Counterbalance Park

72 reviews

700 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

www.seattle.gov

+12066844075

About

Counterbalance Park is a Park located at 700 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109. It has received 72 reviews with an average rating of 3.7 stars.

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Hours

Monday6AM-10PM
Tuesday6AM-10PM
Wednesday6AM-10PM
Thursday6AM-10PM
Friday6AM-10PM
Saturday6AM-10PM
Sunday6AM-10PM

F.A.Q

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The address of Counterbalance Park: 700 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

  • Counterbalance Park has 3.7 stars from 72 reviews

  • Park

  • "It's a small park"

    "This park is full of defensive architecture so it's pretty unwelcoming"

    "Uh, well, it's a lot of gravel and no shade in the daytime"

    "When I first moved to the neighborhood (~ 2 years ago), I was very excited about this "urban" park! It has some tables with umbrellas, quite a few benches, and some really cool lighting! There's also a cute little coffee shop across the "

    "Weird place"

Reviews

  • Topher Smith

It's a small park. It's a pleasant place to sit and have lunch or have a coffee at the base of Queen Anne Hill. There is very little shade, which can become a problem on a very warm day. It'd be nice if they turned the water back on; it seems to me the water fountain hasn't worked for several years.

  • Dylan Lynn

This park is full of defensive architecture so it's pretty unwelcoming. If you need to take your dog out or sit down for a minute it's ok, but otherwise not useful as an urban park at all. There's no audio or visual protection from the busy

  • Mike Dooly

Uh, well, it's a lot of gravel and no shade in the daytime. Oh and at night these really cool lights come on and change colors which makes you realize that at least somebody (thank you, lighting person) put some effort into the place. And

  • Karen Milfeld

When I first moved to the neighborhood (~ 2 years ago), I was very excited about this "urban" park! It has some tables with umbrellas, quite a few benches, and some really cool lighting! There's also a cute little coffee shop across the

  • Jake Nessirio

Weird place. No playground or grass, big square filled with gravel... I don't get the the purpose of that. Couple tables are nice to have if you want to sit down for a second, but they are right at the side of the busy Street.

  • aladdin uzuner

Average night illumination show, maybe some touch ups could make it breathtaking. Being last year was the first year I fore-see an amazing show in the not-so-distant future. A lot of hard work went into this

  • Erik Wakefield

Contemporary park located at the base of queen anne hill on the ave. It's usually pretty clean but often has a homeless population. There is no grass here, which I find a little disturbing.

  • Kendra Ellis

I like all parks. This park is not super though. It is a small square of gravel with some benches. Great for locals to smoke and drink coffee.

  • S Bear

We call it the World's Worst Park. Nothing on which to play. No shade trees. No grass. Traffic noise. I can't think of a worse waste of space.

  • April Eunice Miranda

I pass this park everyday and it is always well kept. Chairs to sit. Good place to stop by if your in need of a rest.

  • Jeffrey Gold

This park totally sucks. A square block of gravel, limited seating. A waste of what should be a show place corner

  • Spencer Lindemuth

Beautiful urban park hypothetically, but it's underutilized and it is unclean with a usual homeless gathering.

  • Garrett N.

Great park at the bottom of the hill to sit and enjoy a coffee. Really sad to see it recently vandalized.

  • Taylor Dunn

Cute park, but nothing to go out of your way for. There is a Pokemon gym there if that's your thing.

  • Robert Pitcher

Not much to it really and right at one off the busiest intersections in the city.loud.

  • Jess Gray

Very little greenery, but a good open space with seating and walking around space.

  • Jason Lovecraft

Really good place for spontaneous dirty dancing with the ghost of your first love.

  • David the Good

Decent equipment. Sad that the weird restaurant got bulldozed to make it, though.

  • Steve Wessing

Sparse but historic plaza on the site of the old trolley counterbalance station.

  • Matthew Yost

Not much of a park, and nothing counterbalanced so the name doesn't fit.

  • Laurel Clark

It's a nice little place to sit outside and drink a cup of coffee.

  • Matty B

Nice park in which to rest before attempting the Queen Anne hill.

  • Aspen Knight

What happen to the grass? There are only benches and tables.

  • Janet Geracie

to the person who objects to the homeless people - suck it!

  • Vasily R

they should add more stuff here to call it a real park

  • Gerald Mills

Nice spot during the day. Very colorful at night.

  • GregRobin Smith

Flexible space. Fair acoustics. Not much grass.

  • MrJokerJ Ray

Nice park but homeless people living there

  • Stoic Nietzschean

Decent and it's not over loaded with bums

  • Henry Pierce

For a green city, this not a green park.

  • L

Almost wouldn't even guess it's a park.

  • Mark Nielsen

Great place to sit and people watch.

  • Mark Gardner

Nice place to sit down and relax

  • crackedglasses

Is this a park? It's very small

  • Jane Piercy

Cool little peaceful spot

  • Jason “Jay” TiZZaD

It looks awesome at night

  • Paul Hutchison

Clean and nice to see

  • danny Viluklon

Has wifi !

  • Orion

Meh

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