Volunteer Park is a 48.3-acre (19.5 ha) park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
Volunteer Park was acquired by the city of Seattle in 1876 from J.M. Colman at a cost of $2,000. When Seattle Cemetery became Denny Park in 1884, the bodies interred there were moved to Washelli Cemetery, at the site of the future park. It soon became apparent that the land would be better suited to park use and the bodies were moved once again, this time to Lake View Cemetery; the park was renamed Lake View Park. This caused considerable confusion, leading to another renaming to City Park in 1887. J. Willis Sayre, a Seattle theatre critic, journalist and historian who had fought in the Spanish–American War, actively lobbied local officials to rename it once again - as Volunteer Park, to honor the volunteers who served in the war.
Monday | 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
Tuesday | 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
Wednesday | 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
Thursday | 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
Friday | 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
Saturday | 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
Sunday | 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
rkng1 garcia | Jan 11, 2018
Beautiful walking trails. Wheelchair accessible. The Museum was closed the day we went and we didn't find any public restrooms. Small $4.00 per adult charge to go through the hothouse gardens which have a large variety of tropical plants. Small gift store with a few plants, variety of books, some T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc. Money goes towards maintaining the gardens. Free parking. Roads leading in to the park are very narrow and need repair. Still worth the visit.
Daniel Hicks | Apr 5, 2018
Stunningly awesome and beautiful park. I would have loved to have spent all of my time in Seattle at this park. Great for everyone. Young, old, adults, children and/or animals. Great views, walking paths, exploring/ picnic areas,
Akhil Sakpal | Mar 15, 2018
Love this park. It has a lot of offer - running trails, picnic areas, museum, green house, children's park. And the best - lots of dogs playing and having a good time. The evening sunsets from this park are very picturesque. Don't miss it if you are an out of towner.
Tanya Hayes | Apr 3, 2018
Great playground for kids. I always love the wading pool in the summer. It does get too crowded. The conservatory is a great plus.
Newsha Makooi | Nov 18, 2017
Beautiful park and a great place to play, relax and spend time. Easy park to get to. People go there to relax, read, have picnics and play. There's plenty of space and ample parking. There's a flower garden and some water features. Fantastic place to spend weekend summer afternoons here. Right in the city, but easy to forget that you're in the city because it is so peaceful. 👍
Tweety Bird | May 5, 2018
Beautiful Park in the city! Great place for a short, lovely walk or run! Nice, quiet, beautiful place to relax, read, nap, sun, hang out! Love sitting on the platform with the GIANT "Donut", "Tire", whatever you want to call it, it's definitely a cool piece of art that attracts lots of photo ops!! It looks out to the Space Needle and if the sky is clear you can also view the mountains!! Great playground for the kiddos! Nice greenhouse if you're into that sort of thing - there is a charge and certain hours. There's also a decent bathroom next to the greenhouse! Parking inside the park as well as on streets surrounding is usually plentiful, however, with summer fast approaching, I'm sure parking will be filled at times!
Randall Jeremiah | May 6, 2018
First time in over 25 years. This is a wonderful walking area we spent a couple of hours here. Part of that was in the conservatory. Worth it. Check out the cacti room and the fern that looks like antlers. It just hangs there. You will want to spend the $4 it takes to get in. While here you will want to walk up to the observation deck of the water tower and have a look around great views 360 degrees. Also lots of flowering bushes very fragrant as well as lots of cool places for kids to play. Enjoy the free entertainment of this park.
Joshua Mathias | May 4, 2018
A nice walk, lots of trees, and interesting things like statues. I recommend going up the tall old circular building if you don't mind stairs. Great view. I also saw someone using the stairs for running exercise.
Beth Kelley | Apr 19, 2018
Great place for families. Big trees to climb. Open grassy lawns. Playground on the north east end. Beautiful views from the south end. of events take place here especially in the summer, which makes parking especially difficult, so be prepared to walk in on busy summer days.
Viren Aggarwal | May 13, 2018
One of many Seattle parks; though this one has multiple attractions- the original Art Deco Seattle Art Museum building, now home to Asian Art Museum. It also has an architecturally beautiful conservatory. The entrance now is by donation but free on first Thursday and Saturday of each month. The historic water tower is a great building and worth climbing the steps. Occasionally musicians play here with its fantastic acoustic dome. Summer also hosts amateur plays and music. It is also has a fantastic collection of dahlias display by volunteers.
Faisal 'Fes' Naqvi | May 22, 2018
One of my favorite places to go to in Seattle. Especially early in the morning. Peaceful. Serene. Beautiful views. Regardless of where you are in the park. Love going there with my little one in summer for wading pool goodness.
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