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Piper’s Orchard  —   the oldest orchard in Seattle

Welcome to the website for easily the oldest and most intriguing orchard in the Seattle area.  Piper’s Orchard in Carkeek Park.  Established by the prominent  Piper family in the 1890s.   Currently we are planning to net a few of the trees in early June and to summer prune some trees this summer and to have a Harvest Festival in the Fall.  Details to be announced.

Directions to the orchard.

Carkeek here ), by walking up along Piper’s Creek.  There’s also a new trail leading down from the park entrance (near the Nancy Malmgren Environmental Center). An alternative way to reach the orchard is by following the ravine from the park’s southerly McAbee entrance. The McAbee parking lot and trailhead are behind the QFC from Holman Road, off of NW 100th Pl. at 6th Ave. NW. You can get there by taking the Metro 28, 40 or D Line.

TO-DOs:

Play “spot the orchard” with this google map flagging the McAbee Entrance: open the link then zoom in and follow from the small parking lot down into the ravine and around by Piper’s Creek to spy the fruit and nut trees laid out in a grid.

For  more information about Piper’s orchard and activities directly related to us,  you can email us at pipersorchard@gmail.com.