Entry No. 28 — the Seattle file — filed under: outdoor-weird

Bhy Kracke Park

A tiny, almost impossible-to-find park crammed into the steep southeast face of Queen Anne Hill, reached by an ivy-shrouded staircase off what looks like a private driveway. A winding trail threads between a lower garden level and an upper viewpoint, climbing past azaleas and rhododendrons. From the top you get a surprise panorama of Lake Union, downtown, the Space Needle, and the Cascades that almost no tourist ever sees.

The move: Hunt down the hidden stairway entrance together, climb the switchbacking path, and claim the upper viewpoint for a quiet sunset over Lake Union.

📍 Before you go Free, open daily. Genuinely hard to find: the upper entrance is off a spur of Highland Drive near Bigelow Ave N that looks like a driveway. Steep terrain throughout.

• 📍 Queen Anne, Seattle
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: 1215 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-24