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Alki Beach Park is a 135.9-acre (55.0 ha) park located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington that consists of the Elliott Bay beach between Alki Point and Duwamish Head. [2] It has a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) of beachfront, and was the first public salt-water bathing beach on the west coast of the United States.
The Alki neighborhood extends along the shore from the point, both southeast and northeast. To the northeast it continues past Alki Beach roughly to Duwamish Head, the northernmost point of West Seattle. Alki Point also marks the southern extent of Elliott Bay; a line drawn northwest to West Point marks the division between bay and sound.
Today, Alki Beach Park extends southwestward from Duwamish Head to Alki Point; [5] the area at the head is sometimes called "Anchor Park" due to the 5,000-pound (2,300 kg) anchor at the site. On June 19, 2020, two teens utilizing the app Randonautica [ 6 ] reported finding a suitcase along the shoreline, emitting a foul odor.
Fittingly named Alki Beach, it features a long strip of sandy beach full of driftwood, seashells, and fire pits. Low tides offer West Seattleites an opportunity to explore marine life in tidepools. Alki also hosts a flat bike and running trail from which visitors can view the Seattle skyline, Puget Sound, and the Olympic mountains.
El Chupacabra was established in 2005. [13] Aaron Wright is the owner. [14] Previously, James Hardy was a co-owner. [13] [15] The patio of the Greenwood / Phinney Ridge restaurant was given a pergola and heaters in 2018. [16]
The National Hurricane Center's forecast cone for Tropical Storm Helene as of Sept. 24, 2024, at 2 p.m.
The Statue of Liberty, or Lady Liberty, is a replica of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) installed at Seattle's Alki Beach Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. It was installed in 1952 by the Boy Scouts of America and underwent a significant restoration in 2007 after repeated vandalism had damaged the sculpture.
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