Best Seattle-Area Farms and Petting Zoos for Springtime Fun With Kids

Spring isn’t complete without adorable baby animals and a little farmyard fun! So grab the kiddos and get ready to ooh and ahh over fluffy chicks, playful goats and all kinds of furry and feathered friends. We’ve rounded up some of the best farms and petting zoos to explore around Seattle and beyond. Just a heads-up — some spots are open year-round, while others are seasonal, so be sure to check their hours before you go.

Click through to see all the petting zoos we love, or jump to the one you want to visit today: 

• Sammamish Animal Sanctuary, Renton
• Red Barn Farm, Redmond
• Pasado’s Safe Haven, Sultan
• Farrel-McWhirter Farm Park, Redmond
• Kelsey Creek Farm Park, Bellevue
• Remlinger Farms, Carnation
• Debbie Dolittle’s Petting Zoo, Tacoma
• Old McDebbie’s and Jim’s U Fish, Spanaway
• Pioneer Farm & Ohop Indian Village, Eatonville
• The Produce Market at Flower World, Snohomish
• Outback Kangaroo Farm, Arlington
• Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma
• Woodland Park Zoo Family Farm, Seattle

First stop: Sammamish Animal Sanctuary

Editor’s note: This article was originally published several years ago and updated most recently on April 4, 2025, by ParentMap’s associate editor, Kari Hanson, with a thorough fact-check. ParentMap staff contributed to this article.