Judge rules conditions at Denny Blaine Park are a public nuisance, calls for further abatement

Denny Blaine Park Stays Open and Naked, Judge Rules

King County Superior Court Judge Samuel Chung has ordered Denny Blaine Park to remain open and naked (on the lower half  of the park), with conditions. The anti-masturbation fence—the City’s response to Chung’s court-ordered abatement plan to curb masturbation and “lewd” conduct—will remain stoically in place. The City will also have to develop a park code of conduct, ensure regular landscaping (no pun intended), establish buffer zones to block …

Judge orders crackdown on ‘lewd’ conduct at Seattle nude beach

Seattle must do more to prevent “lewd” behavior at Denny Blaine Park on Lake Washington, a judge wrote Wednesday.

Judge rules conditions at Denny Blaine Park are a public nuisance, calls for further abatement

Judge Samuel Chung granted a permanent injunction in the case, ruling that conduct at the park had become a public nuisance.

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A county judge has ordered the city of Seattle to permanently abate the "lewd" behavior at the nude beach at Denny Blaine Park, but isn't ordering the park closed. The ruling finds that the park is a "public nuisance" that harms local property owners https://publicola.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Denny-Blaine-Park-for-All-v-City-of_Seattle.pdf