Salmon Slide – Carkeek Park Playground

If you haven’t taken your kids to the salmon slide yet, you’re missing one of Seattle’s best-kept playground secrets. The giant salmon-shaped slide is legitimately iconic — kids lose their minds over it, and honestly, adults do too. It sits right inside Carkeek Park, so after the playground you can walk straight to the beach or head into the forest trails without even moving your car. There’s solid shade, picnic tables, BBQ pits, and plenty of open grass, so this is the kind of spot where you actually want to stay for a few hours rather than rushing out. Pack a lunch, plan for the full afternoon.