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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2013 - A Guide for Visitors

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Getting To & Getting Around the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Hot Air Balloon over Tulip Fields

Hot Air Balloon over Tulip Fields, Skagit Valley near Mount Vernon

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Options for viewing the fields include driving, walking, biking, and tour buses or shuttles. Most of the flower fields are found on the west side of Interstate 5, between Fir Island Road (exit 221) and Josh Wilson Road (exit 231). During peak viewing time the roads through the blooming fields can become quite congested, particularly on weekends.

Some options to driving your own vehicle:

  • Tulip Country Bike Tours
    These guided bike tours include your bike, a helmet, a garden tour, lunch, and stops at great tulip-viewing spots.
  • Victoria Clipper
    Package excursion includes private ferry service on the Victoria Clipper from Seattle's Pier 69 to La Conner, and a motor coach tour of the tulip fields and bulb farms, with stops at two fields. Bus-only option is also available.
  • Helicopter Tours
    Get an aerial view of the colorful flower fields, the entire Skagit Valley, and the surrounding mountains, islands, and waters.

Check out the official Skagit Valley Tulip Festival web site for the most current list of tours and transportation available.

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