WARREN G. MAGNUSON PARK

7400 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle, WA 98115

Warren G. Magnuson Park was named after the late Warren G. Magnuson from State. He served in the US Senate from 1944 until 1981. The park was developed on the site of the former Naval Air Station in . Magnuson Park is the second largest park in Seattle (350 acres).

Exit Metropolitan Market from the door to the parking lot facing 40th Avenue NE. Turn left and walk along the south side of the parking lot to the Burke-Gilman Trail. Turn left on the trail and walk for about 20 minutes until you reach NE 65th Street. Turn right on NE 65th Street and cross at the light on Sand Point Way NE. Cross NE 65th Street at the entrance to Magnuson Park. Turn right and walk east. Turn left on Sports Field Drive and walk to the gravel path on the right. This is the beginning of the federally protected wetlands of Magnuson Park.

The one-hour walk through the park includes the wetlands and new Shore Ponds that were completed in April 2012. RESTROOMS will be at the halfway point.

ART WORK: “Fin Art” – Between Kite Hill and Beach – 1998 – John T. Young Made from submarine fins arranged to represent a pod of whales.

The second half of the walk is a loop that follows Lake Shore Drive NE to the junction with Cross Park Trail North. Turn right and continue to the Beach Walk Trail. Turn right again and walk to the Boat Launch area. Walk through the parking lot past the picnic shelter toward Promontory Point.

ART WORK: “” – 2007 – Perry Lynch Twelve 6’ high limestone columns with holes bored through each column. Observers can have the same experience as a surveyor.

Follow the road on the right to NE 65th Street. Cross the street, turn left and walk on the trail that parallels NE 65th Street. Cross Sand Point Way NE, turn left and cross NE 65th Street. Walk uphill to the Burke-Gilman Trail. Turn left on the trail and return to Metropolitan Market. http://www.seattle.gov/parks/magnuson/

This walk was inspired by the Magnuson Park walks in 2011 by South Sound Striders. Our North Sound Striders route is a slightly modified version of the December 2011 walk.