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Alki Beach
4.7★ · 1,993 Google ratings · Seattle, Washington
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Showers✓ Picnic tables✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 125 yd away · free · fills up
Walk
60 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 325 yd away
Cost
Free
Tide
11 ft range today
Length
0.6 miles of shoreline
Sand
220 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 27 samples clean · 2025
Map of Alki Beach
Guide
Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 9 visitors · 2018–2026
Best for walking and biking
A long paved trail runs the length of the beach, ideal for walkers, runners, cyclists, and rollerbladers.
Visit for sunsets, not swimming
Water has significant algae and seaweed, making it unappealing for swimming but perfect for viewing the skyline and Olympic Mountains.
Arrive early on weekends
Parking is extremely difficult to find on nice weather days and weekends, though a block away.
Go on weekday mornings
Avoid crowds and noise from cars cruising, loud music, and groups gathering, which reviewers report on busy evenings and weekends.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
62°F · overcast
Waves
0.1 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
1 mph from the SW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
5 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 04:48 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 12:30 | High tide | ↑ |
| 17:07 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 22:14 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:39 AM.
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📍 Seattle, WA 98116
🅿 Parking 125 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 60 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 325 yd away
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Where do you park at Alki Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 125 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Alki Beach?
60 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Alki Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 325 yd from the listing.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
