Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

This place was wonderful and such a nice little stop to check out! I was worried that we would make this trek out here and not really enjoy it but we did. I’m really glad the kids enjoyed it too. We came to this one earlier in the day so we can fit in Roozengaard as well in the same day. I’m glad we did that because it wasn’t too busy early in the morning.
As we were leaving, there were people swarming in so it worked out for us. I think this place may have made me like tulips a bit more now! So beautiful and so colorful!

5 stars. A great day trip in spring — you do need to time it appropriately. The tulips only bloom for a few weeks so keep an eye out for the bloom times and fields. The second thing to be careful off are the crowds, on the weekends the place can get packed — it is best to visit during the weekdays, if possible. If you are into photography, take a wide angle lens for shooting the fields. Entrance and parking are $ 5. One of the gardens does not accept credit cards, so best to carry cash.

Go see the tulips at least once! If you can get there before they turn the fields and can avoid traffic, it is a once in a lifetime experience! Take a trip to the local wineries to fill the day!

For the past few years, visiting Skagit Valley Tulip festival had just remained a dream and this weekend, it did turn out into a beautiful beautiful reality. Flower-​lovers and tourists alike make the pilgrimage each year to theses gardens in April and weather permitting you get a great view of the rainbow carpeted flower fields. We were extremely lucky this year during our visit since we had a great weather on the day we visited (4÷16÷2016). We were also a little late this year, since the flowers started blooming earlier but still it was a wonderful experience overall.
The Tulip festival has two main growers, each within miles away from each other: Tulip Town and RoozenGaarde.
We went there early and started with the Tulip town first. We easily found a parking spot (Parking is free in both the gardens). The parking attendants made it much easier for a hassle free parking. We paid the $ 6 admission fee (CASH ONLY) at the front and went directly to the flower fields. There were a lot of people but you could still capture some beautiful photographs. It was a feast for the eyes with fields and fields of colors. No amount of adjectives or photographs can define the beauty of it. The weather was also great throughout the week, so the fields were not very muddy making our walk more enjoyable.
For those who didnot like to walk, they also had tractor rides to go around the fields.
Coming to RoozenGaarde, this is the bigger one of the two growers. They have some really beautiful garden displays filled with Tulips. The admission fee $ 5 (they do accept cards). The show garden is separated out from the main fields. We ended up sticking to the show gardens itself was very beautiful. They also have a gift shop for buying souvenirs.
Tulip Town is much smaller than RoozenGaarde but the huge crowds at RoozenGaarde made Tulip Town much more enjoyable. I will definitely visit this place again next year if I get a chance.
Tips:
— Try getting here early. By noon, there is a huge crowd and parking also can be a hassle.
— Cash Only at Tulip town. They do have an ATM near the admissions booth.
— Check for the week’s weather. Get your rain boots if it has been raining during the week.
— Get some snacks and water bottles for your walk around the fields
— Check the official website to see the bloom dates. We were pretty late this year. Probably best if you could make it in the first two weeks.
— Try going on a weekday if you can.
— Plenty of opportunities to get some great photographs, so dress at your best :-)

I went toward the late end of the festival, so there was really only one field that was in bloom, but it was still worth the drive from Seattle. Roozengaarde was absolutely beautiful as well! I’ll definitely make it a yearly trip and be sure to to early in April!

We decided to go when the weather wasn’t as nice to avoid major crowds and traffic. We’re from Seattle, so the chance of rain and overcast clouds didn’t phase us. Go during a weekday and you’ll avoid unnecessary traffic and get a very close parking spot.
Admission was $ 5 and my favorite part were the manicured gardens, as well as the row where all the names of different tulips were laid out to browse.
I was a little dissappointed with the fields. Incredibly beautiful, but lacking in variety. We made a full, walking circle around the red, magenta and white tulips, ending with a long walk through the gardens.
The outside, tented shop was a little dismal as well. Not very many tulips for sale, with knick knacks and souvenirs that only your grandmother would take home.
Maybe next year I’ll visit at the start of the season, because it appears that April 12^th is too late.

So. Freaking. Beautiful! Yes, there’s traffic. Yes, finding parking is a mess. Yes, it’s crowded. But seeing the endless rows of beautiful tulips is unlike anything else. Go see it at least once — you won’t regret it.

