Southern California Wildflowers |
Antelope Valley California Poppies Reserve
Gorman Poppy Fields
13 mi. W of Hwy 14, Lancaster, CA 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
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 & Nolina Wash, Old Kane Springs Road, Cactus Loop Trail, Mason Valley Truck Trail, Cactus Garden, Mtn. Palm Springs/North Fork Trail, Yaqui Well Nature Trail; check also Borrego Springs wildflowers
Central Coast Wildflowers
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Lompoc Flower Fields
Los Padres National
Forest
San Luis Obispo Backcountry
Central California, 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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Turtle Mountain Rd, Hwy 95 South of Needles, CA
Christmas Tree Pass, near Hwy 163 @ Laughlin, NV
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
Wildflower Walks
Point Cabrillo 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 bulb flowers in town, with many native flowers sprouting on the outskirts. Plus, down the hill to the east, is a massive State Park called Anza
Borrego Desert 760-767-4684
San Diego Freeways are decorated with blooming hill sides every Spring season
San Diego Backcountry has wildflowers; Laguna Mountains, meadows bloom 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 town of Campo, CA
see also - Anza
Borrego
San Francisco & East Bay Blooms
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Altamont Pass
Hollister
Livermore
Panoche Hills and Tumey Hills
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
UC Santa Cruz Arboretum
Sierra Nevada Mountain Flora
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Bear Valley, Sierra Nevada Mountains
Owl's clover & Poppies
Pinecrest Lake, Sierra Nevada Mountains
Bell Meadows
Bishop - favorite areas: Fish Slough, Lake Sabrina
Eastern Kern County
Kennedy Meadow South
Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, sagebrush, secluded &
scenic area, horseback rides
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/P>
Central California Wildflowers
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Figueroa Mountain Road, Santa Ynez, Los Padres NF
Sierra Madre Ridge Road, Los Padres National Forest
Cottonwood Canyon, Highway 166
Schoolhouse Canyon, Highway 166
Klipstein Canyon, Hudson Ranch Rd and Highway 166
Gorman Hills @ Tejon Pass, Interstate 5, N Los Angeles County
California Poppies - see the amazing colors!
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 called Gorman Post Road - outside of town of Gorman. There is a narrow steep trail that leads up a 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 Station 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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- Azalea State Natural Reserve
- Box Canyon, Mecca
- Carrizo Plain Wildflowers
- Chimney Rock
- China Camp State Park
- Cima Dome, Mojave
- Coreopsis Hill
- Cozy Dell Trail
- Del Puerto Canyon Road
- Desert Lily Sanctuary Preserve
- Dillon Road
- Dogwoods near Dunsmuir
- Edgewood County Park
- Falls Trail on Mt. Diablo
- Granite Road
- Jepson Prairie Preserve
- Johnson Valley
- Kruse Rhododendron State Reserve
- Lake Elsinore Blooms - Railroad Canyon
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- MacKerricher State Park
- Milagra Ridge in Pacifica, CA
- Merced River - South Fork Trail
- Mix Canyon Road
- Montaña de Oro State Park
- Paige Meadows, Lake Tahoe hike
- Pinnacles National Monument
- Pope Valley, Mendocino NF
- Quail Botanical Garden
- California Botanic Garden, Rancho Santa Ana
- Sagehen Creek Trail
- San Bruno Mountain, San Francisco Bay Area
- Santa Lucia Mountains
- Sheephole Pass, Twenty Nine Palms, CA
- Strybing Arboretum
- Table Mountain, Cherokee Rd. Oroville
- Thousand Palms Canyon
- Tomales Bay State Park
- Towsley Canyon near L.A.
- Wiley Canyon
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