Wow, what a beautiful little gem, a great spot for a date, strolling with friends, a quiet walk or a special occasion. It can be confusing if you dont take a picture of the directory in the beginning, but no matter what youll end up right back at the start. There are a few outdoor restrooms, not the cleanliness. This is also a beautiful place to take pictures, take your dog for a jog or a nice bike ride.

Beautiful place to walk, run or ride a bike. Very peaceful and quiet. The nature that surrounds this area is just wonderful. There is plenty space to have a walk, or a picnic with some friends without getting in contact with too many people, specially in this times of Covid. I enjoyed every minute I spent here. I recommend it 100%. Kids and dogs friendly. Please, keep the place clean and wear a mask when close to people. Thank you.

Met up with a couple friends on a sunny Fall day at the Japanese Gardens and it was absolutely gorgeous! Parking is a bit difficult. I had to go out and park on the street after going through the parking lot a few times. Worth the time and money to walk around though!

Great walking trails year round. Bikes are allowed on the paved trails. Also great birding location. Could use more restroom facilities as the visitor center is closed due to covid restrictions as well as the restroom. A new compost restroom is under construction as a test.

This park is amazing! Beautiful place and well kept. The only thing that wasnt good is that they have shut down the visitors center and no bathrooms available. Be prepared to stumble across someone relieving themselves on your hike through this park. Thats what happens when people take away the restrooms! !!!Other than that its great!

Beautiful place to walk and explore year round. Great variety of plants, well situated parking lots. Cant wait until Japanese garden is open again.

Wow ! what a place! so many different colors and shades of every single color!! was absolutely amazing what i seen there as it was just such a nice walk! as you enter there is a little bridge that you go over to then you see this huge “pond” with so many different kinds of fish inside - big ones too that you can feed with easy - you also see so many different colors of every single tree and plant that is there - this place is perfect if you are trying tojust relaxing and ease yourself and it’s a great spot to take many different pics - if you love nature and relaxing and of course taking pictures, i definitely recommend this place 10/10!

This is a really nice park with beautiful plantings. I deducted stars because they have very little educational plant signage, no pamphlets or info outside of the (currently closed) visitor’s center, and the bathrooms are all locked. Even the Japanese Garden (that requires tickets and has staff on site,) had the bathrooms closed. The surrounding neighborhoods are mostly residential so you have to plan ahead with your party to ensure nobody will need the bathroom for at least a couple of hours. The park gets really crowded, so go during weekdays if you can. There were so many trails that we were still able to enjoy the walk, even on a crowded Sunday.

Pleasant walk on a sunny Seattle summer morning. Not too crowded, though the parking lots were full. The Japanese maple were beautiful to wander through. Folks were generally respectful of Covid distancing. Most were masked and tried to keep their 6 foot spacing. Cool breeze off the water was refreshing. Plantings were well cared for. Great signage to help ID the trees and other plantings.

Superb! Spectacular! Beautiful day to walk around for hours thru this true oasis of Seattle...! What gorgeous gardens! So sorry to have to forgo going in the Japanese Garden as it is closed on Mondays but fewer people in the early afternoon was perfect time for keeping social distancing! A must see sure every autumn in wonderful splendor!!

Love this park. Lovely places to sit and enjoy. There is a paved trail as well as gravel paths.

This place is absolutely stunning! From our young human... I have been to many places and this is the best place ever.

Love this place...lush green and an amazing variety of trees and flowering plants in summer and equally mind-blowing in fall.. with many trails where one can spend the whole morning or afternoon with friends/family or enjoy the fresh air while walking or jogging alone too..the lake front of Fosters island is great

Nice garden to take a walk for a long time. But, it is not special. Just big and large garden. If you want a special place to take a picture or record video, you should go to other place. When you go to the north of Washington park, you can go to the Foster Island and you can find a spot to take pictures. Especially, the sunset view is the best. Have a nice day and enjoy your time for a walk. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

G O R G E O U S. For a local plantlife-nerd, even better. My aunt and made a day of it, and were meandering through the arboretum for around 3 hours, I think...? Your legs will get tired before you see the whole thing! Itd be interesting to see the place in each season to see how it changes. Such a peaceful place; itd be a great place to bring a book or a knitting project on a nice enough day.

Amazing little park with a big park feel.. Quick nature walk. Perfect for a morning walk to start a nature day in Seattle and the surrounding areas. Go to the Point and have amazing views of the Eastbay and University of Washington, Alaska Airlines Field/Huskies Stadium. Walkable for all involved. Great 2hr experience, day or night, tho day is the ish.

