Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve

The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is a California wildlife reserve located in the rural westside of the Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County. Constitutionally, it is a state park. Its namesake is the state flower, the California Poppy.

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California - Wildlife reserve - Antelope Valley - Los Angeles County - State park - California Poppy

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This 1,745 acre (7 km²) 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 cups 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.

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Lancaster - Wildflower - Owl's clover - Lupine - Goldfield - Cream cup - Coreopsis - Desert - Grassland

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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.

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