If you ever want to see human nature in action, please, please, PLEASE go to the Tulip Festival. Never in my life have I witnessed so many hundreds of people who believed that not only were the Tulips merely props for their babies, anniversaries and family fun photos, but many ALSO believed they were models. It was absolutely hilarious. Some people even formed lines just to take pictures in front of specific tulips. There were plenty of suits, high tea attire and sunday best to be seen, as well as your every day pushing and shoving to get somewhere first. Selfies for everyone!
I know this reads like a complaint, but I actually found the experience incredibly humorous and if you get your energy from observing people who think no one is watching them closely, you’ll be entertained for hours just like I was.
Oh, the tulips are nice, too ;)

Beautiful! This is our second trip but it’s always worth it! Gets crowded by afternoon

We went yesterday, a nice day during the week and had a great time. We left maple valley at 9:30, took exit 221 and decided to get the famous Snowgoose ice cream cone before going to the festival. I recommend that way, it’s way faster. We had our huge waffle cones in hand by 11:45 after a five minute wait, unlike last year where we waited almost an hour, later in the day!
Decided to go to tulip town instead of Roozengaarde this year. After eating ice cream, being in traffic to get to it in a long line of traffic,(with a cop directing traffic, but made us go forward instead of making the left we wanted to so then had to make a turn along with everyone else, really annoying!) we were parked at 1:15 ready to see our first tulips. Gorgeous! Last year we waited towards the end of the month and didn’t see nearly as many as this year. Only muddy in a couple spots, I never needed to go back to the car to grab my rain boots, flip flops worked fine. One of the smaller dinky umbrella strollers we had didn’t want to move in the gravel before getting out to the fields, so don’t bother. We brought a little blanket that we didn’t mind getting dirty, nice idea to sit our 8 month old to take pics with the flowers in the background. We left at 3:00 then of course got stuck in bad commute traffic on the way home. Makes for a long day, but worth it! Will be back next year!

Best year yet! Loved the field variety and mini tulip shop selling all things tulips, jams, baked goods, and artwork.
Note that there are several farms to go to when going to the tulip festival.
This year we went to Tulip Town and a field with red and yellow tulips several blocks away.
Entry cost was $ 5 per person (even though the sign said $ 6/​person) and parking wasn’t a problem as they had parking attendants and large fields to park in.

I visited during opening weekend (April 2) and Tulip Town was packed once I arrived around 11 am.
The Roozengaarde field is about 1.5 miles from Tulip Town, so try to visit both to get the most out of your visit. Roozengaarde has a larger field and various formations of the tulips that are in more of a garden-​type layout.
Overall T (ul)IPS:
— Most people take Exit 221, which gets extremely backed up. It’s recommended to use Exit 230 instead to avoid the traffic.
— Admission to Tulip Town is $ 6 /​person, so make sure to bring cash. Visit in the morning if possible to avoid the crowds.
— It’s best to wear boots as parking is in a grassy field and the tulip field may be muddy. Boots also provide the best traction as the fields have some uneven terrain.
— There are long lines for the Honey Buckets, so it’s best to stop somewhere to use the restroom before entering the festival.
If you live in Washington, then it’s worth the trip to see the lovely, colorful view! Admission and shopping costs may be higher than expected, but this is something that you should experience in-​person, as it’s definitely not the same through just photos!

Actual. Heaven.
Tons of people complain about how packed the festival gets, but you have to be smarter than the average Joe — which is why you have to go early in the morning, and on a weekday if you’re EXTRA smart like me. ;) I got there at ten in the morning, found a parking spot with no issues, and didn’t have to wait in any sort of line. I noticed it was definitely picking up when we left at 11:30.
I went to the Tulip Festival for the first time this year and loved it. I’m not quite sure why it costs $ 6 to get in, but whatever!
Fields on fields of tulips will make you want to sit here forever. They have all different colors, shapes, etc. It’s great. There’s also a trolley that you can ride for $ 2 a person to go out as far as possible and look at all the tulip from a higher angle.
There’s a little indoor emporium type thing where you can check out some art, kites, murals, and a little spot to eat. There’s also an area where you can buy a bouquet of tulips (I sure did!)
If you have little ones, be SURE to get their face painted here. The guy that they have doing face painting does an AMAZING job and freehands everything and does custom work. He’s great — and cheap!

I really enjoy going to the Tulip Festival every year. I have been 3 years in a row. Today was very tough though, there were a lot of people and traffic was very bad, and we were relatively early! We went on a Sunday the first weekend of April.
I would recommend if anyone can to go during the week, on a Monday or Tuesday.
We usually get to the Skagit River Brewery when they open at 11am to start, great spot. Then go around to the different Tulip fields, and to cap it off the Snow Goose Produce for ice cream. Wow, the wait for ice cream was an hour today!!!
Damn, they need to open up more lines, because they lost out on a lot of money today. I would recommend the spot, but if the line has 60+ people then move on.
This is an awesome date event or something with the wife/​kiddos to do.

Amazing colors of those blooming tulips! Try to visit the Roosengaarden! It’s the biggest field with miles and miles of tulips!

Beautiful tulips! Couldn’t have asked for a better day! Went on a Monday at 11 am and there were some people but not a lot. We met a nice guy named Jamie that works there and he took photos of us and gave us info on where to park and walk. So glad we got to see these! We parked on the side of the road so did not pay the $ 5 parking fee. Wear rain boots because it is muddy!

