Ballard Playground

Ballard Playground: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ballard Playground

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Ballard Playground — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.67286, -122.39130. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ballard Playground

• National Nordic Museum · museum · King · ~1 km · Must-see
• Ballard Commons Park · park · King · ~1 km · Must-see
• Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · King · ~1 km · Must-see
• Commodore Park · park · King · ~1 km · Must-see
• Kiwanis Memorial Preserve Park · park · King · ~2 km · Must-see
• Salmon Bay · beach · King · ~3 km · Must-see
• Golden Gardens Park · beach · King · ~3 km · Must-see
• Shilshole Bay · beach · King · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fort Lawton Historic District · fort · King · ~3 km · Must-see
• Discovery Park · sanctuary · King · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak Park · park · King · ~4 km · Must-see
• Woodland Park Zoo · sanctuary · King · ~4 km · Must-see
• West Point Light · fort · King · ~4 km · Must-see
• Woodland Park · park · King · ~4 km · Must-see
• West Point · beach · King · ~4 km · Must-see
• Seattle Church of Christ · church · King · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lenin · attraction · King · ~5 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · King · ~5 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ballard Playground

Other parks near Ballard Playground

• Ballard Commons Park · park · King · ~1 km · Must-see
• Commodore Park · park · King · ~1 km · Must-see
• Kiwanis Memorial Preserve Park · park · King · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak Park · park · King · ~4 km · Must-see
• Woodland Park · park · King · ~4 km · Must-see
• Queen Anne Boulevard · park · King · ~6 km · Must-see
• MacLean Park · park · King · ~7 km · Must-see
• Kerry Park · park · King · ~7 km · Must-see
• North Passage Point Park · park · King · ~7 km · Must-see
• South Passage Point Park · park · King · ~7 km · Must-see

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