Pathways Park (Eli's Park Project)

✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season · confirmed against the parks department

Reopened in June 2024 and designed in honor of a child with Down syndrome, this fully inclusive park lets kids of every ability choose their own challenge via paved and unpaved routes to an accessible merry-go-round, timber net climber, cave, and sand-and-water play. Three all-gender restrooms include toddler and adult-sized changing tables; on-site parking is limited and largely reserved for accessible needs.

Accessibility

Accessible. Recorded as wheelchair accessible — step-free routes to the equipment.

What's on site

Mapped here. OpenStreetMap records toilets on site, benches, parking at this playground.

When to go

Comfortable weather in Seattle runs roughly March to October.

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Other playgrounds nearby

There are 15 other playgrounds within 5 miles and 28 within 15. These are ranked by accessibility and facilities first, then by distance:

• Juanita Beach Park — 4.1 mi · Kirkland · accessible, toddler
• Maple Leaf Reservoir Park — 2.2 mi · Seattle · toddler, restrooms
• Wallingford Playfield — 2.6 mi · Seattle · accessible, toddler, restrooms
• Meridian Playground — 2.5 mi · Seattle · toddler, restrooms
• Cal Anderson Park — 4 mi · Seattle · restrooms, splash-pad-nearby

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