Matthews Beach, in north Seattle, remains closed to swimming Monday due to high levels of bacteria in the water. The problem turned up in routine water testing and the Lake Washington beach has been ...

Thanks to its endless recreational opportunities, Seattle, Washington, is America's most "outdoor-friendly" city. Besides, it's well known that the Emerald City boasts a vast collection of green ...

SEATTLE — A nude beach at Denny Blaine Park can stay open to the public until at least next spring after a King County Superior Court judge ruled Seattle had done enough this summer to curb behaviors ...

SEATTLE — A police response earlier this week to a locally famous nude beach on the shores of Lake Washington has brought into sharp relief the ongoing tension between the park’s history as a safe ...

Spend time on any Seattle shoreline in the summer and you’ll run into the regulars: the gelatinous toilet-plunger-looking egg collar of a moon snail, the vibrant sea stars, the spiny rock fish, and a ...

SEATTLE — Like the ocean's crest crashing on shore, the beach volleyball season is in one weekend and out the other. But not without first making some waves. "It is so awesome," said Sarah Wilcock, a ...