Greater Seattle on the Cheap

Visits to the Dunn Gardens are open to the public for guided tours only. Reservations must be made in advance. The tour schedule runs from April 1 through July and from September 1 through October. The gardens are closed in August. There is a limit of 12 people per tour. Admission is $10 per person, $7 for senior citizens and students, payable by check or cash at the door (Groups of 6 or more must pay for the tour in advance). Children under 12 and pets are not admitted. Parking is very limited and carpooling is recommended. We cannot accommodate any vehicles larger than a passenger van.

The gardens are located approximately 10 miles north of downtown Seattle. Driving directions are provided once a reservation has been confirmed.

Tours often book several weeks in advance, so give yourself plenty of time when scheduling. Please see our calendar for a list of scheduled tours and availability, then use this form to request your reservations. Once a reservation has been made, we will contact you with confirmation, driving directions, and further instructions.

Plants in the gardens range from diminutive trilliums, no more than an inch tall, to Douglas firs towering more than 150 feet in the air. Woodland gardens, perennial borders, and great sweeps of lawn are just a few of the elements that make up the garden. The collection includes rhododendrons, specimen flowering trees, and woodland plants such as erythroniums and trilliums, sited beneath a canopy of fir and deciduous trees that remain from the original garden designed by the Olmstead brothers in 1916.