Texas bluebonnetspeak tracker 2027
When do Texas bluebonnets bloom?
Texas bluebonnets usually bloom from March to April.
Updated Sep 28.
- 7places we track
- ~4 monthsuntil the first bluebonnet season opens: Big Bend
Pick your travel week
Pick a week: the places where Texas bluebonnets usually peak then light up. Usual windows from each place's own source, not a forecast.
Week of Feb 1
- Usually peaking this week
- Other weeks
Usually in peak the week of Feb 1
- Big Bend
Local timing: Feb 1–Mar 31
Spring usually arrives ~Jan 29 (first leaf, USA-NPN average)
Know before you go
- LBJ National Historical Park
Local timing: Mar 1–Apr 30
- Cost and permits: LBJ Ranch, near Stonewall: Self-guided drive, free permit; its fields include a Wildflower Space
- Does it cost anything to visit: No. Neither district charges an entrance fee, and the driving permit for the LBJ Ranch is free, picked up at the LBJ State Park and Historic Site visitor center.
- Top spot: Johnson Settlement, Johnson City: 1-mile trail where Johnson's grandparents lived in the 1860s
- Big Bend
Local timing: Feb 1–Mar 31
- Timing tip: River Road: Pictured by the park for its early spring wildflowers
- Top spot: The park's paved roads: Over 100 miles; bluebonnets grow thickly along them in normal years
Questions people ask
Where can I see Texas bluebonnets?
We track 7 places: Big Bend, Brenham and Washington County, Burnet, Texas, Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, Ennis, Texas, LBJ National Historical Park and San Antonio, Texas.
How do you track Texas bluebonnets?
Each place moves through 5 stages: Rosettes, First blooms, Filling in, Peak carpet and Going to seed. Every stage we show comes from a dated report with its source, and every forecast lists its sources.
In season now:Fall foliage →Wildflowers →