UW Quad cherry blossoms
Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
🎃 Seasonal · Seattle
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 25 min driveFrom Bellevue · Parking: Campus lots about $5-8 on weekends; 10-minute walk from U District light rail station
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring
The 30 century-old Yoshino cherry trees on the University of Washington Quad bloom every late March, showering pink and white petals on the lawn between Gothic old buildings; kids roll in the petals while grown-ups take photos — a free hour-long spring outing.
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