WINTER RAINS BRING DESERT BLOOMS

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February 28, 2010 (Anza Borrego) – record rainfall in January and February is expected to produce a banner season for wildflowers in Anza Borrego Desert State Park.

Blooms are expected to peak through mid-March, so plan your trip east to the desert on any clear day over the next couple of weeks.

 

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park has a wildflower hotline for Anza Borrego, (760) 767-4684. Updates will begin when the flowers start to bloom. Start our visit with a stop by the visitors’ center. For hours and information on current areas in bloom, see http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=638

You can also find a map of flowering locations at http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/638/files/Flower%20Update%20and%20Map%20Fe...
 

View photos from prior years, including images on this page,  at http://www.anzaborrego.net/travel/AnzaBorrego/Default.aspx

 

For updates on weather, to avoid stormy weather and risk of flash flooding, see the National Weather Service San Diego site at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/.
 


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