Gasworks Park

Free Things to Do: On the north end of Lake Union, you'll find what may be the most unique park in the area. The 21-acre industrial area, formerly the site of a gas plant, was transformed in the 1975 into a recreational complex (a worldwide first). You'll find that there's plenty to do in the park, including kayaking, sailing, picnicking and bicycling. From atop the park's 60-foot hill (which...

If you don't mind crowds, Gas Works is the preferred place to watch the city's Fourth of July fireworks over Lake Union.

There's a picnic shelter for 200 people fitted with barbecues, benches and electrical outlets.

Gasworks park is an iconic, kid-friendly Seattle park complete with a large play barn and playground area. This former gasification plant...

In Short
Kids gravitate to the graffiti-splashed play barn of pipes, cogs and engines--rusty leftovers from the gas plant's 1906 beginnings. Kayakers glide to the rocky shoreline for...

Gas Works Park is an example of urban renewal at its best. Take an old gas-processing plant that has outlived its usefulness, and transform it into something everyone can enjoy. Located on the north shore of Lake Union , the park has excellent water views and a spectacular, unobstructed view of the city skyline. It is a popular spot for concerts, bikers, kite flyers, families on picnics and...

Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington is a public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of the Wallingford neighborhood. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places January 2, 2013, more than a decade after being nominated.Gas Works park contains remnants of the sole remaining...