Hamlin Park

Hamlin Park is an 80-acre public park in Shoreline, Washington. The park includes a wooded area with trails, a softball/baseball field with bleachers, two playgrounds, and a picnic shelter.[1] An orienteering course with waypoint markers is laid out within the park.[2]

Not to be confused with Hamlin Park Historic District.
Guns from the USS Boston in Hamlin Park, 2020

Two historic 8-inch/30-caliber guns from the USS Boston are mounted near the park's main playground.[3]

In 2017, the park was a subject of controversy in response to the city's proposal to convert part of the wooded area into a maintenance facility.[4] After a series of "Save Hamlin Park" protests from city residents, the proposal was withdrawn.[5][6]

References
  1. "Parks | City of Shoreline". www.shorelinewa.gov (in Afrikaans).
  2. Jensen, Rebecca. "Shorecrest-Hamlin Park". Cascade Orienteering.
  3. "Heritage Highlights | Shoreline Historical Museum". shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org.
  4. https://mynorthwest.com/749071/environmental-activists-worried-about-shorelines-hamlin-park/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "City Council takes Hamlin Park off the maintenance facility list as supporters pack the Council meeting Monday".
  6. Naby, Nora El. "Hamlin Park Isn't Out of the Woods Yet". Highland Piper.

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