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Me-Kwa-Mooks Park is a West Seattle neighborhood park spanning more than 20 acres, named in honor of a Duwamish indigenous word meaning "shaped like a bear's head," which was used to describe the West Seattle peninsula prior to the arrival of white settlers in the region.
The park's lands were acquired by the City of Seattle in 1971, located on the former homestead site of area pioneers Emma and Ferdinand Schmitz. In 1994, the lands were converted into a public park space with the aid of students at the Pathfinder K-8 school. Today, visitors can explore the park's marine life-rich tide pools or use day-use picnic sites at the park's large grassy hillside lawn.
Me-Kwa-Mooks Park , 4503 Beach Dr SW, Seattle, WA 98116, Phone: 206-684-4075
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