Alki Beach
| Distance: | 2-4 miles | |
| Time: | 1-2 hours | |
| Elevation Gain: | 0ft | |
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Description:
Picture a perfect spring day, and chances are your thoughts will take you to Alki Beach Park, a long beach strip that runs from Alki Point to Duwamish Head on Elliott Bay. It's a great spot for a 2.5 mile walk any time of year, and draws joggers, rollerbladers, volleyball players, beachcombers, sunbathers, bicyclists and strollers out to enjoy the sun.
The widened path accommodates a lot of folks, and there's plenty of parking along Alki Avenue SW. There are picnic tables, a bathhouse housing an art studio, and a restroom at the south (Alki Point) end of the beach, and there you'll find the monument to the arrival of the first white settlers on November 13, 1851.
The water temperature ranges from 46 to 56 degrees Fahrenheit.
The north end of the beach is protected by a bulkhead, and flanked by cottages. The whole beach offers spectacular views of Puget Sound, the Olympic Mountains, and the flotilla of ferries, sailboats, steamships and other craft that ply Puget Sound waters.
Luna Park
At a small seawalled square that used to be the site of Luna Park, an amusement park, be sure to stop and see the old 2.5-ton anchor dredged up by the Nor'West Divers Club and secured at the site.
Directions:
From I-5 northbound or southbound, or from Route 99 (Aurora Avenue), take the West Seattle Bridge to West Seattle, then take the ramp towards Harbor Ave./Avalon Way and turn right onto Harbor Ave. SW. Bear left on Alki Ave. SW. Alki Beach Park will be on your right. The Bathhouse is in Alki Beach Park between 59th and 60th Ave SW.
