From mid-March to mid-May, blossoms can carpet this 1,760-acre sliver of land on the Mojave Desert's west edge in Antelope Valley. In good years, poppies, lupines, owl's clover, goldfields, and creamcups spread color along seven miles of easy trails. The colors of nature will absolutely awe you! For more information, go to: parks.ca.gov/?page_id=627.

Wild flower fanatics can also flock to Chimney Rock Trail in Point Reyes National Seashore where baby blue eyes, Indian Paintbrush and goldfields shine by the Pacific from March to May. For more information, go to www.nps.gov/pore