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This is one of those silly questions that has no real definitive answer from DanaMite. If you have camped California at all, you know it can be awe inspiring around every corner, especially the Sierra Nevada & the Coastline.
Most California transplants get so wrapped up with city life, college & new careers, that they rarely venture past the county park, much less the county line.
When they finally do break away, they are often misled to crowded campgrounds with steep reservation fees and too many RVs, walking distance to a mini mart. Often they assume camping in California is not what they thought it was going to be. Not like the photos they once saw, not the dream-like places of wildness, not the privacy they had envisioned. They may even give up on the whole ‘camping experience’ all together.
It does not have to be like this. Information is power. This web site Total Escape was made for YOU, the avid Escaper, who desires the best camping options available. One who will respect the land & care; Those that will teach their children to clean up litter & respect our precious public lands.
The California deserts are just as magnificent as the alpine meadows; The mountain peaks, the hot springs, coastal cliffs to the forests, and the river canyons!
There cannot be one favorite camp spot, when you find yourself camping every month. Each site is a new destination, a place to explore, with usually a reason to return. Each season your favorite spot will change & be more desirable some months over others. From aspen trees changing color in the Eastern Sierra to wildflower meadows of the High Sierra, every place has its own unique flavor.
Drive further for less people and more nature!
California National Forests are a great place to start.
Wildflowers bloom all over California – from the desert in winter months, to the High Sierra in mid summer. Remember that the timing is everything, since most of these precious, delicate beauties only last a week or so. Out there alone, all day in the bright sunshine, whipping in the seasons strongest breezes. Flora!
The higher the elevation, the later the bloom.
Lower elevation deserts begin to show as early as February and higher elevation peaks thaw in May. Wilderness meadows and flowers can be found in the mountains in summer. Generally in California, Springtime – between MARCH and JUNE is the best viewing time.
West coast wildflower blooms in relation to elevation; Order of bloom is typically
some recent finds:
Carrizo Plain Super Bloom – W of Taft, CA
Klipstein Canyon, Kern County @ Hwy 166
Cottonwood Canyon
W of New Cuyama, CA
School House Canyon
W of New Cuyama, CA
Figueroa Mountain Rd – Los Padres NF @ Santa Ynez, CA
Table Mountain – Cherokee Road, N Oroville, CA
Box Canyon @ Mecca, California
Turtle Mountain Road, Needles, CA
Mill Creek, Lassen NF
Lassen Peak Lupine Way Hike
Lassen NP (mid-to-late summer)
more pages on wildflowers –
Poppy Reserve Antelope Valley, LA Co.
