Colman Park P-Patch: Mount Baker Community Garden Guide

Frequently asked questions

The Colman Park P-Patch is at 1716 32nd Ave S in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood, near the corner of 32nd Ave S and S Massachusetts St.

The garden has 40 plots on about 14,000 square feet, according to Seattle Department of Neighborhoods data.

City records list 1974 as the year the Colman Park P-Patch was established.

No. City GIS data shows a separate park named Colman Park about 0.2 miles from the garden, so check which one you are looking for.

Plots are managed through the City of Seattle P-Patch program. See the official Colman Park page on seattle.gov for current details.

Food and flowers have been growing in this corner of Seattle since 1974, tended plot by plot by the neighbors who garden here. The Colman Park P-Patch is a City of Seattle community garden at 1716 32nd Ave S in Mount Baker, part of the Rainier Valley district. Its 40 plots spread across roughly 14,000 square feet, making it one of the longer-running gardens in the city program.

The garden at a glance

The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods runs the P-Patch program, and it lists these basics for the Colman Park garden so you can get your bearings before you go:

Address: 1716 32nd Ave S, Seattle, WA
Cross streets: 32nd Ave S and S Massachusetts St
Garden plots: 40
Size: about 14,000 square feet
Established: 1974

Thinking about a plot of your own? Head to the city's official Colman Park P-Patch page for plot availability, waitlists, fees and garden rules, since those details are not covered here.

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Which Colman Park are you looking for?

The shared name catches plenty of people off guard. City GIS data places a separate park, also called Colman Park, about 0.2 miles from this garden. If shoreline or beach access is what you have in mind, this P-Patch is not that spot, so double-check which Colman Park you want before you set out.

Nearby spots in Mount Baker

Step outside the garden and you will find several points of interest within a short walk, based on straight-line distances in city data:

Ellsworth Storey Historic Cottage landmark listings, about 0.1 to 0.2 miles away
Colman Park, the city park of the same name, about 0.2 miles away
Bradner Gardens Park, another community garden, about 0.2 miles away

With Bradner Gardens Park so close, you can easily pair two neighborhood growing spaces in a single outing, a natural plan for anyone curious about how Seattle gardens. To compare more options around town, browse our list of community gardens in Seattle.

Visiting with care

Colman Park is a working garden, and each plot is tended by the gardener assigned to it. Stroll the paths, enjoy the view of the beds, and leave the plants and produce alone unless a gardener invites you in. For the best guidance on visiting or getting involved, turn to the city's official page.