The seat of King County, Seattle is the hub of the sprawling metropolitan region of Greater Seattle and is the largest city in Washington.
In 2004 the population of the Seattle metropolitan area was 3,166,828; the population of the Puget Sound urban region centered on Seattle was 3,554,760.
Seattle is characterized by a diverse and dynamic population.
The park is surrounded by the GreenLake neighborhood to the north and east, the Wallingford neighborhood to the south, the Phinney Ridge neighborhood to the west, and Woodland Park to the southwest.
GreenLake is a popular dumping ground for unwanted house pets and developed a large population of feral rabbits.
During the spring, GreenLakePark is in bloom with pink and white cherry trees.