Seattle Waterfront Park

We make a quick trip into Seattle and walk through the new Waterfront Park completed in September of 2025:  20 acres (8 hectares) from Belltown to Pioneer square that includes playgrounds, public community piers, bike lanes, thousands of native plants, and event spaces for diverse cultural programming.  The new area includes Overlook Walk connecting the park to Pike Place Market.  We start at Pike Place Market and walk down to the park.

Views of the harbor

Overlook Walk connecting the spaces

Looking up at Overlook Walk and Pike Place Market

We stroll through Overlook Walk and down to the park on the water, wandering around the piers and the shops and restaurants.  We first walk out onto Pier 62, a revitalized historic pier now offering community space for cultural programming, fitness classes, performances, concerts, and informal group spaces, all with the mountains and sea as a backdrop.

Pier 62

Container art on the pier

Looking back at the city from Pier 62

Leaving the pier, we stroll south along the water, over towards the Seattle Great Wheel, admiring the gardens and parks along the way.

Approaching the great wheel

Parks and gardens along the way

Floral displays everywhere

Looking back at the city from the Great Wheel

Views across the water

Small containers for pop-up shops on the walkalong the water are also decorated to please.

More container art

We head back up the multiple sets of stair at Overlook Walk and look at the art on the buildings and back at the spectacular views of the Seattle Waterfront Park.

Art on buildings

Looking back at the park

Map of the park

This project has really modernized the waterfront and connected it to the city and Pike Place Market and is an incredible use of the space.