Lake City Beach Park
Public beach in Seattle, Washington, United States
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Lake City Beach Park, formerly known as Northeast 130th Street Beach, is a 60-foot-wide (18 m) public beach in Seattle on Lake Washington located immediately off the Burke-Gilman Trail[1] at the eastern end of NE 130th Street in Lake City. The beach was a source of controversy when, in 2013,[1] after 82 years of public access, a fence was put by the owners of the two adjoining properties after they discovered a legal technicality that gave them ownership of the segment.[2][3]
Lake City Beach Park | |
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  Lake City Beach Park Location within Washington (state) | |
| Coordinates: 47°43′22.8″N 122°16′52.3″W | |
| Location | Seattle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,653 square feet (339.4 m2) land; 13,736 square feet (1,276.1 m2) including water |
| Dimensions | |
| • Width | 60 feet |
The City of Seattle threatened in 2015 to force purchase of the land under eminent domain.[1][2] Condemnation proceedings resulted in a settlement,[1] and in 2019, the beach was made an official city park and officially named NE 130th Street End.[4] The case had attracted enough attention over the years that The Seattle Times treated its designation as a park as front-page news.[5] In February 2025, the park received its current name.[6]