Photograph courtesy Spinnaker Photo Graphics
Where can you see wildflowers in SoCal
After the rainy season, it’s wildflower season in southern California and when we have a wet rainy season, the wildflower bloom can be spectacular especially when we have a strong El Nino.
We compiled a list of places where you can witness the bloom around San Diego and further away.
San Diego County
Ocean beach: Sunset Cliffs Natural Park,
La Jolla: Torrey Pines Gliderport
San Diego: Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
Mt Laguna: Laguna Mountain Recreation Area
Carlsbad:
Escondido: Del Dios highway and around Lake Hodges
Julian: Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
Far East County: Descanso Backroads
Far East County: Laguna Mountain Recreation Area
Riverside County
Lake Elsinore: Walker Canyon
Idyllwild: Idyllwild Nature Center and Idyllwild Regional Park
Orange County:
Further out
Anza-Borrego State Park: Check this year's bloom status before you go
Coachella Valley Preserve – Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve, Indio Hills
Death Valley: Usually February-April Check this year’s bloom status before you go
Lancaster: Antelope Valley California Poppy preserve: Check this year’s bloom status before you go
Carrizo Plain National Monument: March-April Check this year’s bloom status before you go
Eastern Sierras: May-July Check this year’s bloom status before you go
Mojave national Preserve Check this year’s bloom status before you go
Palos Verdes Peninsula: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
Chino: Chino Hills State Park