Best Seattle-Area Places to Embrace Bad Weather With Kids
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Discovery Park veiled in fog. Photo: Fiona Cohen
Discovery Park, Seattle
Weather to see: Fog
Even on a windless day, fog never stays still. It undulates, moving closer and then suddenly shrugs away. For fun in the fog, head to Magnolia’s Discovery Park. Its grand, sloping south meadow is the perfect place to explore the moods of fog. Trees and distant figures fade in and out of sight as you and the fog move around. You can’t see where the path you are following goes or where it came from.
Location: 3801 Discovery Park Blvd., Seattle. Discovery Park has three parking lots, and parking is free. Note that beach parking requires an ADA placard. To get to the south meadow most directly, park in Discovery Park’s south parking lot, accessible from West Emerson Street, and follow the trail that leads west from the parking lot entrance.
Pair with: Lots of other fun things to do with kids in Discovery Park, then warm up after with a delicious lunch or pastry from Petit Pierre Bakery in the Village.
Editor’s note: The Discovery Park Visitor Center is closed until 2027, but the rest of the park is open.
Next stop: Kerry Park
