Belvedere Viewpoint

Nice view of partial view of Seattle except for the tree overgrowth. Can’t get a clear picture of the skyline. Annoying for photographers…
Drive up the hill and stay right to park next to fence. If you come from any other way, you need to wait 5 minutes for the crosswalk lights to turn. Be careful though if you try crossing, you have to race across 5 lanes and up the hill has a short view before curve, I’d guess you have 5 – 10 seconds if you don’t see a car coming down the hill, while the main traffic of cars is going uphill.

This is a view of downtown Seattle, just a pull off exit on Admiral for a small stretch on the shoulder. It gives you a great view, day or night. They have a couple coin operated binoculars to see the view up close.
Usually see people making out here since the mood for a makepoint point is high. Take notes if you’re planning a date.
There’s a totem pole here for some history if you’re interested.
The best way to get here is to be headed uphill on Admiral. It’s near impossible to reach while going downhill towards the bridge.

Great place for a late night rendezvous. It’s small and off a main road, so it won’t be super-​zen if that’s what you’re looking for. But it’s a nice place to bring some food and just take in the city skyline.

Clearly, Belvedere has one of the best views of all of Seattle and the waterfront!
I use to like coming here after shopping at Trader Joe’s. Sort of a moment to relax and take in the views. Very Zen. Sunsets are outstanding and there are park benches to sit on to enjoy. But come early, because there are squatters’s rights attached to them. LOL.
If you are in the area and have time, another place to go is Magnolia Boulevard across the way. There are good views of Bainbridge Island, West Seattle and Vashon there too.

Too tiny of a view of Seattle to capture from this viewpoint.

I am lucky enough to be working in West Seattle for a while, and one of my favorite parts is being able to stop by here often. I can’t tell you how many Instagram pictures I have from this view point. Okay… I probably could count them… but I’ll just say it’s a lot.
Great view of downtown and the ship ports any time of the day.
Beautiful place to take out-​of-​towners. It may even turn them into in-​towners.

MAKEOUT POINT
(5 stars)
I love almost every viewpoint in Seattle but this one encompasses the entire city. You can easily miss it when speeding up Admiral way but it’s not that hard to miss. The view is elevated, so it gives you that perfect parallel view of the entire downtown Seattle.
This wasn’t really makeout point for my friends and I. But we’d come here either after clubbing or the late/​early hours of the night, bottle of liquor, perhaps a 22 or 40 (hey we were only 19 at the time, we drink what we can get), a bag of chips and o’berto beef jerkey, and just KICK-​IT until sunset. I miss this view. But I definately miss the 90’s.

One of, if not THE best view of the Seattle skyline. What I love best is there is free parking and there is hardly ever anyone here so it’s very peaceful as well. Worth the short drive from downtown Seattle.

I had to take my parents here I drive by it practically everyday and think the view is amazing. Plus I took them to Kerry Park for that view had to follow up with, what I think, is a better view. This little turnout on Admiral Way offers up a 180 degree view of the lovely Seattle skyline. And to top it off you can see the Cascade Mountains on the horizon. It was a nice day with a nice view to stop and see beautiful downtown Seattle. My favorite time to stop though is in the early evening when the city lights are all on and you can see the reflection of the buildings and their lights in the water.
So when you stop be sure to have your camera ready because you’ll want to capture the view trust me.

Easy to find off Admiral Wy, with easy parking just by the side. There weren’t ever more than 3 cars at a time while we were there on sunny Sunday. It’s a pretty nice view of the Downtown Seattle skyline — a wider offering than Gasworks Park or Kerry Park, but it’s obstructed by a couple of trees… which will probably only matter if you’re short like me, and you can’t stretch your arms up high enough (or see the lcd when it’s up that high) to get that ideal picture.
I think I’ll continue to stick to Gasworks Park for that skyline view at night (with plenty of space to go around for all photo opportunists), but I’ll swing by here if I was ever showing anybody around the city and we happened to be in the area.

I love the fact that one of the best views of Seattle is virtually unknown to most, and especially to tourists. No crowding and fighting over a view like at Kerry Park (or even Alki somedays), just a beautiful view and a couple locals hanging out. My kind of place!
My only complaint is it’s hard to find parking around there and you normally end up walking a few blocks. Nothing horrible, and certainly not going to prevent me from stopping by!

If you’re visiting and want a picture of the city I think this is the best place to go; although the view from Kerry park is more popular, Belvedere viewpoint is incredibly easy to get to. To get there just take the Admiral exit off of the West Seattle Bridge and there is a pull off near the top of the hill.

My favorite view of the city. I found out about this particular view from an Alki local who told us to head up at night and bring a camera. Up a hill and twisted road and you get this incredible gem.
I’ve never come here during the day. Probably never will. This really is a place for a night skyline. What’s great is that few people actually know about this too. (so hush hush) Most people settle for the Alki Beach view but this one gets you up a lot higher!
At night you usually have the place to yourself, this is the perfect stop for a romantic end to the day.

A lot of poster and postcard pictures of Seattle have been taken from this viewpoint and it’s easy to see why. It’s basically just a turnout from the road with a totem pole and a railing and an unobstructed view of Elliot Bay and the Seattle skyline. Awesome. On a clear day the mountains are stunning and you can watch the ferries and the activity on Harbor Island and snap pics to your heart’s content. If you’re going to Alki just drive up the hill on Admiral Way first, take a look and then go back down the hill to Alki. You won’t regret it.