Seward Park is something special. A stand of old-growth forest in the city, it's reputed to be one of the rare places inside city limits to find chanterelle mushrooms, and it's the only place I've seen bald eagles and golden eagles without leaving Seattle. There's more ordinary wildlife here as well: birds and waterfowl, squirrels and a surprising number of "liberated" domestic rabbits live here. The trees in the center of the park (there's a criscrossing network of easy to navigate gravel trails in the center) are astoundingly big and majestic. On the edges, where there's a blacktop road around the circumference by the water, there are madronas and other deciduous trees. It's a great place to go for a walk or run, and the picnic facilities and playground make it a good place for children. It would be especially nice on a summer weekend day when Lake Washington Boulevard is closed to car traffic -- a great bicycle destination.
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