These Virtual Tours of the Skagit Valley Tulip Fields are Almost Too Beautiful for Words

From Prevention

• The annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival celebrates the breathtaking tulip blooms in the northwestern region of Washington, and is typically held from April 1 to 30.

• Even though the 2020 festival has been canceled due to the coronavirus crisis, you can still catch some of the season’s most colorful displays thanks to these virtual tours.

The popular Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, which usually draws millions of flower lovers to its hundreds of acres of vibrant tulip fields in Mount Vernon, Washington, was originally scheduled between April 1 to 30. In lieu of in-person visits, some of the participating tulip farms are now offering absolutely stunning photographs, videos, and even virtual tours of the rows and rows of colorful flowers on display.

It’s not easy being cooped up indoors, especially when there is so much beauty blossoming all around us. Invite the spirit of spring into your home with our round-up of some of the most beautiful photos and footage the Skagit Valley tulips have to offer.

Let the armchair tour begin!

RoozenGaarde

These 350 acres of tulips (plus 450 acres of daffodils!) are open year-round and include a few special touches from the Roozen family’s native Holland.

Take an early-morning tour:

Take a weekend afternoon stroll:

Floret Flower Farm

Erin Benzakein, the founder of the family-run Floret Flower Farm and the author of A Year in Flowers, has been providing much-needed pick-me-ups with daily Instagrams of tulips and daffodils.

Tulip Town

Tulip Town is taking our breath away with Facebook live streams of their gorgeous blooms, and you can even donate a bouquet of fresh flowers to hospital workers, nursing home residents, and other people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

See a sunrise tour:

We hope these tulips brighten your day as much as they did ours! And if this virtual taste isn’t enough, we have good news: you can also order fresh flowers straight from the fields of the Skagit Valley. (Hint: The perfect gift for Mother’s Day—or just because!)

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