OUTDOOR PLANNING
Before you go in the water
Checking county postings…
Check the actual beach location and official water-quality notices before entering the water. An Elliott Bay tide prediction does not establish swimming safety.
Waterfront planning
Seattle beaches and water conditions.
Check the particular beach, seasonal services and current water-quality notices before going into the water.
Freshwater swimming beaches
Seattle Parks lists swimming beaches on Green Lake and Lake Washington. Lifeguard service is seasonal, not year-round; check the city’s current beach page for operating dates, hours and closure notices. A beach listing is not a statement that swimming is safe today.
Seattle Parks swimming beaches →Water quality and closures
King County publishes monitored lake-beach bacteria and water-temperature information, along with closure notices and links to toxic-algae information. Look up the actual beach and report date; lake results do not describe every Puget Sound shoreline.
King County beach reports →Hours and availability change, so check with each place before you go.