Waterfall Garden Park
Waterfall Garden Park, also called UPS Park and UPS Waterfall Park, is a private 60-by-80-foot (18 m × 24 m) pocket park in Seattle, Washington, created in 1978 at the original United Parcel Service building in Pioneer Square. First among the places near it is Space Needle, at 1.6 mi. Pleasant highs of 66–77°F mark the mildest months, May to September.
A garden inside Seattle
You can stay in Seattle
Waterfall Garden Park is inside Seattle, which has 201 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
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 5 miles away
King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI) has airline service, about 5 miles from Waterfall Garden Park.
Open since 1978
Waterfall Garden Park opened in 1978, 48 years ago. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
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Waterfall Garden Park
Waterfall Garden Park, also called UPS Park and UPS Waterfall Park, is a private 60-by-80-foot (18 m × 24 m) pocket park in Seattle, Washington, created in 1978 at the original United Parcel Service building in Pioneer Square. It is open to the public during the day and closed at night. The park was designed by Masao Kinoshita with Sasaki Associates and funded by Annie E. Casey Foundation to commemorate UPS's founder, James Casey. The park is named for a manmade 22-foot (6.7 m) tall waterfall over which is pumped 5,000 US gallons (19,000 L) of water per minute. It is described as "one of the most expensive parks per square foot ever built in the United States". Roger Sale says in the guidebook Seeing Seattle that the park is locked at night to keep out the sizeable Pioneer Square homeless population.
- Type
- Garden
- Opened
- 1978
- Owner
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.5K a year
Nights near Waterfall Garden Park
The closest lodging is in Seattle (201) and Bellevue (39).
- 1Space Needle
- 2Lumen Field
- 3Climate Pledge Arena
- 4T-Mobile Park
- 5Seattle Underground
- 6Husky Stadium
- 7Lake Washington
- 8Museum of Pop Culture
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Waterfall Garden Park | 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 | 8 mi east | 10 min | 39 37 hotels · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 154,193 | $1,340K | C− |
| SeaTac | 11 mi south | 15 min | 49 39 hotels · 7 motels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 RV park | 34,578 | $520K | D |
| Tukwila | 9 mi south | 15 min | 24 23 hotels · 1 motel | 22,003 | $489K | D− |
| Renton | 11 mi southeast | 15 min | 15 13 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B | 104,975 | $673K | D |
| Kirkland | 9 mi northeast | 15 min | 11 10 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 97,410 | $1,115K | B− |
| Vashon | 14 mi southwest | 20 min | 21 5 hotels · 8 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 5 campgrounds | 9,934 | $791K | — |
| Redmond | 11 mi northeast | 15 min | 12 12 hotels | 82,506 | $1,168K | C |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also within reach
Every place here is under 4 miles away.
Big draw12 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw2in town Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
4in town Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
5in town Ancient siteSeattle Underground
64 mi Stadium & arenaHusky Stadium
74 mi LakeLake Washington
82 mi MuseumMuseum of Pop CulturePhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Lake Washington: Maltesen at da.wikipedia, Public domain · Museum of Pop Culture: EMP|SFM, CC BY-SA 3.0
Waterfall Garden Park: what to know
Is Waterfall Garden Park in Seattle?
Yes. It’s inside Seattle, WA.
When is the best time to visit Waterfall Garden Park?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 66–77°.
What is the closest airport to Waterfall Garden Park?
King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI), about 5 miles away. The nearest big hub is Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), about 11 miles.
Where should I stay near Waterfall Garden Park?
Seattle (in town, 201 places to stay), Bellevue (8 mi, 39 places to stay) and SeaTac (11 mi, 49 places to stay).
Local know-how from Seattle
No one has shared advice yet; Seattle’s Town Square takes questions.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.