Best Seattle-Area Farms and Petting Zoos for Springtime Fun With Kids
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You can meet a Holland Lop bunny at Kelsey Creek Farm Park. Photo: iStock
Kelsey Creek Farm Park, Bellevue
Not far from the trendy restaurants and shops of downtown Bellevue, you’ll find Kelsey Creek Farm Park, a 1930s-style working farm with white clapboard barns, open pastures and the sweet chatter of animals. It’s a scene preserved from Bellevue’s pastoral past.
The farm offers families a chance to view ponies, cows, sheep, bunnies, chickens and pigs in their pastures. If you’re just visiting, you can’t actually pet the animals, but hands-on interaction is available through farm classes, school tours and birthday parties. Woodland paths, a playground and picnic tables are open to the public. Check the website for farm camps, classes and events, including the popular and fun Kelsey Creek Sheep Shearing event on April 26.
Cost: Free, though donations are welcome
Hours: Open year-round, the park is open daily from dawn to dusk; farm animals are available for viewing, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Location: 410 130th Pl. S.E., Bellevue
Next stop: Remlinger Farms
