About Seattle's Jackson Park

Jackson Park Trail Options:

Wednesday, July 21 was the second of three public meetings held to discuss public trail options around the golf course. Approximately forty enthusiastic residents attended and three concept designs were presented.

The Larson Casteel Company will create the final conceptual trail plan at the September 8th meeting. This plan will be based on public input.

You can view concepts and make comments on the Questionnaire #2 prior to August 18.

Priorities, design and construction of the trail will be discussed at the last public meeting, Wedneday, September 8, 6:30pm - 8pm.

Your attendance at the Jackson Park Trail meetings counts as hours to be matched by dollars for city funds toward the trail development!

Yay! A new walking (and possibly biking trail) for North Seattle is in the works! This will be a welcome relief for the crowded Green Lake path.

With about 200 acres, Jackson Park Golf Course is the largest green space in Seattle. Located on the North Seattle boundary (NE 145th Street) and seen from the freeway, the trail will be a significant improvement for the neighborhoods in the area.

The North Seattle local community, (Friends of Jackson Park Trail), along with Seattle Parks Department and Seattle City Department of Neighborhoods are working together on plans to develop a 4 mile trail around the perimeter of the golf course.

The Friends of Jackson Park Trail is made up of volunteer residents. They have been awarded $15,000 grant from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. So far, they have formed a steering committee, developed the visioning plan and then used the grant money to hire a landscape architect consultant.

Larson Casteel was selected to develop the North Seattle trail plan and prepare a preliminary cost estimate. They will also record feedback from the public meetings. The first of three public meetings will be held Tuesday, June 22 at Jackson Park Golf Course.

This first meeting will include an update on the work performed so far, gathering input to develop the trail design and a presentation of the site analysis.

Concern about wetlands, preservation of habitat areas and green space, green infrastructure techniques, public safety, connection to other existing green spaces and future plans for the area such as the light rail station are all consideration in the creation of the trail.

Completion of the Jackson Park Golf Course Trail is expected in a couple of years. Jackson Park is one of four public golf courses and one of two which are included in a city wide initiative called "Bands of Green" to develop bicycle and pedestrian trails and linear parks in Seattle.

Driving North on I-5, just before the Northeast 145th Avenue exit, you see a big green space. That's Jackson Park golf course. It is also a small neighborhood located north of NE 125^th and Roosevelt, east of I-5 (and 5^thNE), south of NE 145th and west of 15^th NE.

The 160 acre Jackson Park golf course takes up most of the neighborhood. Recently renovated in 2001, The golf course has been around since 1928 and was renovated in 2001 to allow Thornton Creek to flow through in a more environmentally friendly way. Rumor has it, that Tiger Woods has even golfed here, with a record score of 65.

Southeast of the golf course is a community p-patch garden and a couple of wooded areas with trails for walking.

The rest of the neighborhood includes single family homes, a condo next to the golf course and a couple of apartment buildings, There is a Starbucks in the neighborhood as well as a couple of other small businesses. Easy access to the express bus route and freeway make this a really easy neighborhood to commute from.

Most homes were built in the early 1950's with few newer homes sprinkled in. Homes are currently selling between $365,000 and $500,000.