Best Rainy-Day Parks and Playgrounds Around Seattle and Beyond

Lewis Creek Park is a wetland wonder in the Cougar Mountain area of south Bellevue. This expansive park feels like a true urban wilderness adventure. If the weather is creating a deluge, start at the beautifully designed visitor center, with kids’ puzzles, comfortable seats and huge windows that look out over the wetlands. Pick up a scavenger hunt sheet to take outside on the half-mile Loop Trail and look for slugs, worms, birds’ nests, insects and more.

Next to the center, find two play areas with large sail-like covers that protect from both rain and sun.

Location: 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., Bellevue. Free parking is available in the parking lot.

Warm up: Pick up supplies for a rainy-day picnic at the Town and Country Market, less than a mile down the road. 

Next stop: Seahurst Park