Roxhill Park

About

Roxhill Park is a vibrant central hub of community activity on the southern edge of West Seattle. Featuring a premier skate park, community-built and beloved playground locals call Castle Park, a reservable picnic area, and two soccer fields and two baseball fields (see sport field reservations).

Roxhill Park also provides approximately 1 mile of flat gravel and paved trails winding through a unique 5.3-acre natural wetland with native species. The wetlands form the headwaters of Longfellow Creek and possibly also Fauntleroy Creek. Wetland restoration has improved water quality and steadied water flow into the creeks, enhancing the waterways and improving salmon habitat.

Roxhill Park is also the southern end of the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail (map). See Hiking & Trails for other hikes around Seattle.

Projects

Wetland Stewardship: The community group Roxhill Park Champions (RoxhillPark.org) holds monthly maintenance parties starting at 9am on the first Saturday of every month to remove wetland invasive species, remove litter from trails and maintain native plantings. Volunteers meet at the park restrooms just before the start time. The program is open to everyone.

Community Events and Public Safety Programs: The Roxhill Champions (RoxhillPark.org) is working with the Seattle Parks Commons Program to improve the social climate of Roxhill Park to make it safe and accessible for all groups at all age levels. The program is open to anyone interested in sharing their volunteer time on an existing program or bringing their ideas to create a new activity. All welcome.  

Roxhill Park's History

Roxhill Park was created in 1999 and brings with it 10,000 years of wetland history. You can read the timeline and learn about the evolution of the park here.