In-Person Art of the Pie® Day Camps
SPRING 2025 DATES FOR IN-PERSON ART OF THE PIE® DAY CAMPS AT PIE COTTAGE
The original hands-on Art of the Pie® Day Camp Workshop taught by Kate McDermott in Port Angeles, WA.
What's included in an Art of the Pie® Day Camp
The lifetime skill of how to make and roll the Art of the Pie® dough by hand.
Recipes and all ingredients.
Classes limited to 4 pie campers so there will be lots of personalized instruction while making your own seasonal fruit pie and flaky pastry.
How to make a food processor crust at home.
How to choose great tasting seasonal fruit.
How to make a filling for just about ANY fruit pie.
Tips and tricks to bake up a picture perfect pie to share
How to create your own recipes.
You will finish class with your own just baked pie hot out of the oven or ready to bake at home.
Plus
A 9" Emile Henry pie dish ($60 value)
A celebratory toast of bubbly or juice.
A delicious piece or two of a freshly baked pie made by Kate.
“Kate brings such joy and positive energy to teaching and sharing, even the most apprehensive baker would feel inspired.”
It’s as Easy as 1-2-3 to Register for an In-Person Art of the Pie® Day Camp!
Click on the date you would like to come.
That will take you to Eventbrite where you will register and pay.
Come to Pie Cottage and Let’s Make Pie!
"I learned so much!"
“You gave me the confidence to make pies for all my friends and family.”
Coming to Pie Cottage for an Art of the Pie® In-Person Day Camp?
Pie Cottage is in Port Angeles, WA on the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula. Nestled on the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Olympic National Park right in its "backyard", Port Angeles is approximately 2.5 hours northwest from the Seattle Area. It is also a 90-minute ferry crossing (car and/or passenger) from Victoria, British Columbia. The Pacific Ocean is an eighty minute drive and beautiful vistas are everywhere. Port Angeles itself is fairly small and driving distance between most everything is about 5-10 minutes.
"Best present I have given myself!"
HOW DO I GET TO PORT ANGELES?
Driving
From Seattle
via Washington State Ferry to Bainbridge Island
Depart the ferry merging onto HWY 305, follow to HWY 3 to the Hood Canal Bridge. Take a left onto the bridge and follow HWY 104, then merge onto HWY 101. Continue through Sequim to Port Angeles.
Approximate Travel Time: 2 hours 45 minutes.
Ferry Schedule: Seattle/Bainbridge
From Seattle
via Washington State Ferry to Edmonds
Depart the ferry and follow signs to the Hood Canal Bridge. Take a right onto the bridge and follow HWY 104, then merge onto HWY 101. Continue through Sequim to Port Angeles.
Approximate Travel Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Ferry Schedule: Edmonds/Kingston
From SeaTac Airport
Take Interstate 5 south to the Bremerton Exit (highway 16 North) through Bremerton; past Bremerton take highway 3 to 104 to 101 around Sequim. Port Angeles is 15 miles west of Sequim on highway 101.
Approximate Travel Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes
From Olympia and Oregon
Take US 101 northbound along the western shore of Hood Canal. From Olympia via Aberdeen/Hoquiam: take US 101 northbound. This is a longer scenic route that includes the Pacific coastline and parts of Olympic National Park.
From Bellingham and Vancouver, BC
Take the Washington State ferry from Keystone (on Whidbey Island north of Seattle) to Port Townsend. Ferry reservations can be made through the WA Department of Transportation.
Map from Bellingham, Vancouver BC
Map from N. Seattle communities via Mukilteo ferry
Charters and Bus
Clallam Transit System – "The Straight Shot" Rte 123 offers daily direct bus service between Port Angeles and the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal. $10 cash only/each way.
Dungeness Line – offers bus service to and from SeaTac, Seattle, Edmonds/Kingston, and Port Townsend.
Rocket Transportation – service from SeaTac airport and custom charters.
Air Travel
To SeaTac Airport
Travel by air to SeaTac (Seattle) Airport, rent a car and drive to the Peninsula. Driving directions. Or take one of the above bus services.
To Port Angeles
The William R. Fairchild International Airport is on the west side of Port Angeles. You can charter a flight from Rite Bros. Aviation for personalized, private flight service.
Car Rentals
Local car rental agencies: Enterprise Rent-A-Car (360) 417-3083 and Budget Rental Cars (360) 452-4774
Ferry
To/From Victoria, British Columbia
Travel from downtown Victoria to downtown Port Angeles via the COHO ferry. COHO ferry information (360) 457-4491. Approximate Travel Time: 90 minute crossing
To/From Seattle Area
WHAT OTHER WONDERFUL THINGS ARE THERE TO DO IN AND AROUND PORT ANGELES?
Here are a few ideas for starters.
Port Angeles Farmer’s Market – Sample some local produce, dairy, or pick up a jar of honey.
Camaraderie Cellars and Harbinger Winery offer wine tasting and both are just five minutes from Pie Cottage.
You must visit Swain’s – It's where us locals shop for everything and Swain's has the best collection of Fiesta wear I've seen anywhere! A few other stores you might want to visit are The 8th Street Emporium, Port Book and News, Brown’s Outdoor, and Cabled Fiber & Yarn.
Take the Underground Tour of downtown Port Angeles.
Visit the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center and take a walk through Webster's Woods.
Visit a lavender farm in nearby Sequim.
Just an hour from Port Angeles and a great place for tasting is Finnriver Cidery.
Walk or ride the Spruce Railroad Trail or the Olympic Discovery Trail.
Drive 12 miles to Salt Creek Recreation area west of town. Great tidepools, hiking and beach walks.
Fiero Marine Life Center is located on the City Pier. It's a small aquarium but a real gem.
Go Whale Watching!
No trip to Port Angeles is complete without a trip to Hurricane Ridge. Travel to the peaks of Olympic National Park and take in the world class views.
Bring your passport, walk on the Coho Ferry, and 90 minutes later you are in Victoria, BC.
“Art of the Pie® will go down in the laurels as the most successful gift!”
Who is Kate?
I’m the creator of Art of the Pie® and Pie Camp®. Since 2008 I have taught pie making both in-person and virtually to over 7,000 pie campers across North America and authored three books, Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Crusts, Fillings, and Life (2016), Home Cooking with Kate McDermott (2018), Pie Camp: The Skills You Need to Make Any Pie You want (2020). In 2017 I received a James Beard Award Nomination for Art of the Pie!
“I just want to quit my job and make pies!”
The Fine Print
Due to the unique preparations for Art of the Pie® Day Camp there are no refunds. This time is booked and reserved for you. If you are unable to come, you may transfer your place at the baking counter to another of your choice.
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