Places to see Flowers

Areas Deserts Country Mountains Coastal

Months to expect blooms February thru May March thru June May thru July March thru June

BLM - Calif Wildflowers

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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

check also the Valley Press site

 

Red Rock Canyon State Park
661/ 942-0662 - wildflower updates

Lodging in Randsburg

 

Mojave National Preserve
Ranger Station - 760/ 733-4040
Providence State Park & Mitchelll Caverns 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

Lompoc Flower Fields

Los Padres National Forest

San Luis Obispo Backcountry
Central Calif. Fields of Lupine on rolling hills w/ oak trees

 

Death Valley Wildflowers

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 Wildflowers

Joshua Tree National Monument
Desert Cacti Bloom, Claris Cup Cactus

favorite areas: Cholla Garden, Ocotillo Patch

Los Angeles Wildflowers

Fullerton Arboretum

Topanga State Park - Musch Trail

U.C. Riverside Botanical Garden

see also - Tejon Pass

Mojave Desert Wildflowers

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

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

San Diego Wildflowers

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

U.C. Berkeley Botanical Garden

U.C. Santa Cruz Arboretum

 

Sierra Nevada / Mountain Wildflowers

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

California Poppies - see the amazing colors! Gorman

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
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

Azalea State Reserve Box Canyon Carrizo Plain Wildflowers Chimney Rock China Camp State Park Cima Dome Coreopsis Hill Cozy Dell Trail Del Puerto Canyon Road Desert Lily Preserve Dillon Road Dogwoods Near Dunsmuir Edgewood County Park Environmental Nature Center Falls Trail on Mt. Diablo Feather Falls Granite Road Jepson Prairie Preserve Johnson Valley Kruse Rhododendron State Reserve Lake Elsinore Poppies

MacKerricher State Park Milagra Ridge in Pacifica Merced River - South Fork Trail Mission Peak Mix Canyon Road Montaña de Oro State Park Paige Meadows Pinnacles National Monument Pope Valley Quail Botanical Garden Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Ring Mountain Sagehen Creek Trail San Bruno Mountain Santa Lucia Mountains Sheephole Pass Strybing Arboretum Table Mountain Thousand Palms Canyon Tomales Bay State Park Towsley Canyon Wiley Canyon