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This 1,745 acre (7 km˛) State Reserve, nestled in the Antelope Buttes 15 miles (24 km) west of downtown Lancaster, is located on California's most consistent poppy-bearing land. Other wildflowers include owl's clover , lupine, goldfield, cream cup s and coreopsis, to name a few. They share the desert grassland to produce a mosaic of color and fragrance each spring. As unpredictable as nature - the intensity and duration of the wildflower bloom varies yearly.
Seven miles (10 km) of trails, including a paved section for wheelchair access, wind gently through the wildflower fields. The broad views of this landscape provide eyefuls of brilliant wildflower colors. Whether you most enjoy expansive fields of wildflower colors and fragrance or the close-up study of a single flower, this is the place to visit. In good bloom years, the Reserve can be very crowded, especially on weekends. When the afternoon winds come, the poppies typically close their blooms, so mornings are recommended for the best poppy viewing.
The reserve is located 15 miles (24 km) west of the Antelope Valley Freeway (California State Route 14) on Lancaster Road near the city of Lancaster. Exit off the freeway at Avenue I (name changes to Lancaster Road) and drive west 15 miles to the Reserve's visitor center, found on the north side of Lancaster Road on top of the small hill.
Latitude/Longitude: 34.7502 / -118.3816
The reserve is at an elevation ranging from 2600 - 3000 feet. It is in the Mojave Desert climate zone.
California law forbids the picking of any wildflowers in the Reserve, including poppies.
The reserve is a natural area, where only day use (hiking and picnicking) is allowed.
California State Parks does not water to stimulate the flowers. Park management has excluded sheepThis article is about the animal; for other meanings of Sheep see Sheep (disambiguation). A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep Ovis aries , which probably descends from the wild urial of south-central from grazing the hillsides. Until the early 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends sheep once grazed the buttes in the western Antelope Valley. Pronghorn antelope grazed long before then, until the railroad first arrived in 1876Events January events January 31 The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations. February events February 2 The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. February 14 Alexander Graham Bell a.
California Poppies grow best where there is some disturbance. This can be man made by various means: such as disking by farming practices or natural means, such as sheep or pronghorn grazing/walking or fire.
California State Parks has a prescribed burn program that uses fire as a natural tool to manage grassland vegetation.
Fire has been a part of the management practices for the Poppy Reserve since 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an. Prescribed burning has decreased the exotic species, reduced the ground cover and litter, and permitted the native species of wildflowers to grow and bloom better.
The Reserve was officially established in 19761976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 12 UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is s through the efforts of artist Jane H. Pinheiro and other local residents.
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