Where to View There are many places to see wildflowers--this is just a sampling to get you started. The Wildflower Hotlines are a great source of information about the best displays at any given time. Central coast Fort Ord Point Lobos State Reserve Coast Ranges Carrizo Plain National Monument Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve* Cuesta Ridge Botanical Area in Los Padres National Forest Henry W. Coe State Park Highway 58 between McKittrick and Santa Margarita (Kern and San Luis Obispo Counties) Pinnacles National Monument San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area Desert Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve Red Rock Canyon State Park High sierra Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Sequoia National Forest Sierra National Forest Stanislaus National Forest Yosemite National Park San Joaquin Valley Buttonwillow Ecological Reserve* Carrizo Plain National Monument Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve* Yettem Unit of Stone Corral Ecological Reserve* Sierra Nevada Foothills Kern Canyon Red Hills of Tuolumne County Highway 190 from Porterville to Springville and Bear Creek Road (Tulare County) Tuolumne County Southern Sierra Nevada Range Kern River Preserve Tranverse Ranges (mountains between Bakersfield and Los Angeles) Gorman Hungry Valley State Recreation Area Wind Wolves Preserve * Most Fish and Game ecological reserves are not open for public use in order to protect sensitive resources. However, wildflower displays on this ecological reserve can be seen from public roads nearby.
Fiddleneck (Amsinckia eastwoodiae) at Springville Ecological Reserve, Tulare County More Information Dates Diversity On the Hoof References Field Trips Viewing
