Wildflowers in the Central Region of California

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 -- Note
• 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 -- Note
• Carrizo Plain National Monument
• Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve  -- Note
• Yettem Unit of Stone Corral Ecological Reserve -- Note

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