Gorgeous place but the road through the park was closed. Hopefully they reopen it at some point. Google maps makes it look like you can drive through the park and that’s what we were hoping for.

So fortunate to live within walking distance of the park! Lovely walking/running trails, beautiful scenery, lovely trees and plants, gorgeous place to spend time.

Cant believe your in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Seattle here!beautiful

Lovely place for a walk with some friends or for a picnic date. With many trails to walk and informative signs scattered throughout its also a great place for kids. Ive heard great things about the tea ceremonies that happen there, but due to the current health crisis I have been unable to attend. Though I look forward to being able to when the resume.

Love this place! Plenty of room to roam around without bumping into people. The diversity of trees/plants that are there to explore offer an educational experience as well!

A great place for a walk any time of the year. Sprong blossoms in the spring and beautiful foilage in the fall. Parking is limited but sometimes we park on Madison.

Went here for the third time on my birthday, back on March 23rd. The trees were so beautiful - most of them were blooming - and the path we went on was great for walking! It was a no-bake zone so we didnt have to worry about cyclists, and there were very few people there so we were able to keep our distance. There is a great variety of flora, some of them with beautiful bark, others shaped in weird ways, but so many with beautiful flowers! Will definitely need to go again when it is safe!

I LOVE the Rose Garden. Seems the best time to go is March -September-is. If you go to the middle (where the circular flower bed is) and face West, you will see another flower bed that is quite long and in the shape of an arc. There are some pink roses all the way to the left of that bed and they smell AMAZING.

What a beautiful place to take a walk! People in the area are very lucky to have such a great place to roam.

This arboretum is absolutely beautiful, each season brings its own unique beauty to the arboretum. When in Seattle I find myself visiting it almost daily, and never get tired of it.

The arboretum is beautiful in all seasons. There are many nice paved paths as well as gravel ones. There are also many places to stop and sit and admire the lovely views.

Great place to spend time with family and friends! You will definitely enjoy your visit here!. Theres a lot of fun activities you can do and also you can enjoy watching the views and have time to chill and relax! Grab some foods and drinks, pick a spot and enjoy the fantastic scenery of the place!

Amazing place. A must see while in Seattle

Great hike along the river most of the way. Went on a Monday and pretty quiet, but still encountering people every 10 min or so. About 70% wore masks.Good for kids, but if theyre 5 or younger then expect to start carrying them on your shoulders at some point. It starts off fairly flat and about 1/3 the way to Lower Falls it starts getting much steeper.

One of my favorite places in Seattle. Truly beautiful. The assortment of trees, shrubs, wildlife, flowers, stonework is awesome. Great place to stroll through and take it all in. Sit for an hour with no phone and let your mind go. Peaceful, serene, calm. If you love the outdoors, youll love this place.

Absolutely magical & beautiful!!! It is like a whole entire enchanted fantasy dream world has come to life!!! An unforgettable experience and a real life breath of real life fresh air for real in real life!!! Its a blessing and a miracle that this place and others like it still exist in this world in this day and age, thank God they do! Everyone should be blessed with having the life changing oppurtunity of experiencing this for themselves AT THE VERY VERY VERY LEAST of one time in there life in not a hundred million times in there life! Absolutely AMAZING!

This is one of the most beautiful public spaces in North America. Its fun to exercise here, and its really cool to learn about botany and dendrology at the same time, using the well-thought out and well-maintained University of Washington labeled plantings. Highly recommended.

Its located in the heart of the city. You can maintain social distancing. Its peaceful quiet and one of the best places if you want to be close to nature but also dont want to travel far outside the city. Its my go to place for walks.

Loved the calm peace even though there are a lot of people, there are a lot of books to be quiet. The best times to visit are April 11th through May 31st. Lots of flowering Azaleas and Rhododendrons.

Beautiful & free! Very peaceful & relaxing for a nice walk.

Beautiful park, very well kept. Its large. At some point I forgot I was even in Seattle.

This place is magical. There is something deeply organic about this curated masterpiece. This is far and away the greatest urban landscape I have ever encountered. If you are visiting Seattle or are a resident, dont miss out.

Beautiful place, but parking fills up quickly in lots and on side streets! Definitely worth going to. Dog friendly!

This is a beautiful and serene place to walk, think, take pictures, explore and exercise. Thoroughly enjoyed myself and it’s on so many acres of land it is social distance safe

The greatest place to deep dive into fall

Different flowers blossom in different season. Nice place for fresh air and trail walk.

