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The World’s 100 Best Parks

Discovery Park

Seattle, United States

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PARKS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 97 2026
Discovery Park

A large city park of over 500 acres on the former Fort Lawton base in northwest Seattle, with forest, meadows, sandy bluffs and beaches on Puget Sound. Visitors hike the loop trail, walk down to the beach, watch birds and look across to the Olympic Mountains.

Highlights

  • West Point Lighthouse
  • Loop Trail
  • Fort Lawton military buildings

Good to know

  • Free entry
  • Parking lots; visitor center closed by flooding
  • Dogs welcome on trails

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