neighborhood.
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Rainier Valley, Seattle
26 min walk • The Rainier Valley is a district in southeast Seattle. It is located east of Beacon Hill; west of Mount Baker, Seward Park, and Leschi; south of the Central District and north of Rainier Beach. It is part of Seattle's South End.
0.8 miNW
Park
Lake People Park, Seattle
21 min walk • Lake People Park is a 1⁄2-acre park at 3070 S. Bradford Street in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, just south of the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. and Rainier Avenue S.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Genesee Park?

Nearby attractions include Fifth Church of Christ, Seattle (14 min walk), Lake People Park, Seattle (21 min walk), Hillman City, Seattle (22 min walk), Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, Seattle (22 min walk).

How to get to Genesee Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Genesee Park:

Bus

S Genesee St & 43rd Ave S • Lines: 50 (4 min walk)
50th Ave S & S Genesee St • Lines: 50 (8 min walk)

Light rail

Columbia City • Lines: 1 (20 min walk)
Mount Baker • Lines: 1 (34 min walk)