Great variety of trees and shrubs, even without much flowering, ss to be expected this time of year, but still a great walk throughout. Plan at least two hours to three to take in all that this park has to offer.

The beautiful place I was lucky enough to have as a wedding venue. This park is so beautiful and so vast you could spend so long exploring all its nooks and crannies.

The arboretum is an amazing oasis in the middle of Seattle! Some parking lots are closed due to COVID, so be sure to check what is open. There are a ton of beautiful paths other than just the main one. These smaller paths also allow for much more social distancing, so I highly encourage downloading a map and exploring a bit!

Lots of trees, also a good place for photoshoot. Pond and bridges are quite popular

Very relaxing place to enjoy a day off. The koi fish are very pretty! But its the best during spring time when the flowers are blooming!

Wish we had some more time to explore this park with our son... Had a brief visit with the buffalo, and the little lake where they had the remote controlled boats. Probably a lot of cool little corners to explore over many many days!

Great place to walk around and feel like you’re getting away from the city!

Lovely waterfront walking paths through marshes and gorgeous trees. Dont miss the blooming water lilies. Parking is a little problematic, so make sure youre there early for a spot, or take the bus!

A little bit hard to find parking. But the place is so beautiful. Green, quiet, nice. Love it

This is literally a walk in the park. You could spend a whole day here discovering the arboretum and walking on various trails. If time permits, you could also walk over to the Japanese Garden. You get to see a lot of birds, squirrels and random animals during your walk. Its a great place to be in the fall and spring seasons.

One of my favorite places in Seattle. Beautiful, peaceful, and educational in every season. Parking will fill up on any sunny weekend, I recommend biking or busing instead. Dont miss the Pacific Rim garden, the Gazebo, Rhododendron Glen, Azalea way, the Sequoia grove, and the lily pond, or just get lost in the winding trails.

Little heaven on earth! My dogs enjoy daily jog to this magical place in the heart of Seattle.

Best place to ReflectI will be buying a Kayak for my return

A green sanctuary in the city. There were many improvements made, new pathways, new plantings. The most pleasant time for a quick escape from urban life.

Trees r us - its the arboretum! Every season brings a new set of visual pleasures.

Lovely natural landscape with beautiful nature views. Old and tall trees as you would see on the Pacific Coast and lots of mushrooms... lots of mushrooms. Good for a stroll or walk, jogging. There are bike paths here as well but much more limited and they dont take you to the nice areas.

Great place for a walk! The Japanese Garden is good too.

This place is especially gorgeous in the fall, but there are lots of trails to take and lots of beauty to see! Keep in mind, parking is not very easy and be prepared to drive around and wait for a spot.

So beautiful. Loved it! My one thing was there are no bathrooms open cuz of covid. Makes sense but no info online about no public restrooms.

Cool feeling of the location and a the place feels very peaceful

Nice scenery, very quiet and peaceful. Took a stroll there and really enjoyed the ambiance. Theres also very informative boards along the way to give that help with plant names and history of the place.

Beautiful area! Great for taking a walk.

Made a visit to the Japanese garden.Quite the beautiful place. A little pricey for the amount of things to partake in here but the scenery is very relaxing. Worth a visit if there is interest is some of seattles most intimate exposures to landscaping done the right way. Isnt very much merchandise here unfortunately except apparel. And they do not allow food inside the garden.

One of my favorite places in Seattle. I love looking at all the different trees.

Seattle Japanese Garden is a amazing place to visit. Wonderful color and garden art. As always, the Koi and turtles are a big hit. If you like to take pictures, try and go early when its not so crowded. A great place to sit on a bench and contemplate the universe.

Gorgeous for a walk and plenty of paths available for social distancing. Everyone carries masks with them and puts them on when passing, so this park has managed to restore my faith in humanity a bit.

A fantastic park with gorgeous trails. Its a popular place so its busy and can be hard to park but its worth it.

Calm and relaxing place full of nature and great views, would recommend for an easy afternoon

Such a beautiful place to take a walk and enjoy nature. Wonderfully kept grounds.

There are many winding paths, hidden benches, and a couple of open air shelters, so you can enjoy nature in the middle of the city any time of year.

One of Seattles must go to, great place for a short walk or a long hike.Family friendly and is definitely worth multiple visits, especially if your a local, its super convenient location for a good morning run.