It’s a month long festival where the tulips come into full blossom in April. It was without a doubt the highlight of my North Cascades Loop trip. I had chills just being there… the tulips were absolutely beautiful! It’s $ 5 to get in and they have a short cash line and a long line for credit cards! Parking was free… and the traffic to get into the festival was bad. It took roughly 45 minutes in the early afternoon to get in. And the crowds at the farm were fine. There was enough space to get in wonderful photos!
The tulip farm has different gardens of tulips which are great… but then you take a short walk into these humungous fields with rows and rows of colorful tulips. Each row and field has their own separate colors! A whole field for yellows… then for orange, and finally for purple. I can honestly say… this was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen! Who knew tulips would have me so inspired and touched!!! Walking around the fields… the weather was mild, with a brisk breeze and the amazing Cascade Mountains in the background… it was such a memorable experience.
I highly recommend if you’re in the Seattle area in April to absolutely go to the Skagit Valley Tulip festival! I even bought my mother tulips to have delivered in time for Mother’s Day. I feel truly blessed to have been there!

I missed the tulip festival in Aggasiz, BC so I did a little research and found out about the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.
We came on a beautifully sunny Sunday early afternoon on the 3^rd week of April. I read reviews that it was busy and traffic was terrible but coming from Vancouver, it wasn’t that bad. Maybe we were lucky but we only waited about 15 – 20 minutes to get to the Roozengaarde Garden parking lot (15 867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mt Vernon). There was luckily an officer directing traffic at the 4-​way stop, otherwise it would’ve been messy.
After parking, we following the herd of people walking towards the garden and pay booth. a ring cash because that line up is much faster compared to the debit/​credit card line up. We were probably in within 10 minutes.
As expected on a sunny weekend, there were a lot of people but you could always find a brief moment with no one ruining your photo. Thousands of tulips line the area in perfectly organized rows and the variety of tulips and their colour combinations were staggering! With the gorgeous blue skies and bring sun, there wasn’t an angle that didn’t look gorgeous!
Luckily it hadn’t been raining for the past week so the fields were not wet or muddy (only one patch of mud that was easily avoidable). It was too bad that all the daffodils that were planted in front of the tulips were all dead, so the beginning of our walk towards the tulip fields was kinda grim with all the browning flower heads and headless stems.
Once at the tulips fields, the ocean of yellow, red, purple and white was breathtaking (especially for me because it was my first time seeing it!)

We stopped by there last Sunday (04÷19÷15) morning with my two good friends from Hawaii to see the tulips. Because this year has been particularly warm, most of the tulips had bloomed and been harvested by mid April already, leaving most of the fields empty and maybe ¹⁄₅ or ¹⁄₆ of the tulips field available for sightseeing during the last week of!
Luckily we got there a bit early just right after 10:30am. There were still some parking spaces available and the field wasn’t too crowded yet. By the time we left (around 12:30ish) though the field was getting crowded and parking space started to hit it’s capacity, to the point where I doubt you’d be able to get great pictures of the tulip field, given the small area of the tulip field that was left vs. a large number of people coming to see this place.
Entrance fee is only $ 5 and parking is free. I believe it was cash only. Parking is limited but very well-​structured. They have great people guiding you to available parking spots. They do have a portable restroom but they do not have sinks. So bring a small hand sanitizer with you.
I’m not sure if it was worth $ 5 admission during the last few days of the tulips festival anymore (given the small area that was left against a huge crowd of visitors). However, I believe if you were to visit here earlier in the tulip season, this place would definitely give you an in awe feeling seeing how beautiful and colorful the tulips are here!

I think this is definitely worthwhile to come to at least once, if you live in the Seattle area. It wasn’t as big as I thought though. I had imagined it to be like the Carlsbad flower fields in San Diego. However, it was much smaller.
Initially, it was kind of hard to find and we got a little lost but we eventually found our way. It wasn’t overcrowded on the day that we went so parking was relatively easy to find. I thought the day was perfect because it was slightly windy and a little sunny. It didn’t feel too hot walking around. The fields were super colorful and I thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the different varieties of tulips They have a cute little make-​shift coffee shop inside, store, and flower exhibit. Make sure you wear rain boots because it gets pretty muddy in the fields. We had a blast walking around seeing all the rows of different colors of flowers.
My highlight was buying the tulips. I got 30 tulips for the low low cost of $ 5! it is way cheaper than what you get at the Pike Place Market where it costs about $ 1 per tulip stem. My flowers are blooming now and are so beautiful. The people working here are all really nice too. One guy gave us recommendations on how to take care of our flowers. We bought flower bulbs too.
The only down side to this venue is that they don’t have permanent restroom facilities, besides honey buckets outside. Yuck.