Emergency Heat Shelters and Cooling Centers

Seattle is experiencing a record breaking heatwave, find shelter from the heat here:

Seattle

24/7 Emergency Shelter at Seattle Center

Beginning Saturday, Seattle’s Human Services Department will open a 24-hour cooling shelter at Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion to give people experiencing homelessness a place to escape the heat. Officials said Thursday that the shelter, staffed by the Salvation Army, will run in addition to the existing one at Exhibition Hall, with enough space for an extra 73 people. The shelter will be open from Saturday morning through Tuesday morning and will provide each guest with meals.

In addition to the Seattle Center space, the city and its outreach partners will deploy for welfare checks, handing out water and other supplies for unsheltered people. In North Seattle, the Lake City Community Center will be open for extended hours on Saturday and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Other days centers include:

• Community Drop-In Center (Seattle Indian Center), 1265 S Main St suite 105
  • Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Monday – Friday/ 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday – Sunday (NEW EXTENDED HOURS)
• God’s Lil Acre, 12521 33rd Ave NE
  • Hours: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Monday – Friday
• Immanuel Community Services, 1215 Thomas St
  • Hours: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Monday – Friday
• The Salvation Army Jefferson Day Center, 4th Ave & Jefferson Street
  • Hours: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.; 7 days-a-week
• Peter’s Place/Compass Hygiene Center, 77 S Washington St
  • Hours: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Monday – Friday
• Urban Rest Stop – Ballard, 2014-B NW 57th St
  • Hours: 6:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.; Monday – Friday
• Urban Rest Stop -Downtown,1924 Ninth Avenue
  • Hours: 5:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.; Mon. – Fri./ 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Sat. -Sun.
• Women’s Day Center, 1830 9th Ave
  • Hours: 7am -3:30pm; Monday – Friday/ 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Saturday

Senior centers

The city is also using its Aging and Disability Services team to check in on older adults and distribute fans. Two senior centers will have weekend hours.

• Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N 85th St
  • Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday – Friday
  • Phone: 206-297-0875
• Pike Market Senior Center, 85 Pike St, Suite 200
  • Hours: 8:20 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 7 days-a-week
  • Phone: 206-728-2773
• Senior Center of West Seattle, 4217 SW Oregon St
  • Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Monday – Friday
  • Phone: 206-932-4044
• Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 South Holly St
  • Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Monday – Friday/ 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday (NEW EXTENDED HOURS)
  • Phone: 206-722-0317
• Central Area Senior Center, 500 30th Ave S
  • Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
  • Phone: 206-726-4926
• Wallingford Community Senior Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Ste 140
  • Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
  • Phone: 206-461-7825

Seattle parks and utility crews are also working to restore more of the city’s public water fountains, which were shut off during the pandemic. The city said Thursday that 90 fountains were working, and crews would work to bring back more in time for the heat event.

Local partnerships

Another option for cooling off is at local malls and movie theaters, including Pacific Place downtown and Northgate Station in North Seattle. At Pacific Place, the city announced a few perks available for those looking to cool off, including:

• AMC: Unlimited popcorn refills through Wednesday, June 30
• AT&T: Buy two accessories, get one free
• Aveda: Free liter of hand and body wash with $125 purchase through Sunday, June 27
• Bezel & Kiln: Free gift with $50 purchase
• Ghost Gallery: 10% off all purchases
• The Handmade Showroom: Free gift with $20 purchase
• Pike Place Chowder: 10% off chilled gazpacho

Libraries, beaches, pools and more

More than a dozen of Seattle’s library branches will be open at 50 percent capacity at different points over the weekend, giving another air-conditioned option to escape the afternoon heat, along with dozens of beaches, spray parks and pools.

Learn more: 29 Seattle Pools, Beaches And Spray Parks Are Open This Weekend

King County

Links to cooling centers around the county (click on links for directions/hours):

• Auburn – The Outlet Collection, Auburn Senior Center
• Bellevue – Bellevue Square, Marketplace at Factoria, water options, Crossroads Community Center
• Black Diamond – Maple Valley – Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce, Community Gym
• Covington – City Hall Community Room
• Des Moines –Highline Community College
• Duvall – Duvall Visitors Center
• Enumclaw – Enumclaw library, Senior Center
• Federal Way – Federal Way Community Center
• Issaquah – Issaquah Community Center
• Kenmore – Various locations
• Kent – Various locations
• Kirkland – Community Centers
• Maple Valley – Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce
• Normandy Park – Council Chambers
• North Bend – North Bend City Hall
• Pacific – Pacific Senior Center
• Redmond – Redmond City Hall
• Renton – Renton Senior Center/other locations
• Sammamish – Sammamish City Hall
• SeaTac – SeaTac Community Center
• Seattle (updated 6/27) – Cooling centers/libraries/pools
• Shoreline – Ronald United Methodist Church
• Snoqualmie – Snoqualmie Fire Station, Library, Snoqualmie Valley YMCA
• Tukwila – Westfield Southcenter Mall
• Vashon Island – Vashon Center for the Arts, Subway/Library
• White Center – White Center Cooling Center
• Woodinville – Woodinville City Hall

Snohomish County

• Lynnwood Library (Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm, Mon 10am-6pm)
• Alderwood Mall
• Northwest Church (19820 Scriber Lake Road – Sun and Mon 1pm-9pm)
• Lynnwood Spray Parks (Daleway & N Lynnwood Park)
• Jean Kim Foundation Hygiene Station (19726 64th Ave W in Lynnwood – Sat, Sun, Mon 10am-5pm)
• Lynnwood Senior Center (Saturday noon-8pm)

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