Howell Park (Seattle)

{{Short description|Public park in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}

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| name = Howell Park

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| image_caption = Sign for the park, 2024

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| type = Public park

| location = Madrona, Seattle, Washington, U.S.

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| coordinates = {{Coord|47|37|3|N|122|16|50|W|type:landmark_region:US-WA|display=inline,title}}

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| operator = Seattle Parks and Recreation

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Howell Park (also known as Howell Beach Park and Howell Street Park){{Cite web |last=McCall |first=Vivian |title=Seattle Wants to Put a Playground Next to a Historically Queer Nude Beach |url=https://www.thestranger.com/queer/2023/11/21/79270798/seattle-wants-to-put-a-playground-next-to-a-historically-queer-nude-beach |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=The Stranger |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211220128/https://www.thestranger.com/queer/2023/11/21/79270798/seattle-wants-to-put-a-playground-next-to-a-historically-queer-nude-beach |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |last=Pomper |first=Steve |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OteNqwlSdRIC&dq=%22howell%22+nude+seattle&pg=PA44 |title=It Happened in Seattle: Remarkable Events That Shaped History |date=2009-12-08 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-7627-6314-6 |language=en}} is a public park in Seattle's Madrona neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.{{Cite web |date=2015-07-24 |title=Better know your Seattle-area beaches |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/better-know-your-seattle-area-beaches/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}} The small beachfront park abuts Lake Washington.{{Cite web |title=Howell Park {{!}} The CD, Madrona & Madison Park, Seattle {{!}} Attractions |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/seattle/central-district-madrona-and-madison-park/attractions/howell-park/a/poi-sig/1352003/1319280 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Lonely Planet |archive-date=2024-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317220050/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/seattle/central-district-madrona-and-madison-park/attractions/howell-park/a/poi-sig/1352003/1319280 |url-status=live }} It is used for nude recreation{{Cite news |last=BURTON |first=LYNSI |date=2017-06-06 |title=Nude parks of the Seattle area |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/slideshow/Nude-parks-of-the-Seattle-area-146250.php |access-date=2024-03-17 |work=seattlepi.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116185754/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/slideshow/Nude-parks-of-the-Seattle-area-146250.php |url-status=live }} and has "historically been more for the boys" (referring to gay men), according to The Stranger.{{Cite web |last=Boiko-Weyrauch |first=Anna |date=2018-09-18 |title=It's totally legal to be naked in public in Seattle |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/it-s-totally-legal-to-be-naked-in-public-in-seattle |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.kuow.org |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227125005/https://www.kuow.org/stories/it-s-totally-legal-to-be-naked-in-public-in-seattle |url-status=live }} Jacklyn Grambush included Howell Park in Time Out Seattle{{'s}} 2018 overview of twelve "fabulous" Seattle beaches.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-17 |title=12 Awesome Seattle Beaches You Will Love |url=https://www.timeout.com/seattle/things-to-do/best-seattle-beaches |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Time Out Seattle |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026131451/https://www.timeout.com/seattle/things-to-do/best-seattle-beaches |url-status=live }}