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After years of living in Washington State, we decided to wander north and actually see the tulips that people keep talking about. The Skagit Valley is known for their tulips and supply bulbs all over the world, and since my garden was looking bare, well, you get the connection.
So, we loaded up the van with my daughter, son-in-law and two grand-daughters and two cameras, three Iphones and a lot of energy. After shooting up I-5 (off traffic hours, yeah!), we stopped at the Tulip Festival Office for a map to the gardens. Our first scheduled stop was to be Roozengarden. After several wrong turns (the route is not really well marked), we eventually found some tulip fields. It's amazing to see row after row of these delicate flowers. While you can not walk into the fields, you can take pictures all around them. Roozengarden was one of two (Tulip Town being the second farm), that we planned to see. Each of the two main farms has a $5.00 per adult admission. After seeing the lines at Roozengarden, we opted to head for Tulip Town and hope for shorter lines. It was a great move!
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Tulip Town had ample parking and the access to the farm was easy...no busy road to cross. We paid our admission and walked through an indoor area that easily had over 40 varieties of tulips! Some with feathery tips, some pointed, and so many colors! After a walk through several gardens near the main entrance, we headed over to the fields. Rows and rows of flowers give the impression of a sea of blooms.
The festival runs the entire month of April. Local civic clubs put on a salmon feed, which is a great treat and a popular lunch stop. We recommend going during the week if you can, as weekends tend to be very crowded. There are lots of restaurants in the area, and an outlet mall near Tulalip Casino, if you are looking for other activities.
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After years of living in Washington State, we decided to wander north and actually see the tulips that people keep talking about. The Skagit Valley is known for their tulips and supply bulbs all over the world, and since my garden was looking bare, well, you get the connection.
So, we loaded up the van with my daughter, son-in-law and two grand-daughters and two cameras, three Iphones and a lot of energy. After shooting up I-5 (off traffic hours, yeah!), we stopped at the Tulip Festival Office for a map to the gardens. Our first scheduled stop was to be Roozengarden. After several wrong turns (the route is not really well marked), we eventually found some tulip fields. It's amazing to see row after row of these delicate flowers. While you can not walk into the fields, you can take pictures all around them. Roozengarden was one of two (Tulip Town being the second farm), that we planned to see. Each of the two main farms has a $5.00 per adult admission. After seeing the lines at Roozengarden, we opted to head for Tulip Town and hope for shorter lines. It was a great move!
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Tulip Town had ample parking and the access to the farm was easy...no busy road to cross. We paid our admission and walked through an indoor area that easily had over 40 varieties of tulips! Some with feathery tips, some pointed, and so many colors! After a walk through several gardens near the main entrance, we headed over to the fields. Rows and rows of flowers give the impression of a sea of blooms.
The festival runs the entire month of April. Local civic clubs put on a salmon feed, which is a great treat and a popular lunch stop. We recommend going during the week if you can, as weekends tend to be very crowded. There are lots of restaurants in the area, and an outlet mall near Tulalip Casino, if you are looking for other activities.
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