California Wildflowers

I like to hike! Here are my favorite wildflower hikes (and other special places), with some photos of what I found there.

Note that I’m in the process of transitioning from my older website. You will find other articles at I Brake for Wildflowers.

Every once in awhile you find a little gem, an easy place to

The Kangaroo Lake Botanical Special Interest Area has an amazing variety of wildflowers, and

Oyster Creek is a short and easy trail in El Dorado County, where

Carson Pass is my favorite wildflower hot spot, with so many wonderful trails

Trione-Annadel State Park has a great variety of hiking trails, and a wonderfully

Elizabethtown Meadows is a very easy trail that leads to a wonderful meadow full

The Dave Moore Nature Area is a short and easy trail off of

For an easy hike with wonderful views and great wildflowers, I recommend the

Pierce Canyon is a county road that winds up into the Blue Ridge

Los Vaqueros Reservoir is an oak-dotted hilly grassland area southeast of Mt Diablo that

Wildflower Hikes