BMW Car Club of BC - Day trip to Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

BMW Car Club of British Columbia

A Trip to the Tulip Fields of the Skagit Valley

Updated Apr 19, 2002
The Skagit Valley it the next biggest tulip growing area outside Holland

Trip Details Saturday April 20, 2002
Meeting time: 9:00 am to 9:30 am, 9:30 am departure
Location: Custer Rest Stop on I-5 Southbound, this is the first rest stop on I-5, it is 5 minutes drive from the border crossings
Bus Tour meeting location is at Fred Meyer Stores in Burlington. 920 S. Burlington Blvd This is at exit 229 from I-5 Assemble by 10:15 for 10:30 am bus tour
After bus tours, we'll drive to Hillcrest Park Lodge for lunch at the Kiwanis Salmon BBQ

After lunch it will be time to find the twisty roads home

Please send us an eMail: events@bmwccbc.org if you want to participate
For info on the area, the tulip festival and other attrractions use this link.

www.tulipfestival.org

The Skagit Valley just an hours drive south of Vancouver is one of the worlds largest tulip growing areas.
Each spring during the month of April they hold a tulip festival to celebrate the blooming of the fields.

We are planning a simple day drive down to Burlington WA and then will take advantage of the guided bus tours to see the fields in bloom.

For those that know the area, it is full of craft shops and the like as well, and of course to add variety to the trip, we can take the scenic tour home by heading along the twisty back roads that lead to Chuchanut Drive and into Bellingham, or if you wish, up highway 20 and 9 to the border at Abbotsford.

Some info on the SATURN TULIP TRANSIT - The perfect way to sit back, relax
and enjoy the beauty of the tulip fields and gardens. Park at any of the 5 locations listed
below.

Skagit Valley Gardens - Exit 221 from I-5
Edgewater Park in Mount Vernon - Exit 226 from I-5
Prime Outlets and Fred Meyer in Burlington - Exit 229 from I-5 This is the preferred club stop
La Conner - Kokomo Joe's (1st and Morris)
Skagit River Brewing Co. - Exit 226 from I-5

All routes will stop at the Washington Mutual Country Market on April 13 and 14 and at the
Downtown Mount Vernon Street Fair on April 20 & 21.
Ride all day to all gardens and towns for $4(US) per person donation - under six ride free. Hours
for boarding are 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. with all buses back at park and rides by 5 p.m.
Roozengaarde and Lefeber have a $1 entry fee while Tulip Town is $2.50. These are
cash-only fees.

NO WEEKDAY TULIP TRANSIT
For Special Services call (360) 428-5959, 48 hours in advance

Some info about the Kiwanis Salmon BBQ
Delicious Dinner Includes:
Alder-Grilled BBQ Salmon, Baked Potato, Cole Slaw, Garlic Bread, Beverage, Ice Cream
$9.00 (US) adult $7.00 child including tax and they accept visa/mastercard

Thanks to Jana & Walter for sending along the above photo of Eric and Laura in the Tulips on last years trip

	BMW Car Club of British Columbia A Trip to the Tulip Fields of the Skagit Valley
Updated Apr 19, 2002	The Skagit Valley it the next biggest tulip growing area outside Holland

Trip Details	Saturday April 20, 2002 Meeting time: 9:00 am to 9:30 am, 9:30 am departure Location: Custer Rest Stop on I-5 Southbound, this is the first rest stop on I-5, it is 5 minutes drive from the border crossings Bus Tour meeting location is at Fred Meyer Stores in Burlington. 920 S. Burlington Blvd This is at exit 229 from I-5 Assemble by 10:15 for 10:30 am bus tour After bus tours, we'll drive to Hillcrest Park Lodge for lunch at the Kiwanis Salmon BBQ After lunch it will be time to find the twisty roads home
Please send us an eMail: events@bmwccbc.org if you want to participate For info on the area, the tulip festival and other attrractions use this link. www.tulipfestival.org	The Skagit Valley just an hours drive south of Vancouver is one of the worlds largest tulip growing areas. Each spring during the month of April they hold a tulip festival to celebrate the blooming of the fields. We are planning a simple day drive down to Burlington WA and then will take advantage of the guided bus tours to see the fields in bloom. For those that know the area, it is full of craft shops and the like as well, and of course to add variety to the trip, we can take the scenic tour home by heading along the twisty back roads that lead to Chuchanut Drive and into Bellingham, or if you wish, up highway 20 and 9 to the border at Abbotsford.
Some info on the SATURN TULIP TRANSIT - The perfect way to sit back, relax and enjoy the beauty of the tulip fields and gardens. Park at any of the 5 locations listed below. Skagit Valley Gardens - Exit 221 from I-5 Edgewater Park in Mount Vernon - Exit 226 from I-5 Prime Outlets and Fred Meyer in Burlington - Exit 229 from I-5 This is the preferred club stop La Conner - Kokomo Joe's (1st and Morris) Skagit River Brewing Co. - Exit 226 from I-5 All routes will stop at the Washington Mutual Country Market on April 13 and 14 and at the Downtown Mount Vernon Street Fair on April 20 & 21. Ride all day to all gardens and towns for $4(US) per person donation - under six ride free. Hours for boarding are 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. with all buses back at park and rides by 5 p.m. Roozengaarde and Lefeber have a $1 entry fee while Tulip Town is $2.50. These are cash-only fees. NO WEEKDAY TULIP TRANSIT For Special Services call (360) 428-5959, 48 hours in advance
Some info about the Kiwanis Salmon BBQ Delicious Dinner Includes: Alder-Grilled BBQ Salmon, Baked Potato, Cole Slaw, Garlic Bread, Beverage, Ice Cream $9.00 (US) adult $7.00 child including tax and they accept visa/mastercard


Thanks to Jana & Walter for sending along the above photo of Eric and Laura in the Tulips on last years trip