Alternative Ways to Get to the Farm Tour
Save fuel and reduce emissions by getting out of your car and using these alternatives to get to the farms on the Harvest Celebration Farm Tour!
Bike the Tour
September provides beautiful scenery and bicycling can add exercise and enjoyment to your Farm Tour excursion. Plan your trip to your level of experience and ability in order to ensure an enjoyable day, and bring plenty of snacks and water!
For King County cycling maps and other information about safe cycling, check out King County’s Bicycling Resources webpage: http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/roads/bike/map.cfm. The King County Bicycling Guidemap lists bicycle routes all around the County, including a color-coded key for road or trail types and what level of traffic is likely to be sharing the road with you.
Seattle Parks and Recreation Van Tours
Vans will be heading out to a group of farms on Harvest Celebration Day. Cost is $12, to cover drivers and gas. Groups will leave at 9:30 a.m. and return at 2:30 p.m. at the following community centers:
For details and to register, call Angela at 206-684-7484 and reference the event number.
King County Van Tours
We're working with King County to design a van tour plan for trips from various locations around King County to a group of farms. Your driver may even be an expert in agriculture, land stewardship or heritage barns and preservation! Check here for more info on available van trips!
Take a Group on the Tour
Consider bringing a group of friends, or bring your community group, faith group or youth organization on the tour. Click here to see our recommendations for helping your trip go smoothly!
Carpool
Use
KingCounty’s RideshareOnline.com Event Match to find others who want to carpool to the farms! Registration is easy:
- Register in the “Ridematch to Regional Events” section.
- Once you’re registered and have received your confirmation number via email, you can log on and look for the Harvest Celebration Farm Tour in the Regional Events listing.
- Select the Farm Tour, and you will receive contact information for others who would also like to attend the event. Then you can work together to decide which farms you’d like to visit, who will drive, and other arrangements.
Note: When selecting the farm tour, choose the Carnation tour if you’d like to visit the East Loop or choose the Enumclaw tour if you’d rather go to South King County.
