Mount Diablo Mary Bowerman Trail
For an easy hike with wonderful views and great wildflowers, I recommend the Mount Diablo Mary Bowerman trail. It is just a mile long with
Category: California Wildflowers
I like to hike! Here are my favorite wildflower hikes (and other special places), with some photos of what I found there.
Pierce Canyon Wildflowers
Pierce Canyon is a county road that winds up into the Blue Ridge mountains above Capay Valley. It is a fairly easy 7 mile out-and-back
Los Vaqueros Wildflowers
Los Vaqueros Reservoir is an oak-dotted hilly grassland area southeast of Mt Diablo that has a number of hiking trails. You can find a good variety
Natalie Coffin Greene Park Wildflowers
Natalie Coffin Greene Park is a great starting place for a wildflower hike in the Mount Tamalpais Watershed. I believe that this is a municipal park
Lassen Mill Creek Falls
The hike to Mill Creek Falls in Lassen Volcanic National Park is interesting because of the variety of plant communities that the trail leads you through. You’ll
Lassen Paradise Meadow
The hike to Paradise Meadow in Lassen Volcanic National Park is a great summer wildflower hike. You get an interesting variety of flowers as you
Lassen Volcanic National Park Wildflowers
There are many wonderful hikes in Lassen Volcanic National Park where you can find amazing wildflowers, but sometimes it’s nice to be able to just
Barker Pass Wildflowers
Barker Pass is located in the Lake Tahoe area, and it is a very reliable location for wildflowers. You can find wildflowers right along the road,
Willow Lake Botanical Special Interest Area
The Willow Lake Botanical Special Interest Area is an interesting example of a California fen, a special kind of wetland that supports an interesting variety of flowering
Carpenter Valley Wildflowers
Carpenter Valley is an amazing nature site owned by the Truckee Donner Land Trust (TDLT). There is a wide variety of habitats here, including a wet meadow,