Volunteer Park

Nice park to gather and analysis your daily thoughts. But it needs benches facing west. My thoughts.

I love this park. One of the best in my neighborhood!

Amazing park! Outdoor yoga class going on, folks doing qigong, wedding couple talking photos by the beautiful gardens and when I left I realized I had parked by an empty wading pool that was now filled with water and little ones. Really nice spot to “kill time” for a lady from Olympia, I felt like I was close to home and very safe there 🙏🏻

Watched an old tree lose a big branch.

Interesting park to take dog for a walk in

Very nice park with a greenhouse, kid playground and splash pond. Nice areas of shade and open grass areas as well.

Wide open area beautiful view peaceful

The best

This is a great park and it is in town, so accessible to urban folks. Lots of recreation here along the water, a good place for a picnic if you are lucky enough to have good weather.

Super nice park, lots of trails, the Asian Museum, and Black Hole Sun. A super pleasant way to spend some time, very recommended.

The park was about a 10-11 block walk north on 15th Avenue from our boutique hotel on Capitol Hill. An easy walk on 15th - which is somewhat commercial- and then a more scenic return on 14th with its many stunning mansions. The 48 acre park- designed by the Olmsted Brothers in the very early 1900s - has much to offer - notably a small and splendid conservatory with a good display of tropical and desert plants, (there is a modest charge to enter but NO ONE who tried to use the kiosk to buy tickets when we were there was successful in getting the machine to work!!). On the south side of the park is the old water tower which may be ascended from the inside and offers scenic views of the city, especially to the west and south, there are lots of trees and flowers and plenty of places for picnics and play and outdoor events. (We did not have time to see the Asian Art Museum which is on the premises)

Beautiful park with stunning views of the city and many nature trails to hike. The Asian Art Museum is housed on the grounds and is lovely itself. The reservoir is about 1/4 mile round trip to walk around and is fun to walk. The duck ponds are cute and filled with waterfowl. In the summer, there are free concerts and dance events in the amphitheater. FABULOUS PARK! A gem in Seattle and fun to explore it all.

Volunteer Park is a city park in the Capital Hill neighborhood of Seattle. It is hilly so wear comfortable shoes. Home to the Conservatory and the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Olmsted designed this park. Named for the war dead in the Spanish-American War.

Volunteer Park is located in north-east of Seattle, up high overlooking the downtown area so you can catch a glimpse of the downtown buildings and the space needle. This park is amazing if you have not been here before. its full of wonderful surprises and should be a must visit when visiting Seattle. First if you are music fan, you'll see the Black Sun sculpture which was the inspiration for Soundgarden's black-hole sun song from 90s. its also a great photo spot as you can manage to see the space needle through the hole of the black sun sculpture... but there is more.. you have lots of trails to walk around this "very green" park, if its open, the water tower observatory is a fun attraction and if its not its a fabulous structure for some great photos. Come visit the Seattle Asian Art museum which is located in an amazing art deco building overseeing the city. There is also the conservatory and museum and amphitheatre... also park reservoir , couple ponds and my favourite part.... within this large city and built up park you still manage to see some amazing old red wood trees with 10-12' base.. its incredible that these giants were left alone for us to enjoy. one can only image what this entire area looked like some 400-500 years ago. truly wonderful park and free to enter.

This park is very nice. It's spacious, fun, and very peaceful and relaxing (mostly). The only downside is that it seems to be a bit of a hangout for stoners, which, while harmless, does make a bit of a smell and can take away from the relaxation if you don't like the smell of pot. On the plus side, there is more than plenty of parking.

A lovely place to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the concrete city. Take a walk, a photo or a breath. Enjoy!

What a gorgeous park! We were visiting Capital Hill and walked into the park. So much to do and see. A perfect place to go on a nice day!

Walking through Volunteer park we spotted the red brick Water Tower that was built in 1906 as part of the Olmstead Exhibition. As it commands the highest view on Capitol Hill, at 444.5 feet (135.5 m) above sea level, we thought that it would be good to climb to the top and get a 360 degree view of downtown Seattle, Lake Washington, Mount Rainier (on a clear day), and the Space Needle. The water tower has no charge to enter, but does have 106 metal stairs to climb to the top, and can be slippery on a wet day. Once at the top and after catching your breath, walk all the way round the tower, and check out the explanation boards, on the walls full of local facts. Unfortunately, all the windows are covered with safety grills (I think this is to deter locals after days of depressing weather taking the short cut down). TIP: If you have trouble climbing, claustrophobic or faint of heart this is not for you.