Nice park, good trails, ample parking, tucked away. I visited because the park houses a historic pair of guns from the Protected Cruiser USS Boston that fought for Dewey at Manila Bay in 1898 against the Spanish. The guns are absolutely incredible, rare survivors of naval artillery from that era. Unfortunately, they are right next to a playground and kids jam branches and rocks into the gun barrels and the nooks & crannies of the breech, but thankfully whomever engineered the display made them resilient and easy to quickly brush off. There were a couple parties and numerous families enjoying the pavilions, even in the rain. I thought it was a fantastic spot, even for just an hour, and a refreshing break from the urban sprawl around it. But the historic guns are the real gem here. There’s nothing like them anywhere else in the country.

Seattle is blessed with a few biggish chunks of property that have small parks tucked into some big woods. Bridle Trails in Bellevue is one, and Hamlin is another. When I say small parks I mean that the area cleared for parking and baseball and the like is relatively small in comparison to the rest of the park, which in the case of Hamlin is largely woods and trails. It's quiet, safe, and a really fine place to go for a picnic or a walk in the woods.

My family and I often walk in the forest trails of Hamlin Park. One of the things I find most amazing about the park is that you feel like you're in a remote area off of a mountain highway even though you're in the North Seattle neighborhood of Shoreline. The trails, which are part of a cross country running route, are great for the whole family. You can walk throughout the park on the trails and rack up at least a mile, sometimes two. Parking has always been available and next to one of the main parking spots are two large canons left over from old military equipment.

Beautiful Wooded Park with Walking trails. One covered area, with two sets of childrens climbing equipment. Kids had a great time. Clean REstrooms

Tall trees, dry creek bed, endless trails---- all enough in themselves. BUT what I really like about Hamlin is how sport use areas and outdoor fun are merged together so naturally. Playgrounds were updated a few years ago, fields completely redone, yet still has places you'd swear you are deep in the woods