Multiple Site Listings
Discover Spring Wildflowers press release contact numbers.
California Vernal Pools
Links to guided tours of the Jepson Prairie, Mather Field, Rancho Seco Howard Ranch, Santa Rosa Plateau & Vina Plains Preserve.
Also State of California Vernal Pools information.
Desert USA ’s Wildflower Watch
Updates on desert wildflowers in AZ, CA, NV, UT, & TX.
Nevada Natural Heritage Botany Program
Theodore Payne Foundation Wildflower Hotline
818-768-1802 Ext. 7 —Audio wildflower reports for Southern California. Weekly updates March through May
Web site includes links to dozens of wildflower sites.
US Forest Service
Links to wildflower pages by region and state.
Individual Listings
Antelope Valley California Poppy Preserve
661-724-1180 (recorded wildflower report)
Anza-Borrego Wildflower Hotline
760-767-4684—Recorded information
Carrizo Plain National Monument
Goodwin Educational Center (some recorded info) 805-475-2131
Also San Luis Obispo CNPS posts weekly updates.
760-786-2331—Press 1, then 5 for recorded wildflower information.
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)
Henry W. Coe State Park (The Pine Ridge Association)
408-779-2728 (usually staffed on weekends)
Jepson Prairie Preserve & Solano Land Trust
Site operable from early March through Mother’s Day.
760-367-5500—Press 1, then 9, for recorded wildflower information.
Mendocino Headlands State Park
The Ford House Visitors’ Center 707-937-5397 (open all week)
Kelso Depot Visitor Center —Call 760-252-6108
Hole-in-the Wall Visitor Center —Call 760-928-2572 to speak to the ranger.
Summit Visitors’ Center 925-837-6119
Junction Station 925-837-6129
415-388-2070—Talk to rangers at Pan Toll Station.
Bear Gulch Visitor Center 831-389-4485
415-464-5100—Press 2 to talk to park ranger at Bear Valley Visitor Center
Scroll to the bottom to see parks in San Francisco to see wildflowers.
209-372-0200—Press 3, then 5, to speak to a ranger.