Top 8 Outdoor Activities in Downtown, Washington (WA)

The Electric Boat Company provides Electric Boat rentals on Lake Union and is the Duffy Electric Boat dealer for the Pacific Northwest. Our beautiful 100% electric boats are 21 ft long and accommodate up to 10-12 guests. Duffy electric boats are completely enclosed and heated or can be opened up for those beautiful summer days as well. Children are more than welcome, bring your own picnic or get take out from a lake side restaurant. Our boats are perfect for Birthdays, Anniversaries, weddings and Proposals. Our tablet based Scavenger Hunt is our most popular team building event and we can accommodate up to 200 guests. The boats compete with one another to search out clues, solve riddles and take pictures.

City Running Tours offers personalized and group guided running tours accommodating the needs of both a runner and a tourist.Guided running tours are quickly becoming one of the most popular activities for runners of all levels when they travel. City Running Tours has been fortunate enough to establish a quality brand by opening its doors in some of the major markets in the country while connecting with runners from all over the world.City Running Tours is a team of running enthusiasts that provides an opportunity to experience a city in an exciting way. Our clientele is a unique niche of people, who like us, depend on running and make it an essential part of their daily routine. If they are unable to get their miles in, they just wouldn’t feel the same. We offer runners a chance to exercise while learning about the history, urban myths and unofficial landmarks of some of the great cities across the country.Ideal for the business traveler who is tired of the hotel treadmill, the marathon runner who is training for a race and is looking to continue or spice up their regular routine, or the recreational runner who wants to explore new and interesting routes, City Running Tours offers both guided group and personalized runs to accommodate any athletic ability, style, training regimen or specific landmarks.At City Running Tours our goal is to shape each tour based on our client’s needs both as a runner and a tourist and because of this, they love the intimacy, breadth of knowledge, and the unique and local perspective that our running tours offer. Our clients experience a city at street level through the eyes and legs of someone who works, plays and runs in that city. Share your love of running with us as we share our city with you!

Narrated sightseeing cruises: HARBOR (1-hr): Learn Seattle history, be dazzled by the Emerald City skyline, explore the workings of our shipping port, get a close-up view of Seattle’s historic waterfront, enjoy Seattle's natural beauty. LOCKS (2-hrs): Be surrounded by floating homes and houseboats, large fishing vessels, seaplanes, majestic city parks, more. While in the Locks, YOU become the attraction. LAKE UNION (1.5-hrs): Explore Seattle’s urban aquatic playground in Lake Union, Portage Bay, and the Montlake Cut. Learn about the transformation of Lake Union from a gritty industrial resource to a beloved public space. LAKE WASHINGTON (1.5-hrs): Learn the history of the Eastside, cruise past magnificent lakeside properties, enjoy natural scenery. EVERGREEN EXCURSION (5-hrs): Outdoor adventure on Blake Island. Passage to/from Blake Island, plated meal, guided nature walks, kayaking, cultural presentation and more.

Narrated sightseeing cruises from Lake Union: LOCKS CRUISE (2-hrs): Between Elliott Bay and Lake Union you’ll be surrounded by floating homes and houseboats, large fishing vessels, seaplanes, majestic city parks, and more. This fully narrated tour provides you with knowledge, fun facts, and the chance to become the attraction to those on shore as your vessel raises up or lowers in the Locks, due to the ever-changing tides of Puget Sound. SATURDAY WINE CRUISE (1.5-hrs): Sit back, sip, and savor the wine (and views). Our professionally trained wine stewards will guide you through tastings of each featured vintage as we enjoy the waters connecting Lake Union and Lake Washington. SUNDAY HISTORICAL CRUISE (1.5-hrs): The journey begins in the South Lake Union neighborhood then navigates bays and canals to discover how the city evolved form a backwater logging town to an international hub of innovation and creativity. Bring the whole family to enjoy the sights and sounds of Lake Union.

Seattle's only full service fly fishing outfitter, professional guide service, spey specialists and global travel experts. Our store in West Seattle is minutes from downtown Seattle. Our store is open 7 days a week and we guide and teach our schools every day as well. For our western Washington fly fishing trips, we gladly provide all necessary equipment including flies, waders/boots and rods/reels for those traveling and not wanting to carry the additional gear. We also provide door to door transport for these trips if staying in downtown Seattle area, all of this at no additional charge. We guide our local trips on a 2 clients to 1 guide ratio to provide as much Abbie Schuster manages our EWA Women's Program which includes free casting lessons, group outings and personally designed single and multi day fly fishing adventures all catered specifically to women. Dave McCoy runs the EWA travel program hosting carefully chosen fly fishing trips to all corners of the globe including New Zealand, Africa, Cuba, Honduras, Russia, Mongolia, Bolivia, Argentina and beyond. Our entire staff works the store as well as guides and teaches our classes and schools. We believe in every person in the company being able to walk the walk. We offer private and 2 hour group casting classes, 1 day and 2 day Intro and Immersion to Fly Fishing Schools, boat rowing school as well as 3 and 5 hour beginner to advance spey casting classes. We look forward to meeting you soon.

Explore Seattle the way it’s meant to be viewed–from the water. We offer kayak, paddle board and Hobie stand up pedal board rentals March through October. Embark from beautiful Portage Bay explore Seattle’s diverse and vibrant house boat community. Cross the Montlake Cut to drift among herons and turtles in the serene Washington Park Arboretum. Or, sail under the freeway bridge toward Gasworks Park for beautiful views of the Seattle skyline.

A popular ski area located in Washington's Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.