Seattle is a town with a lot of good reasons to be outdoors. If you have seen all of the sights and are hungry to get your heart beating, here are some choice ways to get your juices flowing. Some of these activities require advance registration so it's a good idea to call ahead for this information and for operating hours.
A Spot Tail Salmon Guide - Charges $350 for a full day of salt water angling
206-283-6680
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Aqua Barn Ranch - On the south end of Lake Washington, rents horses for the day.
15227 SE Renton Maple Valley Highway
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Beaches - Hit the beach (weather permitting). Alki beach is Seattle's most popular beach. Across Elliot bay from downtown Seattle, this 2.5 mile beach is paralleled by shops and restaurants, popular with cyclists and skaters, you will know you are in the Northwest when you get an eyeful of the Olympic Mountains on the other side of Puget Sound. Other fine, fun beaches include; in the downtown area of Seattle, Discovery Park Seward Park and Mount Baker Beach along Lake Washington just southeast of Seattle. And Golden Gardens Park on Seaview Avenue NW.
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Brew Hops Tour - For $35 per person, you can take a lunch or dinner tour to a bunch of Seattle's breweries and brewpubs.
206-283-8460
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Greg's Green Lake Cycle - Rents in line skates for $4 per hour or $12 per day. There are dozens of parks with miles of paved paths, perfect for a leisure day of in line trekking.
7007 Woodlawn Ave. NE
206-523-1822
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Harbor Point - Ranked #2 in the state, this course has a wonderful view of Puget sound and a plethora of water hazards. Green fees, $30-$45.
11817 Harbor Point Blvd
206-233-3128
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Hyak, Alpental, Snoqualmie, and Ski Acres - located at Snoqualmie Pass, east of Seattle off I-90. Together you have more than 65 ski runs. Adult lift tickets are $15-$18 for weekday and $28 during the weekend. These are all downhill runs. Instructions and equipment rentals are available.
206-236-PASS
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Jackson Park Golf Course - One of Seattle's municipal courses. Green fees for each are $18.50 per person
1000 NE 35th St.
206-363-4747
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Jefferson Park Golf Course - One of Seattle's municipal courses. Green fees for each are $18.50 per person
206-935-5187
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Kayak Point Golf Course - One hour north of Seattle in Stanwood. Green fees, $23-$29.
15711 Marine Dr.
800-562-3094
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Moss Bay Rowing and Kayak Center - Near Chandler's Cove, at the south end of Lake Union. They rent sea kayaks for $8 per hour for a single and $12 per hour for a double.
206-682-2031
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Outland Adventures - At Pier 54, will take you on an hour and a half guided sea kayak tour for $35 per person.
206-623-6364
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Pier 57 Parasailing - Charges $49 for one person and $89 for two, to go soaring high above the waters of Elliot Bay, fastened to a parachute that's tied to the back of boat. It is one unique way to view Seattle's coastline
206-622-5757
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Seattle Seaplanes - Will take you up into the air, for a twenty minute surreal view of the city, leaving and landing on the crystal water of Lake Union. $42.50.
1325 Fairview Ave. E.
206-329-9638
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Ski Acres Nordic Center - has lighted trails for night skiing and miles of well groomed trails. They rent equipment and have professional instructors. This is cross country skiing at its best. Trail fees are $6 to $8.
206-434-6646
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Sport Fishing of Seattle-Pier 54 - Sport Fishing of Seattle charges $65 for adults and $50 for kids to fish for salmon and bottom fish. Trips last approximately a half day.
206-623-6364
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The Spirit of Washington Dinner Train - See the waters of Lake Washington and the landscape of Mount Rainier. Enjoy a tasty and filling lunch or dinner, and tour the Columbia Winery. Lunch tours from $47-$59; Dinner tours from $57-$69.
625 South Forth Street
800-876-RAIL
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Tiger Mountain Outfitters - Trots off into Tiger Mountain State Forest. This is a guided tour and reservations are required.
24508 SE 133rd St.
206-392-5090
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University of Washington Waterfront Activities Center - Just behind the Husky Stadium on the university campus. They rent canoes and rowboats to the public for $5 per hour.
206-543-9433
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West Seattle Golf Course - One of Seattle's municipal courses. Green fees for each are $18.50 per person
4470 35th Ave. SW
206-935-5187
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Gray Line of Seattle - Get on the bus guss..." and see a lot in a lesser amount of time. Half day tours are $24 for adults, $12 for kids. Full day tours are $33 for adults, $16.50 for kids.
4500 W Marginal Way S.W.
800-426-7505
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Tillicum Village Tours - Pier 56 - Tillicum Village Tours will take you on a scenic boat ride to and from Tillicum Village at Blake Island State Marine Park across the Puget Sound, which is only accessible by boat. The village was built in combination with the 1962 Seattle world's fair. Fashioned after a Northwest Coast Indian longhouse, the "village" is really a performance hall and restaurant. After a smoked salmon dinner and a show, you can take off on a trail and explore the island. $46.50 for seniors. $50.25 adults. $32.50, for children 13-19 $32.50, ages 6-12 $20 and 4 to 5 year's of age $10.
206-443-1244
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See Seattle Walking Tours - Visit Pike Place Market, the Pioneer Square district, the Waterfront and the International district, with an experienced guide.
425-226-7641
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Pier 54 Adventures - Offers a thirty minute super fast, V12 turbo charged engine boat ride. Dubbed, the ROCKET, this 70 foot tour boat will skip you across the crystal waters of the Puget sound. $10 for adult. $7 for children $9 for seniors.
206-623-6364.
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Over the Rainbow - Has a weekday champagne and continental breakfast tour for $110. And a $140 weekend trip that finishes with a fine picnic dinner. Both trips take you up above the Woodinville area.
206-364-0995
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Seattle is a town with a lot of good reasons to be outdoors. If you have seen all of the sights and are hungry to get your heart beating, here are some choice ways to get your juices flowing. Some of these activities require advance registration so it's a good idea to call ahead for this information and for operating hours.
