CALIFORNIA
Hike the moderately challenging Sky Lupine Trail routes in Taylor Mountain Regional Park and the Open Space Preserve near Santa Rosa, California, and you may be joined by placid cows grazing on the hillside. In addition to panoramic views of the city, you can spot frilly white woodland stars, yellow mariposa lilies, orange bush monkey flower and purple star thistle. parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov
NORTH CAROLINA
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park is home to 1,500 species of wildflowers, earning it the nickname Wildflower National Park. Just north of Bryson City, North Carolina, lies the Deep Creek area of the park, where you can explore a network of trails that pass by three waterfalls. On your way, look for clumps of painted trilliums, wild geraniums, columbines, delicate foam flowers, silver bells, rue anemones,…