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Nearby Activities The Seattle Duck House is located on the banks of Bitter Lake in the northern part of Seattle. Access to downtown Seattle, via I-5 or SR-99 is about 15 minutes (9 miles). We can offer many suggestions for nearby restaurants - just ask. Nearby activities include: Easy walking distance: Bitter Lake Park (2 minute walk): nice playground, tennis courts, wading pool, baseball diamond, open space Walking trail (3 minute walk): If you walk south from the Bitter Lake park on Linden Ave, there is a nice walking trail which goes 20 blocks south with only 1 road to cross. Starbucks (5 minute walk): Hopefully you've heard of this place. (north of 130th on Aurora Ave, west side of Aurora) Diva Espresso (8 minute walk): smaller chain of fine espresso. (140th and Greenwood Ave)
Sports: swimming, canoeing, fishing (your backyard) tennis, playground, baseball diamond: Bitter Lake Park (see above) public 18 hole golf course: Jackson Park Golf Course: open year-round, on the immediate east side of I-5 between 130th and 145th. hiking: great hikes in the foothills and mountains are a 30-60 minute drive up I-90. skiing: between 45 minute and 3 hr drive to various ski resorts
- Closest Grocery stores:
- Albertson's (2 minute drive): This is a grocery store on the northeast side of the intersection of 130th and SR99 (Aurora Ave N).
- Central Market (4 minute drive): This grocery store has more specialty items than Albertson's. Drive north on Greenwood Ave.
Shopping, restaurants: - Greenwood and Phinney Ridge neighborhoods (5-7 minute drive): many restaurants, bars, antique shops, etc. (Greenwood Ave & between N 65th St and N 85th St)
Ballard (10 minute drive): large area of shopping and restaurants and bars. Becoming very popular. You'll also find the Ballard Locks here. Northgate Mall (8 minute drive): The first covered mall in the country. Updated since then. Lots of good shopping plus a nearby Target.
Parks: Carkeek Park (5 minute drive): large beautiful park on with hiking trails, playground, Puget Sound beach access. - Green Lake (12 minute drive): a nice lake and park where the busy paved trail around the lake is about 3 miles.
- Golden Gardens (12 minute drive): very nice beach on Puget Sound. The expansive Shilshole marina is located here.
- University of Washington (15 minute drive): not really a park, but it is a beautiful campus to walk around. They have given our family a few degrees.
Tourist destinations: Downtown Seattle, Space Needle, Pike Place Market, ferries and many other destinations (15-18 minute drive): Just drive south on SR99 (Aurora Ave N) and get off on Denny (right before the tunnel), or take I-5 South. Usually SR99 is more consistent with regard to traffic. I-5 always seems to be jammed up.
Other great Northwest destinations: Mountains: Mt. Rainier NP, Olympic NP, Cascades, Water: Puget Sound Cities: Bellingham, Vancouver BC
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