The neighborhood has several waterways, including Broadview Creek, which flow for 2,600 feet (790 m) from its headwaters near Northsite Road into Puget Sound.

On the northwest side of Broadview bordering the Highlands, the 9-acre (3.6 ha) Llandover Woods Greenspace is home to native habitats and hiking areas.

The Dunn Gardens were constructed in 1915 using a plan by the Olmsted Brothers, the landscape architects who designed many of Seattle's major parks.

It replaced a King County Library System branch in the same building that had been established in 1944 after lobbying from local community groups.

A new library building at Greenwood Avenue and North 130th Street was approved in 1967, but funding was held due to city appropriations needed to renovate Sicks' Stadium for use by Major League Baseball.