A simple Powerful idea…
Shoreline Access for Everyone
It started with a simple, powerful idea
Why shouldn’t everyone have access to Seattle's waterfront. As our region grows, Shoreline Street Ends provide places of respite and should be protected. Since 1997, the neighbors and community leaders of Friends of Street Ends have worked to open and enhance Seattle’s Shoreline Street Ends for public access. Street Ends dot the shore of Lake Union and Lake Washington, the Ship Canal, Puget Sound and the Duwamish. They provide a place of contemplation, a moment when you’re on a walk or run to stop to look out at the lake and catch your breath, a bench for a conversation, a way to run into your neighbors and enjoy the beauty of our water and mountain views.
Now there are more than 142 Street Ends citywide.
Upcoming Work Parties
Many volunteers are helpful. Please bring your own a water bottle, basic gardening tools, gardening gloves and boots or wear closed toe and prep for being outside for three hours.
Saturdays 9-12pm on April 18, July 18, and October 17 9-12pm
Prospect Nature Preserve
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April 25th from 9am to 12pm
E Harrison St / Hidden Beach 39th Ave E & E Harrison
Gloves & tools are provided, bring a full water bottle and weather appropriate clothes. Email Omar Akkari with any questions or to register for the event.
Saturday, April 25th 1-3pm
Good Turn Park Eastlake
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Saturday, May 16th 9-6pm
East Louisa Street End. 2373 Fairview Avenue East.
Celebrating 20 yers and petanque! Tools provided, bring your own gloves.
Quarterly Meetings
Next meeting THURSday, June 11, 6-7:30pm
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Our quarterly Friends of Street Ends Meetings are via Zoom. In 2026, on the second Thursday, 6-7:30pm — March 1`2, June 11, September 10, December 10, 2025
Interested in attending our next meeting? Contact Us for more info or call 206-310-1792.
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Want to schedule a work party
Contact Omar Akkari at SDOT for assistance.
Many volunteers are helpful. Please bring your own a water bottle, basic gardening tools, gardening gloves and boots or wear closed toe and prep for being outside for three hours.
Spotlight on Street Ends
Our own John Feit has written a series of articles highlighting street ends throughout the city in The Urbanist. These articles are a great walking tour guide to sections of the Seattle waterfront. Learn more about the unique neighborhoods by Seattle’s lakes, sound and waterways.
South Ship Canal - North Queen Anne
Seattle SAKE volunteers and neighbors at Earth Day cleanup in Leschi
Our volunteers make Street Ends a reality.
Here’s how you can help…
It can be as simple as joining in a work party to do some landscaping or gardening. Or supporting our efforts through a donation of money to help with the fees necessary to open up a new street end.
Sweat or smarts equity
We have work parties to develop specific street ends. We provide on-going maintenance, such as weeding, pruning. Join your neighbors to make a waterfront spot nearby welcoming.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Money donated to street ends goes to fees, landscaping materials, structural engineering, permits and more.
If you are interested in supporting this effort, please send your donations to Friends of Street Ends, c/o Leschi Community Council, 140 Lakeside Avenue, Suite A #2, Seattle, 98122
BE A STREET END STEWARD
Much like Adopt-A-Highway, you could tend to a street end near you and entice your neighbors to help keep it well loved and maintained. Learn More
FOSE is an extraordinary group, I admire your commitment. My privilege to provide “tide-water-perspective”.
George Blomberg, Port of Seattle
“Our lovely street ends enhance the walkability of the neighborhood and give us a welcome peek-a-boo view to the water.”
A Leschi community member