Howell Park (Seattle)

Howell Park
Sign for the park, 2024
Type	Public park
Location	Madrona, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	47°37′3″N122°16′50″W / 47.61750°N 122.28056°W / 47.61750; -122.28056
Operated by	Seattle Parks and Recreation

Howell Park (also known as Howell Beach Park and Howell Street Park) ^{[1] [2]} is a public park in Seattle's Madrona neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington. ^[3] The small beachfront park abuts Lake Washington. ^[4] It is used for nude recreation ^[5] and has "historically been more for the boys" (referring to gay men), according to The Stranger . ^{[1] [6]} Jacklyn Grambush included Howell Park in Time Out Seattle 's 2018 overview of twelve "fabulous" Seattle beaches. ^[7]

See also

• LGBT culture in Seattle
• List of parks in Seattle
• List of places where social nudity is practised

References

1. McCall, Vivian. "Seattle Wants to Put a Playground Next to a Historically Queer Nude Beach". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
2. Pomper, Steve (2009-12-08). It Happened in Seattle: Remarkable Events That Shaped History. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-0-7627-6314-6.
3. "Better know your Seattle-area beaches". The Seattle Times. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
4. "Howell Park | The CD, Madrona & Madison Park, Seattle | Attractions". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
5. BURTON, LYNSI (2017-06-06). "Nude parks of the Seattle area". seattlepi.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
6. Boiko-Weyrauch, Anna (2018-09-18). "It's totally legal to be naked in public in Seattle". www.kuow.org. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
7. "12 Awesome Seattle Beaches You Will Love". Time Out Seattle. 2018-10-17. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2024-03-17.

External links

• Howell Park at Seattle Parks and Recreation