I visited 2 weeks ago for my Birthday weekend and the weather was perfect! We got lucky that day. The garden was so serene. The trees and plants were so beautiful. But my main delight was the stone lanterns. They are like wishing wells. You put a quarter or coin inside of it and make your wish! It was such a wonderful experience. You may get lucky like we did to have the turtles and koi fish come out to play. The parking was free and entry fee was $8. Not bad for an hour or so stroll through the garden. Anyone visiting Seattle should visit this place. Thanks for the experience. If you like this review, please click the like button. Thank you and have a good day!

Its better if you go early am before the crowds.

Very pretty with the multicolored autumn leaves

Its really pretty here and its free. I recommend taking some time to walk around and look at all the beautiful northwest has to offer. I had my dog with me so I didnt make it into the Japanese gardens. Nature just puts you in a good mood. Let me know if you want to borrow my dog. It really tired her out!

Large and beautiful park with an amazing variety of trees and vegetation from around the world! This park has a beautiful history!

Went in April to see the Japanese Maple forest. Great Arboretum with trails that are easy to access and hike. Not too difficult to get away from the busy main walkways. Parking is a bit odd, sort of at the mercy of whatever lot is open to start your route from there.

This place is one of the best Arboretums I have ever seen. And it’s free.For starters, the Arboretum is huge. You could spend hours walking down the different paths, looking at the plants on exhibit, or even simply sitting and people watching. The arboretum is so large that, the first few times I visited, I was able to take different routes and have entirely different experiences.The arboretum also feels very separated from city life, despite being easily accessible, so it’s a great place to explore.

Absolutely love UW Arboretum! Worth going there for a whole day - alone, with kids or friends - everyone will enjoy.Yet note, there are only 3 restrooms (currently closed due to quarantine).

Great place for fall walks. Its busy on weekends though

Quiet, tranquil, great scenery and people out enjoying it. Theyve done a good job improving the trails and specialized gardens, just dad you cant wander inside the redwood tree circle anymore but at least theyre being protected.

Great place for walking strolling and biking

Very well laid out park beautiful plants bike friendly jog friendly walk friendly highly recommend

Very clean and green. Park ranger Jim was informative and gave us some great tips on the park trails. We enjoyed our visit! Too bad the Japanese garden was closed.

Had a lot of plants from around the world and ranging from New Zealand to Chile to even china. There is a lot of trails and little paths to relaxing get away spots. The whole hike was about 3 miles cause we went all around and in some of the trails to different areas. Would definitely recommend if you like to be outside in a really peaceful environment.

Constant improvement is upon Washington Park. When I was there several years before the Japanese Garden was closed being renovated. Open this time for a wonderful experience. But wait, theres more! After visiting the Japanese Garden explore more, youll see impressive collections of Rhododendron, Magnolia trees, azalea and collections of plants from Australia and New Zealand for starters. This is a big world class public park with plenty to see!

No better place for a walk. It’s a paved “path” (width of a street but cars do not drive on it) so wheelchair friendly. There are a lot of hills though. April is the best month to go. The blossoms are at their best then.I highly recommend checking out the trail north of the visitor center. Its got floating sections out on the water that go to foster island. Please note: its not paved, not wheelchair friendly.

Love this place. Super unique water walk way goikg through little islands. One of my favorite nature spots right within the city

The scenery is always changing in this beautiful park. The new-ish Loop Trail is awesome. The grounds crew does an amazing job keeping things clean and fresh without making the park look too perfect or fake. Adequate parking is available in multiple locations. One is my favorite walking destinations.

I just went running here and it was beautiful! Smelled so nice the entire time and I was just blown away by how GREEN everything was. The Arb is always a fantastic place to visit. It was also quiet and there’s a huge path to walk on so if you’re scared of COVID you can pretty easily avoid people.

Huge park with miles of trails, beautiful gardens and waterways. Will definitely go back!

Enjoyed a cool day w my 3 youngest. Beautiful day and beautiful park.

Gorgeous park. Beautiful example of Seattles natural environment

Absolutely spectacular park with acres to walk through and enjoy. It was incredibly special for our visit because of the autumn colours of the trees.In terms of planning, there is a brilliant visitors centre and gift shop in the middle of the park, and all the trails and routes are marked with distance and frequent throughout the trail to keep you right. Not to be missed if you are a gardener or nature lover.

Nice trails near city. Limited parking.

The gardens are breathtaking. I didnt realize flowering trees could be so tall. The welcome center has a cute gift shop and friendly staff.

Wonderful place. Quiet, serene. Free admittance. Very beautiful. Must see place.

This place is massive and well worth a visit more than once. With so much to explore so close to the city, why wouldnt you go here? Also, you can launch your canoe/kayak from here into Lake Washington which is a nice plus.