Swimming Beaches
The 2016 season is closed
Thank you for a great season! We'll be back again in 2017 for another great summer of swimming.
About our Lifeguarded Beaches
Seattle Parks and Recreation offers safe, lifeguarded beaches at nine sites around the city, and we strongly recommend swimming only where lifeguards are present. Seattle Parks also offers FREE mid day swimming lessons at all nine beaches and free evening lessons at select locations.
Swimming Beaches
Green Lake Park Beaches
East Green Lake Beach
Green Lake Park, 7201 E Greenlake Dr N, Seattle, WA
West Green Lake Beach
Green Lake Park, 7312 W Green Lake Dr N, Seattle, WA
Madison Park Beach
Closed for the 2016 Season. See you next year!
One of the most popular swimming beaches in Seattle, Madison Beach has a grassy area where sunbathers can relax and enjoy a stunning view of Lake Washington. Amenities include a play area for children, a swimming raft, a diving board and lifeguards on duty in the summer. Parking is available at the beach.
Madrona Park Beach
Closed for the 2016 season. See you next year!
Amenities include a play area for children, a swimming raft, a diving board and lifeguards on duty in the summer.
Magnuson Park Beach
Closed for the 2016 Season. See you next year!
Take a dip in Lake Washington! The Warren G. Magnuson Park swimming beach offers a tiny pebble shoreline-your gateway to refreshing waters that average 67 degrees during summer months (June to Labor Day). Play in the water with your children or do a few laps out to the swimming platform. Shallow (waist high to adults) waters stretch from the beach out about four feet. A drop-off beyond that becomes a depth of 10 to 12 feet. Done with water play for the day? Then toss your towel down and warm yourself in the sun on grassy flats west of the beach. A children's wading pool, picnic shelters and tables, are all available nearby.
To get to the beach, enter the park at N.E. 65th Street from Sand Point Way N.E.. Drive straight ahead (east) to the lake, then left (north) on Lake Shore Dr. NE. Park at the foot of Kite Hill, near "The Fin Art Project."
Closed for the 2016 Season. See you next year!
The beach is an ideal location for gatherings. Amenities include a nearby picnic area with grills, a children's play area, basketball courts, a swimming raft and lifeguards on duty in the summer. Restrooms and phones are available nearby.
Parking is available at the beach. As a stop on the Burke-Gilman Trail, the park is also easily accessible by bicycle.
Mount Baker Park Beach
Closed for the 2016 Season. See you next year!
Amenities include a fishing pier, restrooms, a swimming raft, a diving board and lifeguards on duty in the summer. A parking lot is available at the beach and the park is easily accessible by bicycle.
Pritchard Island Beach
Closed for the 2016 Season. See you next year!
It is a small, quiet beach on the Western Shore of Lake Washington. Amenities include a swimming raft and lifeguards on duty in the summer. To find out more about the park at Pritchard Island Beach and its amenities and history, view the Prichard Island Beach Park page.
Seward Park Beach
Closed for the 2016 Season. See you next year!
Beach amenities include a swimming raft, a play area for children, and lifeguards on duty in the summer. Restrooms, picnic sites, and snacks are available nearby. Parking is available at the beach and the park is easily accessible by bicycle.
