Samuel P. Taylor State Park Wildflowers
Samuel P. Taylor State Park is an interesting mixture of dark forested streams, redwood trees, and grassy hillsides. It is a great place to find
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.
Red Hills ACEC Wildflowers
The Red Hills ACEC is an interesting, out-of-the-way place to look for wildflowers, near Chinese Camp on the east side of the central valley. It
Homestead Valley Wildflower Treasure Hunt
Homestead Valley is a fun place to look for wildflowers in Marin County. It’s like a combination of a maze and a treasure hunt. There
Mount Burdell Wildflower Hike
The Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve is a wonderful oasis of green in Marin County that contains a number of hiking trails. There’s an interesting
Late Season Hike at Grass Lake
You can still find wildflowers late in the summer if you head up to the higher elevations. We visited Grass Lake near the end of August,
Muddy Hollow Trail at Point Reyes
The Point Reyes National Seashore has a wide variety of hiking trails, and opportunities to visit a wide range of wildflower zones. The Muddy Hollow
Caples Creek Wildflowers
The Caples Creek trail is a great place to see a variety of spring wildflowers and enjoy a robust mountain creek in the Eldorado National Forest.
Mt Tamalpais Laurel Dell Wildflowers
Mt. Tamalpais has an incredible number of trails, and a very long wildflower season. You can find interesting flowers from February through May, and every
Lyons Creek Wildflowers
Even in drought years you can find amazing displays of wildflowers in the Sierras. Lyons Creek Trail, in Eldorado National Forest (off of Highway 50)
Muir Woods Wildflowers
We were on a mission to find one flower that we’ve never seen before, the Fetid Adder’s Tongue. It’s one of the earlier flowers of