We will be closed for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.
…ContinuedAuthor: Washington Rock
Please take note of the following closures at all of our locations:
Thanksgiving Weekend Closures
- Thursday, November 28, 2024: Closed
- Friday, November 29, 2024: Closed
- Saturday, November 30, 2024: Closed
- Sunday, December 1, 2024: Closed
We will reopen for regular business hours on Monday, December 2, 2024. Happy Thanksgiving!
You can submit quote requests on our Contact Us page. We will respond after the holidays.
Washington Rock Quarries is a family-owned business that produces rock, sand, and soil products at Kapowsin Quarry and King Creek Pit in Orting, Washington.
Over the weekend, a small group of Washington Rock team members volunteered at the Tacoma Rescue Mission’s family campus kitchen to serve lunch to those in need.
The group included Washington Rock founder Harry Hart, who is a passionate advocate of the Mission. The service project was a great opportunity to kick off a season of giving.
…ContinuedWashington, D.C.—The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) awarded King Creek Pit of Washington Rock Quarries with the Bronze Award for Community Relations Excellence.
…ContinuedPlease take note of the following closures at all of our locations:
Labor Day Weekend Closures
- Saturday, August 31, 2024: Closed
- Sunday, September 1, 2024: Closed
- Monday, September 2, 2024: Closed
We will reopen for regular business hours on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. We hope you have a happy and restful Labor Day!
You can submit quote requests on our Contact Us page.
Want to learn more about the featured photo? Check out the Seattle Sounders FC Training Fields project page.
Washington Rock Quarries was recently featured in the July 2024 issue of Rock Products Magazine.
Please take note of the following closures at all of our locations:
Fourth of July Closures
- Thursday, July 4, 2024: Closed
- Friday, July 5, 2024: Closed
- Saturday, July 6, 2024: Closed
- Sunday, July 7, 2024: Closed
Washington Rock Quarries is pleased to announce our 2024 scholarship winner, Orting High School senior Emilly Kneeland.
…ContinuedPlease take note of the following closures at all of our locations:
Memorial Day Weekend Closures
- Saturday, May 25, 2024: Closed
- Sunday, May 26, 2024: Closed
- Monday, May 27, 2024: Closed
We will reopen for regular business hours on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
Over 12,000 guests visited Dozer Day Seattle 2024. The event ran from Saturday, May 18th to Sunday, May 19th at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup.
…ContinuedWashington Rock Quarries is pleased to announce that we will be attending the Puyallup Farmer’s Market and Dozer Day again this year. We are also sponsoring the Meeker Days Sandbox as in previous years. Check out event dates and descriptions below.
…ContinuedWashington Rock’s popular Sand and Slide booth returns to Dozer Day Seattle 2024 with a dinosaur theme.
…ContinuedOn the plus side: manufacturers claim that landscape fabric can save on resources, whether that’s water spent on plants, money spent on renewing gravel surfaces, or time spent fixing potholes.
On the negative side: landscape fabric might be overkill for larger applications like gravel driveways unless the soil needs reinforcement. It’s also a questionable and potentially irksome solution for long-term weed suppression.
To help you decide whether or not to use landscape fabric, we’ll cover the reasons you might use landscape fabric and the reasons you might not. Then we’ll go into more detail about where it can be used and which varieties are available.
…ContinuedPlease take note of the following closures at all of our locations, including King Creek Pit, Kapowsin Quarry, the mechanics shop, and the main office:
Christmas Weekend Closures
- Saturday, December 23, 2023
- Sunday, December 24, 2023
- Monday, December 25, 2023
- Tuesday, December 26, 2023
We reopen with regular business hours on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
New Year’s Weekend Closures
- Saturday, December 30, 2023
- Sunday, December 31, 2023
- Monday, January 1, 2024
Please take note of the following closures at all of our locations, including King Creek Pit, Kapowsin Quarry, the mechanics shop, and the main office:
Thanksgiving Weekend Closures
- Thursday, November 23, 2023: Closed
- Friday, November 24, 2023: Closed
- Saturday, November 25, 2023: Closed
- Sunday, November 26, 2023: Closed