Southern California Wildflowers |
Antelope
Valley Poppies & Gorman Poppy Fields 
13 mi.West of Hwy.14, Lancaster. MARCH - MAY: Most
consistent poppy-bearing land in Calif. Rolling Hills of Poppies.
Visitors Center - 15101 W. Lancaster Rd (Lancaster Rd= an extended
of Avenue I)
661/724-1180
Red Rock Canyon State
Park
661/ 942-0662 - wildflower updates
Lodging
in Randsburg, CA
Mojave National Preserve
Ranger Station - 760/ 733-4040
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area
Joshua Tree National
Park
760/ 367-5500 for more information
Panamint Valley
- near Death Valley National
Park
Anza Borrego State Park
East San Diego County, Borrego Springs. MARCH - MAY: Desert
Cacti Bloom
760/767-4684
favorite areas: Plum Canyon,
Pinon & Noline Wash, Old Kane Springs Rd., Cactus Loop Trail,
Mason Valley Cactus Garden, Mtn. Palm Springs/North Fork Trail,
Yaqui Well Nature Trail; check also the Borrego Springs site > Wildflowers
Lodging
in Borrego Springs
Central Coast Wildflowers
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Lompoc Flower Fields
Los Padres National
Forest 
San Luis Obispo Backcountry
Central Calif. Fields of Lupine on rolling hills w/ oak trees
Death Valley Wildflower Report
Cactus, daisies, lilies, lupine, poppies, etc.
Mid February - Mid April = lower elevations
Early April - Early May = 2,000 to 4,000 ft. elev.
Late April - Early June = 4,000+ ft. elev.
Joshua Tree National Park
Desert Cacti Bloom, Claris Cup Cactus
favorite areas: Cholla Garden, Ocotillo Patch
Fullerton Arboretum
Topanga State Park - Musch Trail
U.C. Riverside Botanical Garden
see also - Tejon
Pass
Mojave Desert Wildflowers
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Mojave National Preserve
Mitchell Caverns at Providence State Park, in Mojave NP
Red
Rock Canyon State Park
Eroded rock formations with brilliant carpet of wildflowers surround
the Red Rock Canyon State Park with walls of green, lavender,
white & vibrant red. crimson blossomed beaver tail cactus
and forests of white blooming Joshua trees & yuccas. Highway
14 to Mojave and go north on Hwy.395.
Info: Mojave Desert State Park Information Center (661) 942-0662
Lodging
in Randsburg
North Coast / NorCal / Redwoods
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Wildflower Walks
Point Cabrillo Lightstation (Lighthouse)
707/937-0816
Redwoods National Park
707/464-6101
Del Norte, Fields of Crimson clover & Lupine
Azalea State Reserve
707/488-2041
Hwy. 200 Arcata
Cabrillo National Monument
Carlsbad Ranch Flower Fields
mid March - April
760/ 431-0352
760/930-9123
Julian
- the small historic mining town in the mountains behind San
Diego has daffodills & many native flowers sprouting. Plus,
just down the hill is the infamous Anza
Borrego State Park.
760/767-4684
San Diego Freeways are decorated with blooming
hill sides every Spring
San Diego Backcountry has wildflowers; Laguna Mtns. meadows
will be blooming in late April to June. Also big yuccas &
cool purple bushes along many county roads. Some good routes are
behind Descanso
- Boulder Creek Rd. (dirt); East Hwy. 94 to the small tpown of
Campo.
see also - Anza
Borrego
San Francisco & East Bay Wildflowers
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Altamont Pass
Hollister
Livermore
Panoche Hills and Tumey Hills
U.C. Berkeley Botanical Garden
U.C. Santa Cruz Arboretum
Sierra Nevada / Mountain Wildflowers
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Bear Valley, Sierra Nevada Mountains
Owl's clover & Poppies
Bishop - favorite areas: Fish Slough, Lake
Sabrina
Eastern Kern County
Kennedy Meadows
Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, Secluded &
Scenic area, Horseback rides
Lodging
Kern River Canyon
McGee Creek Canyon
Tehachapi Mountains
South/East Sierra, Tehachapi. Fields of Lupine & Poppies
Tollhouse Road off of Hwy.168
Small detour off highway that leads thru meadows instead of the
mountain.ridge. Hiking, small waterfalls, cattle grazing &
many scenic rolling hills with oak trees & wildflowers
check Wildflower
Express
Lodging
Tejon Pass / Gorman / Antelope Valley / Central Valley
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Poppy, Lupine and Owls Clover. Vibrant splashes of orange, gold, yellow, blue pink and fushia are some of the best in the state. Park along the side road just outside of town of Gorman. There is a narrow steep trail that leads up the mountain. A private ranch land without public facilities, but accustomed to sightseers.
April - Interstate5 / "grapevine area" between Gorman & Valencia / L.A. county. Take I-5 to the Gorman exit, just north of Highway 138. South along the Old Gorman Post Road. Info: Ft Tejon Ranger Stn. (805) 248-6692
Hungry Valley Park
Golden Poppy, pink Owls Clover, pale Cream Cups, & Blue Lupin
Dirt roads are easily handled by any ordinary passenger car. Take
Powerline Road and take in sweeping vistas of Tejon Ranch across
the I-5 above Gorman. This road is unpaved. It's high & rough
going. Traveling south on I-5, take Frazier Park turn off. Heading
north on I-5, take the Gorman exit.
Info: Hungry Valley Ranger Station (805) 248-7007
Other Areas in California
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