Fort Lawton
Fort Lawton was a United States Army post located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington overlooking Puget Sound.
A landmark inside Seattle
Places to stay about a mile away
Ballard Elks Lodge is 1.0 miles away; Callaloo Blue (1.4 mi) and Ballard Inn (1.5 mi) are close too. 33 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 66–77°. When to go ↓
An airport 11 miles away
King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI) has airline service, about 11 miles from Fort Lawton.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Seattle. Green months are the mild ones.
Fort Lawton
Fort Lawton was a United States Army post located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington overlooking Puget Sound. In 1973 a large majority of the property, 534 acres of Fort Lawton, was given to the city of Seattle and dedicated as Discovery Park. Both the fort and the nearby residential neighborhood of Lawton Wood are named after Major General Henry Ware Lawton.
While Fort Lawton was a quiet outpost prior to World War II, it became the second largest port of embarkation of soldiers and materiel to the Pacific Theater during the war. The fort was included in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure list. Fort Lawton officially closed on September 14, 2011.
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- Landmark
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- National Register of Historic Places (1978)
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Hotels near Fort Lawton
33 places to stay within 4 miles. The closest is Ballard Elks Lodge, 1.0 miles away.
Closest places to stay
- 1Ballard Elks Lodgelodge or cabins · 1.0 mi northDirections
- 2Callaloo Blueinn or B&B · 1.4 mi northDirections
- 3Ballard Inninn or B&B · 1.5 mi eastDirections
- 4Hotel Ballardhotel · 1.5 mi eastDirections
- 5Ballard Alki Odd Fellows Lodgehotel · 1.7 mi eastDirections
- 6Ballard Bunkhousehotel · 1.8 mi northeastDirections
- 7Inn of Twin Gables Bed and Breakfastinn or B&B · 2.0 mi eastDirections
- 8Tiny Cabins Safe Harborlodge or cabins · 2.6 mi southeastDirections
- 9Carnival Legendhotel · 2.7 mi southeastDirections
- 109 Cranes Inninn or B&B · 2.8 mi eastDirections
Places to eat nearby
117 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles
Compare 8 towns to stay in
| Town | From Fort Lawton | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | in town | — | 201 148 hotels · 8 motels · 32 inns & B&Bs · 7 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 1 campground | 784,777 | $939K | D− |
| Bellevue | 13 mi east | 20 min | 39 37 hotels · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 154,193 | $1,340K | C− |
| SeaTac | 16 mi south | 25 min | 49 39 hotels · 7 motels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 RV park | 34,578 | $520K | D |
| Bainbridge Island | 5 mi west | 5 min | 8 3 hotels · 5 inns & B&Bs | 24,691 | $1,156K | B+ |
| Tukwila | 14 mi southeast | 20 min | 24 23 hotels · 1 motel | 22,003 | $489K | D− |
| Lynnwood | 13 mi northeast | 20 min | 19 17 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 RV park | 42,132 | $687K | D− |
| Kirkland | 10 mi east | 15 min | 11 10 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 97,410 | $1,115K | B− |
| Edmonds | 11 mi north | 15 min | 9 4 hotels · 4 motels · 1 inn or B&B | 42,748 | $890K | C− |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Fort Lawton
Other well-known places within 8 miles.
Big draw4 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
6 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
6 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
5 mi Stadium & arenaHusky Stadium
4 mi MuseumMuseum of Pop Culture
8 mi LakeLake WashingtonPhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Museum of Pop Culture: EMP|SFM, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Washington: Maltesen at da.wikipedia, Public domain
Visiting Fort Lawton
Is Fort Lawton in Seattle?
Yes. It’s inside Seattle, WA.
When is the best time to visit Fort Lawton?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 66–77°.
What is the closest airport to Fort Lawton?
King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI), about 11 miles away. The nearest big hub is Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), about 16 miles.
What hotels are near Fort Lawton?
Ballard Elks Lodge (1.0 mi), Callaloo Blue (1.4 mi) and Ballard Inn (1.5 mi). 33 places to stay are within 4 miles.
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