| Northeast 130th Street Beach | |
| Type: | Beach |
| Map: | Washington |
| Location: | Seattle |
| Coordinates: | 47.723°N -122.2812°W |
| Elevation M: | --> |
| Surface Elevation M: | --> |
| Width: | 60 feet |
| Area: | 3653square feet land; 13736square feet including water |
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Northeast 130th Street Beach is a 60adj=midNaNadj=mid public beach in Seattle on Lake Washington located immediately off the Burke-Gilman Trail at the eastern end of NE 130th Street in Lake City. The beach was a source of controversy when, in 2013,[1] after 82 years of public access, a fence was put by the owners of the two adjoining properties after they discovered a legal technicality that gave them ownership of the segment.[2] [3]
The City of Seattle threatened in 2015 to force purchase of the land under eminent domain.[1] [2] Condemnation proceedings resulted in a settlement,[1] and in 2019, the beach was made an official city park and officially named NE 130th Street End.[4] The case had attracted enough attention over the years that The Seattle Times treated its designation as a park as front-page news.[5]