Multiple Site Listings
Bureau of Land Management Lands in California
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/recreation/wildflowers.html
Contact numbers and a peak bloom chart
California State Parks
Discover Spring Wildflowers press release from March 2008 with 5 pages of contact numbers. www.parks.ca.gov/pages/24317/files/2008_Spring_Wildflowers_release.pdf
California Vernal Pool s
www.vernalpools.org
Links to guided tours of the Jepson Prairie, Mather Field, Rancho Seco Howard Ranch, Santa Rosa Plateau & Vina Plains Preserve.
California Wildflower Hotsheet
www.calphoto.com/wflower.htm Website geared to photographers, but also great for passive enjoyers
Sponsored by Carol Leigh, author of 88 California Wildflower Locations. Interactive: read about other people’s favorite spots, report your own.
Desert USA ’s Wildflower Watch
www.desertusa.com/wildflo/wildupdates.html
Updates on desert wildflowers in AZ, CA, NV, UT, & TX.
Nevada Natural Heritage Program
< http://heritage.nv.gov/wildflow.htm (not updated since 2008 but still useful information)
Theodore Payne Foundation Wildflower Hotline
818-768-3533—Taped wildflower reports for Southern California . Recording begins the first Friday in March, updated every Thursday through May.
<www.theodorepayne.org/hotline.html includes links to dozens of wildflower sites.
US Forest Service
<www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/regions/index.shtml
links to wildflower pages in 49 states.
Individual Listings
Antelope Valley California Poppy Preserve
www.parks.ca.gov takes you to State Parks home page, click on “Find a Park” link.
661-724-1180 (recorded wildflower report)
Anza-Borrego Wildflower Hotline
760-767-4684—Recorded information
www.california-desert.org. Great information on weather and timing for desert bloom.
Carrizo Plain National Monument
Goodwin Educational Center (some recorded info)
805-475-2131
Bakersfield BLM Field Office 661-391-6000 www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bakersfield/Programs/carrizo.html.
Death Valley National Park
760-786-2331—Press 1, then 5 for recorded
wildflower information.
<www.death.valley.national-park.com/info.htm#flo
Edgewood County Park
650-368-6283—Taped general information;
can leave a question for ranger.
866-463-3439—Friends of Edgewood Park, to leave a question for a docent.
(Weekend wildflower walks mid-March to June)
www.friendsofedgewood.org
Henry W. Coe State Park
408-779-2728 (usually staffed on weekends) www.coepark.org
Jepson Prairie Preserve
Site operable from early March through Mother’s Day.
www.solanolandtrust.org/o_l_jepsonPrairie.php
Joshua Tree National Park
760-367-5500—Press 1, then 9, for recorded wildflower information.
Kern County Wildflower Hotline
661-322-WILD—Reports beginning in March.
www.visitkern.com/wildflowers.asp
Mendocino Headlands State Park
The Ford House Visitors’ Center 707-937-5397 (open all week) <www.parks.ca.gov takes you to State Parks home page, click on “Find a Park” link.
Mojave Desert
www.digital-desert.com/wild-flowers/
Kelso Depot Visitor Center —Call 760-252-6108
Hole-in-the Wall Visitor Center —Call 760-928-2572 to speak to the ranger.
Mount Diablo State Park
Summit Visitors’ Center 925-837-6119
Junction Station 925-837-6129
Check mdia.org for information that takes you to State Parks home page.
Click on “Find a Park” link & follow directions
to get to Mount Diablo State Park page.
Mount Tamalpais State Park
415-388-2070—Talk to rangers at Pan Toll Station.
www.parks.ca.gov takes you to State Parks home page.
Click on “Find a Park” link & follow directions to get to Mount Tamalpais State Park page.
Pinnacles National Monument
Bear Gulch Visitor Center 831-389-4485 www.nps.gov/pinn
Point Reyes National Seashore
415-464-5100—Press 2 to talk to park ranger at
Bear Valley Visitor Center www.nps.gov/pore
Yosemite National Park
209-372-0200—Press 3, then 5, to speak to a ranger. www.nps.gov/yose