ADDRESS
8603 Fauntleroy Way SW
Seattle, WA 98136
HOURS
Open Year Round
4:00am – 11:30pm, daily
CONTACT
(206) 684-4075
Lincoln Park
AMENITIES
Picnic Facilities, Restrooms, Trails, Wheelchair Accessible
Lincoln Park offers 4.6 miles of walking paths, 3.9 miles of bike trails, five picnic shelters, and an outdoor heated saltwater pool and bathhouse. Colman Pool is near the site of the “Old Mudhole,” a natural lagoon that was widened to serve as a pool in 1928. Tidal currents and supportive habitat make this point a wonderful place to spot marine mammals.
WHERE THE WHALES ARE
Resident orcas are most often observed here during the fall and winter. Look west and you might see them crossing between Blake and Vashon Islands. Sometimes they come close enough to this point that you can hear their blows. Transient orcas are less predictable, but increasingly seen in these waters. Gray whales are occasional visitors to central Puget Sound, most often in the spring. Looking west, you might also see the chocolate chip-shaped dorsal fins of harbor porpoise crossing north or south. Seals, sea lions and river otters are often seen nearby, attracted by schools of herring, salmon and other prey species.
