Lake Washington

Hiking: Washington Park Arboretum

One of my favorite walks in the Seattle is the Washington Park Arboretum. It's an easy stroll through some of the nicest botanical gardens in the city. It is a wonderful urban green space containing the nation's largest collection of Maple trees. Each section of the park contains s lovely landscaped garden of particular plant species, such as Rhododendrons, Witch Hazel, Japanese Maples, and more.

Explore the botanical gardens of the Washington Park Arboretum, visiting one of the largest collections of Maple trees in the United States and a beautiful wetland habitat tucked into Union Bay.

Paddling: Pontiac Bay to St. Edwards Park

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Paddling map: Pontiac Bay to St. Edwards Park

I am often inviting family and friends along for a leisurely afternoon paddle, so I'm always on the lookout for rental locations. When taking the scenic route home along Sand Point Way, I'd noticed a building with a half dozen brightly colored plastic kayaks propped up on the roof, as if to say "we rent kayaks here!". A little sleuthing and I discovered that, indeed, Seattle Raft & Kayak has an outfitter and rental shop in the Magnuson Park complex.

A short and easy paddle from Warren G. Magnuson Park to St. Edward's Park. Rent from Seattle Raft & Kayak and explore north Lake Washington.

Paddling on a Sunday afternoon

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There are a million things I could have been doing on a Sunday afternoon - chores, house projects, etc. Instead of doing any of those things, I found myself renting kayaks down at Agua Verde Paddle Club for an afternoon of delightful exploration of the Washington Park Arboretum. The arboretum is the default route for anyone renting at Agua Verde, but it is also one of the most unique paddling experiences in the Seattle area, because you are not only floating through a protected wetland, you are paddling under the Hwy 520 bridge.

Lake Washington

Hiking: Washington Park Arboretum

Paddling: Pontiac Bay to St. Edwards Park

Paddling on a Sunday afternoon

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