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Announcing the 17th Annual Festival of Fruit! 

On Sunday, October 4, 2026 from 11 AM to 2 PM the Festival of Fruit will be held at Piper’s Orchard in Carkeek Park. Come and enjoy the song & dance, fresh cider, tasting local apples, and celebration of community!

Bringing apples for ID? >>> 2026 Apple ID Form <<<

Piper’s Orchard  —   the oldest public 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 for the Harvest Festival October 4th.  We will especially need volunteers for things like publicity,  education in the orchard,  coordinating for the Harvest fest, etc.

Directions to the orchard.

You cannot drive to the orchard! Get there by walking up along Piper’s Creek. There’s a steep, shorter trail leading down from the park entrance (across the road from the Nancy Malmgren Environmental Learning Center). Finally there is a steepish trail leading to the creek and orchard from Viewlands Elementary. Viewlands is the recommended parking for the Festival of Fruit if you are agile.

Or take the McAbee entrance. The McAbee parking lot and trailhead at NW 100th Pl. at 6th Ave. NW. You can get there by taking the Metro 28, 40 or D Line.

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

Piper’s Orchard on Google Maps

Blue circles on this map below show parking — there’s plenty at Viewlands Elementary on the weekend.