Joe Kline / The Bulletin Designer Mindy Mason arranges varieties of tulips on Wednesday afternoon at Donner Flower Shop in Bend. To see fields of tulips blooming, head to the Tulip Fest at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn. The Fest opens on the first day of spring - Friday, March 20 - and runs until May 3. For more information, visit http://www.woodenshoe.com/events/tulip-fest/

Central Oregon is in early bloom, but to see the state’s best color, you’ll have to head northwest to Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, where the tulip festival starts runs until May 3.

Address: 33814 S. Meridian Road Woodburn; Contact: 503-634-2243, www.woodenshoe.com

Directions: Take U.S. Highway 20 west toward Stayton. Then take the Cascade Highway to Silverton or try State Highway 214 for a scenic route past Silver Falls State Park. From Silverton, take State Highway 213 to Monitor Road until it turns in to Meridian Road and take that north until you hit the farm. Signs direct the way once you get close. To get more out of your trip, visit the Oregon Garden.

Traveling for tulips

If you go

What: Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest

When: Today to May 3

Contact: 503-634-2243, www.woodenshoe.com

Address: 33814 S. Meridian Road Woodburn

Directions: Take U.S. Highway 20 west toward Stayton. Then take the Cascade Highway to Silverton or try State Highway 214 for a scenic route past Silver Falls State Park. From Silverton, take State Highway 213 to Monitor Road until it turns in to Meridian Road and take that north until you hit the farm. Signs direct the way once you get close. To get more out of your trip, visit the Oregon Garden.