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Discovery Park is the crown jewel in the impressive array of Seattle's wild parks. This 534-acre park, which surrounds Fort Lawton military installation, has three main entrances and an extensive trail...
citysearch.com - expert review - 03/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not really sure how we managed to make what should have been a 10 minute walk to the beach, a good 30 minutes.. but, rest assured, we absolutely did! I had been to the beach at Discovery Park a few…
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome park, nice water front (hard time calling it a beach), great walks, open spaces, and a sewage treatment plant. what else does a boy need?
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So....I think it's pretty cool you can go for a semi-hike in Seattle, but why oh why do I get so tired there? It's most definitely me and me only who drives all the way to Ballard to hike discovery…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't say anything more about this park than the other reviewers have said. It's a beautiful park in Seattle. Bring the kids for a picnic, go for a hike, walk down to the beach. Perfect.
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nothing but great things to say about this park. Pretty much something for everyone and plenty of room. Even when all the parking lots are jammed you can still walk down a wooded trail in peace and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was in downtown most of the week (travelling from Southern CA) and was able to finally make it out to Discovery Park. I took the bus (#24) and entered near the south entrance. The place was empty,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
don't take a birder here or you'll never get out alive.
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My roommate and I ventured up here this last Saturday since we were bored with life, yet again. We couldn't have choosen a nicer day to do the 3 mile 'loop trail' it was sunny and cool out, perfect…
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I like to drive up pass the signs that say something like "only official vehicles" blah blah blah or something and park by the lighthouse. This little lighthouse was used in a scene from "Frances"…
yelp.com - user review - 02/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the Best City Parks Ever! I love taking the afternoon to hike around the park; it really feels like you are far away from the city. Great views from the point and from on top of the cliffs, of…
yelp.com - user review - 02/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After totally taking Discovery Park for granted for so many years now, it finally dawned on me why it's such a kick-ass fucking park, duh. Generally I REALLY, REALLY hate running for the sake of…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
LOVE this place! Thank you City of Seattle for not bulldozing this amazing piece of land for more new condos. Every time I come here, I am amazed by the views and the bit of wilderness I get just 10…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE this park! Its so big that you can wander for a while without running into anyone else. And there's a little something for everyone.
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love at first site and the next site, and the next site and the next. This park is amazing. It is HUGE!...or maybe I just get lost easy? Either way, I heart it and so does my dog!! There's a great…
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Boy I can't believe I barely missed being first to review for Discovery Park! I would have thought there would have already been so many reviews for this park. Its one of my favorites to see all that…
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm that kind of girl that begins exercise routine after exercise routine, without sticking to the habit or falling in love with a good, daily sweaty session. I'm reviewing this apparently…
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
round and round and round I go.. up hill and down. forest and meadows it is all around. The loop trail makes me loopy 3.1 miles long (almost exactly the same as Greenlake) and safe enough for women…
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2007
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It's becoming more and more popular. But if visitors keep their dogs on a leash and stay on existing trails, then the beauty of Discover Park will last for a very long time. You can visit my blog about...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love love love this park. It has a circular trail that varies with hills, stairs thought the forest, and flat land. The view of the sound is gorgeous with many places to sit and look at it. The…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hidden Gem in Seattle. A runner's delight. Runner's World recently ran a photo of a friend of mine running by the light house. Just 7 minutes from downtown, lots of trails and beach access. The…
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you want a good, in-city trail run, this place has a couple of great trails that are 5-10k in distance. If you are looking for a nice walk, well, they got that here,too.
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I recently attended a wedding at the Daybreak Indian Cultural Center and was reminded all over again why Seattle is such a great place to live. Discovery Park is just breathtakingly beautiful -…
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
WARNING: This will not be a useful review. Sorry. Funny/Cool? Maybe. It could go either way at this point. Here we go. Let's start the show. After reading the other reviews, I can't think of a…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The first time going was the best, of course, but I always come back. It has a meadow, a forest trail, and great sandy beaches. Discovery Park has it all. Great place to pack a lunch and go eat on…
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This park is an unbelievable treasure in the heart of a major metropolitan city. It is a bit of an excursion, but if you have a free Saturday and want solitude, and you want peace, take the long hike…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
ONE STAR?!?!?! WHY?!?! Because I don't want anyone else to come here. It's beautiful. Perfect. Nearly unspoiled and my perfect Zen spot. It hasn't attracted the amusement park mobs and I want to…
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
That you can feel lost in the woods in a city is the coolest thing. Even better on a rainy day, when few venture out and the scents of the forest are almost overwhelming...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ever since I spied a map of Seattle, it'd been a secret longing of mine to visit Discovery Park, with its grand magnitude and its decommissioned Army base-ness . But, oh! How the opportunity escaped…
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Really liked this place. I went last year and we went to the lighthouse. Geez, the hike was SOO beautiful. And we took the best artsy pictures you evuh did imagine. I guess theres a million other…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place, of course, like all reviewers. It's a haven, an oasis in the middle of the city, a mini vacation. You must hike down to the lighthouse. One issue: The Daybreak Indian Cultural Center…
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was my first park that I visited after moving to this Emerald City. And I will say it almost felt like I entered another world. We did a short trail (mainly because we were lugging around with…
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great park. Large enough to get far removed from society and not too crowded with people either. There are several different habitats here making it a great place to watch birds and also…
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There are bunnies here. When I was a teenager and lived a block and a half away, there was a cougar loose here.
