Bright orange California poppies bloom at the
Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve, located in northern Los Angeles County, from late February through early May usually peaking in mid-April. Poppies are native to the Mojave Desert Grassland climate of the Antelope Valley and the Poppy Reserve does not plant, cultivate, or water the wildflowers.
The Poppy Reserve is only open during poppy season and is located near Lancaster - it took us about an hour and a half to drive there from Culver City with no traffic. More information about visiting the Reserve is available at the
State Park website.View Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in a larger map
Do you remember what day you were there?
ReplyDeleteThese photos are all from Saturday 4/17/10.
ReplyDeleteThey are so gorgeous! This looks like the field of poppies from the Wizard of Oz.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been here in person yet, but your pictures take me there.
ReplyDeleteI'm going back Tuesday. When I went it was blistering cold (beautiful I might add) but cold. The poppies were closed. If you go to my blog and scroll down you'll see what I'm talking about.
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