Season · March – May
Spring peaksacross the U.S.
20 places we follow are in their spring window now; 104 more are coming up, soonest first. Dated reports come first, then each place's usual timing in its source's words.
In season now
Reports first, then usual windows
- SEASON · WILDFLOWERSGrand Canyon South RimFlowers from May through SeptemberArizona
“Flowers from May through September” · National Park Service ↗
- SEASON · WILDFLOWERSLassen VolcanicLate May to September, lowest areas first and Lassen Peak lastCalifornia
“late May to September, lowest areas first and Lassen Peak last” · National Park Service ↗
- More wildflowers:Lava BedsKenilworth Aquatic GardensKeiffer PrairiesPee Dee RefugeTrinity River Refugeand 1 more
- More wildlife by season:Forsythe RefugeFire IslandMorton RefugeTarget Rock RefugeWertheim Refugeand 3 more
Coming up
Soonest first
- SEASON · DESERT SUPERBLOOMJoshua TreeJanuary to mid-April low down, early March to early May at 3,000 to 5,000 feet, April through June above 5,000 feetCalifornia
“January to mid-April low down, early March to early May at 3,000 to 5,000 feet, April through June above 5,000 feet” · National Park Service ↗
- USUAL PEAK · TEXAS BLUEBONNETSBig BendFebruary through MarchTexas
“February through March” · National Park Service ↗
- USUAL PEAK · DESERT SUPERBLOOMDeath ValleyMid-February through early AprilCalifornia
“mid-February through early April” · National Park Service ↗
- More spring migration:Malheur RefugePrime Hook RefugeNational Key Deer RefugeCamas RefugeLitchfield Wetland Districtand 30 more
- More wildflowers:TontoPinnaclesYosemiteCabrilloMammoth Caveand 38 more
- More wildlife by season:Tijuana Slough RefugeHarris Neck RefugeYazoo RefugeUpper Mississippi River RefugeSleeping Bear Dunesand 3 more
- More cherry blossoms:US National ArboretumBrooklyn Botanic GardenSeattleBaltimore (Fort McHenry)Washington, DC
- More texas bluebonnets:LBJ National Historical Park
- More desert superbloom:Carrizo Plain
- More tulips:Washington, DC
- More spring waterfalls:YosemiteYellowstone
Spring by state
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