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 hike along Road 53, with many wildflowers and a view of a waterfall. You get an...
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 of wildflowers, as well as many interesting birds. On this visit we...
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 managed by the City of Ross, but I’m not entirely sure of that...
Marys Peak Botanical Special Interest Area has a number of hiking trails that offer a wide variety of wildflowers. Located about 20 miles east of Corvallis, this is probably my favorite wildflower spot from our...
