{"id":649,"date":"2009-03-17T19:01:49","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T19:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tx.netius.net\/?p=649"},"modified":"2009-03-27T05:11:56","modified_gmt":"2009-03-27T05:11:56","slug":"california-poppy-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wildflowers\/california-poppy-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"California Poppy Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 5px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/iconz\/poppy32.gif\" alt=\"poppies\" width=\"70\" height=\"63\" \/>Mojave Desert &#8211; Antelope Valley Poppies<\/h2>\n<p><em>Poppy stompers unite &#8211; out in the AV<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 5px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/active\/flower\/poppies\/orangies.JPG\" alt=\"ca poppy reserve\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Interstate 5 to Hwy 138 East, follow signs from the highway near 170th street; or &#8211; Hwy.14 N to Lancaster, exit Ave. I &amp; drive west 15 miles, veer right at end,<br \/>\nthen left on Lancaster Road<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>visitor center<\/li>\n<li>picnic areas<\/li>\n<li>8 miles of trails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PARK INFO<br \/>\n<strong>661 724-1180<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"poppy reserve\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parks.ca.gov\/?page_id=627\">Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BLOOM:<\/strong> mid March thru April<\/p>\n<p>This can be a crowded little park on the weekends, with tour buses, traffic jams &amp; the minivans. Best take our advice &amp; visit early morning on Saturday or Sunday &#8212; or better, during mid week. Another suitable option is to head for the nearby hills off Hwy 138 &amp; 140th Street. Pay attention to private property signs &amp; if you plan to drive on the dirt roads in your passenger car, then know that these are not graded (unmaintained) back roads. 4&#215;4 is not required; watch for dips &amp; gullies. These golden poppies are popping all around this area in Spring &amp; it can be quite windy. California poppies are not specific only to the park boundaries, so go explore.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Outside of the Poppy Preserve by danamight, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danamite\/3369700980\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3570\/3369700980_2314bd5183.jpg\" alt=\"Poppy Preserve\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Common Wildflowers by danamight, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danamite\/3369810530\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3606\/3369810530_8e729e3cf4_m.jpg\" alt=\"Common Wildflowers\" width=\"240\" height=\"151\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>see also nearby <a title=\"gorman flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/leisure\/flowers\/poppies.html\">Gorman Poppies in the Tejon Pass<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mojave Desert &#8211; Antelope Valley Poppies Poppy stompers unite &#8211; out in the AV Interstate 5 to Hwy 138 East, follow signs from the highway near 170th street; or &#8211; Hwy.14 N to Lancaster, exit Ave. I &amp; drive west 15 miles, veer right at end, then left on Lancaster Road visitor center picnic areas &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wildflowers\/california-poppy-reserve\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">California Poppy Reserve<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wildflowers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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