Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes.
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When the snow clears in the spring and early summer, wildflowers can be found on hiking trails throughout the Sierra Nevada.
Wildflower Lake Trail near Carson Pass | Photo credit Kelly Huston via Flickr / Licensed under CC by ND 2.0
Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes.
Alturas, California is a small (2.5 square miles) city near the Oregon border, Modoc National forest, and the Modoc National Wildlife Refuge.
A California Historical Landmark, Ebbetts Pass is a high mountain pass through the Sierra Nevada range in Alpine County, California.
Rising above Fallen Leaf Lake on the southwestern shore, Mt Tallac is one of the most iconic peaks in the Lake Tahoe basin.
Hetch Hetchy Valley, in Yosemite National Park’s northwest corner, boasts one of the longest hiking seasons in the park, spring waterfalls and wildflowers.
Washoe Meadows State Park is an undeveloped park of meadows and woodlands popular with local runners and walkers located near South Lake Tahoe, CA.
This popular trail near Lake Tahoe is about 5 miles round trip, and offers a moderate hike with the perfect summer afternoon reward - a jump in a lake!
This popular trailhead is the starting point for a hike out to Cascade Falls, or into Desolation Wilderness above Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe.
Trailhead for the Tahoe Rim Trail and Tahoe Meadows Interpretive Loop | 23.1 miles to Spooner Summit | 20.2 miles to Brockway Summit
The Brockway Summit Trailhead for the Tahoe Rim Trail - 20.2 miles to Mt Rose Trailhead | 20.2 miles to Tahoe City
A moderate hike (approximately 2.5 miles from the Carson Pass trailhead) brings you to scenic Lake Winnemucca. We saw many families, dogs, and recreational fishermen on the day we hiked to the lake.
Carson Pass is a mountain pass on the crest of the central Sierra Nevada, traversed by California State Route 88 in the El Dorado National Forest and Alpine County. Carson Pass and the surrounding area offers year round recreation options for active outdoor enthusiasts. Hiking, backpacking, and camping are popular Read more [...]
The Hoover Wilderness is known for its extreme mountain terrain, relatively little timber, and diverse wildflowers.
Seasonal trailhead for several trails and lakes, including Shadow Lake, Thousand Island Lake, High Trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail.
Located in the Inyo National Forest, the Mosquito Flats Trailhead leads to several alpine lakes, seasonal wildflowers, and dog-friendly hiking.