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Fort Lawton Beach
4.6★ · 39 Google ratings · Seattle, Washington
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Picnic tables
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 260 ft away · about 10 spaces · fills up
Walk
50 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 300 yd away
Tide
11 ft range today
Length
1.0 miles of shoreline
Crowds
Quietest Wed 8am
Map of Fort Lawton Beach
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1Parking260 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Bring binoculars for wildlife
Visitors regularly spot sea lions, seals, bald eagles, and ospreys in the sound with optical aids.
Visit on weekdays or off-season
Fall and winter weekdays see far fewer visitors than sunny summer days.
Arrive early for parking
Only 8 permit spots exist near the beach, with no guarantee even with advance reservation.
Prepare for steep trail hiking
The descent to the beach is strenuous with stairs and narrow paths, not the flat walk the map suggests.
Expect a rocky, driftwood-filled beach
The shore is covered with logs and rocks; some areas become muddy despite no recent rain.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
63°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 |
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| 04:48 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 12:31 | High tide | ↑ |
| 17:07 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 22:15 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:41 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 122.434422, Seattle, WA 98199
🅿 Parking 260 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 50 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 300 yd away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Fort Lawton Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 260 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Fort Lawton Beach?
50 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 Fort Lawton Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 300 yd from the listing.
When is Fort Lawton Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Wed 8am and the busiest at Tue 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