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This park is probably my absolute favorite in the Seattle area. It's big, beautiful, and green. There are lots of trails for walking and different exciting places to explore. I had no idea the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What's not to love? To me, this is what the Denny party saw when they first came here - sandy cliffs, wind blown grasses, pines... Minus the radar dome, light house, water treatment plant, parking lot…
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2007
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the park is huge... the duck pond is worth the winding drive... the playground area is somewhat sparse, but the equipment is in good shape... it's back away from the road - some people don't even know there's...
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A nice big park with trails...next to a sewage treatment plant. I was walking down a trial trying to find the beach enjoying myself when the stench hit me. The trail was literally right next to the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Where in the hell am I? On a recent sunny clear day I went to Discovery Park to clear my head and ponder life, little did I know I would get lost despite my best efforts to stay on the trail. Sure,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My sister and I found ourselves wandering through the trails of the park and walked out to the lighthouse on the point! Beautiful beach! I like all parks, but this one is special because it is so…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I ask my boyfriend who relocated here from the East Coast what his favorite place is that I've introduced him to, it's Discovery Park. The flat entry area with lots of brush isn't the best first…
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There aren't many places in the urban jungle where you can truly feel like you have left behind the stress of the office, yet Discovery Park is one of those places. The views are amazing, the…
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Way back in The Day (read: August, 1992), me and my friend T. got arsed on a rack-and-a-half of Schmidtty's and decided that the dunes at Discovery Park would be an ossum place to go snowboarding...at…
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I live by Discovery Park and work by Greenlake, but I never run around Greenlake, only Discovery. I love the view of the sound, the occasional rabbit you see and how shaded you are. I saw an owl…
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Discovery Park is amazing. I didn't know of its existence for two years (I know, I live under a rock) and was finally introduced to it. Oh my! Lovely park, greatest of views, lots and lots of trails…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is a beautiful park. i would come here and paln to go on hike, the trails are breath taking . this a really good place to bring out town friend to show them how lovley and green this city can be.
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This park has view that can take your breath away. That is f you aren't alreay breathless from hiking numerous trails going up and down terrain. THe trails are maintined very well. THere is a beach…
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2006
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A nice place to go in the summer as it is cool. The play equiptment is minimal but the kids can "hike" in the woods are burn off steam. Be cautious and lock up your car as the lot is frequently burglarized.
lilaguide.com - user review - 03/28/2006
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Our favorite beach! Terrific hiking, including a large sand dune on a bluff. Spy eagles & snakes, or seastars on the pristine, huge beach.
lilaguide.com - user review - 03/19/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Why hasn't some philanthropist created an artist residency program here? Until then, walk along the cliffs, dare yourself to descend to the lighthouse, remember what vista means. You can take a bus or…
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2006
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Sometimes when I'm standing atop one of the cliffs in Discovery Park, I like to pretend what I'm see...
judysbook.com - user review - 02/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What an incredible place to get lost. Everyone is right. This is a place to just leave the rest of the world behind and wander around aimlessly. It's not a true hike right into the heart of the…
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In all the reviews, no one has mentioned that at the top of the hill stood the 635 Radar Sqdn, back in the early 60's. It was the Air Force contingent with the Army's Air Defense Missle Center. The…
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Discovery Park is indeed a great place to visit. I looked at a map of Seattle the first day I arrived and decided to run in the largest green-colored section of the city. I have returned many times,…
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
No your not out in the Cascades or the Olympic National Forest, so don't expect to be. You are in one of the wildest urban parks (Golden Gate and Central were hand planted) and one of the most…
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best places to get lost in Seattle. Take water, munchies and a cell phone (just in case) and wander the trails pretending to be Lewis or Clark.
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you've done Greenlake and left unsatisfied, try Discovery. It's still urban--as in close to everything--but offers hills, great views, meandering (mostly unpaved) trails, and lacks Greenlake's…
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My friends and I visited this park thinking we were going on a hike. Oh, how naive we were! With wide paved roads and plenty of civilization, we weren't exactly roughing it. The park does have lots…
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2005
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We must have spent a day exlporing this place from the light house on the beach to the trails and th...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/22/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Well, unlike my fellow Yelpers I never made it into the labyrinth of Discovery.. sounds like a should! Instead I usually get caught up around sunset with my friends.. we sit and watch the water and…
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Discovery is beautiful! You can see for miles across the Puget Sound and see the gigantic boats passing through, sailors, and gorgeouse sunsets! Miles of trails and open area fields. The beach down…
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The closest thing I think of can get to of being out in nature, yet be in Seattle. This huge gem sits quietly in Magnolia, mostly an old army base, with miles and miles of trails, trees, beaches,…
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yet another urban oasis, and yeah, I got lost. Then I got a map. I'm pretty good with maps, but I still got lost. Then I gave up and wandered and it was a Zen thing and eventually wound up on the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
With over 500 acres of wooded trails, Discovery is a breath of fresh air just miles from downtown. If you're interested to know what Magnolia looked like before the white man...take a good look at…
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2005
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Discovery Park is located at the west tip of Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood. If you want to see so...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/27/2005
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This park is huge! Daybreak Star Center is on one end, and the duck pond is worth the winding drive. The playground area is on the sparse side, but the equipment is interesting and in good shape. There are...
lilaguide.com - user review - 07/01/2004
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This park is great if you want to feel like you are not in a big city. The playground is back away from the road and some people don't even know it is there.
lilaguide.com - user review - 05/14/2004
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This awesome park in Magnolia has a wonderful children's play area when the weather's nice, and an indoor learning and discovery center for rainy days. There are also excellent trails, including a 2.8 mile...
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/02/2004
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