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Seattle parks are neighborhood play areas and a few big greenbelts, wet for much of the year. Dog parks are close in; camping is a mountain or ferry drive.
Playgrounds are in neighborhood parks across the city. The useful ones drain, and after a storm the path can be the problem even when the equipment is fine.
Off-leash areas are posted sections of larger parks. Mud is the normal surface from fall through spring, and the first dry weekend is crowded.
You will not camp inside Seattle. This wider search points at closer sites toward the Cascades and the Kitsap side, still a drive.
Tables hide in neighborhood parks and along the water. A covered table is the one worth picking when the forecast is uncertain.
Discovery Park (4.7): Seattle's wildest in-city park, if you are willing to walk. Gas Works Park (4.2): The skyline picnic. Short, open, and busy as soon as the sun appears.