Tejon Ranch is known for its often spectacular springtime displays of wildflowers. The Tejon Ranch Conservancy offers a limited number of wildflower tours each year. These hikes are very popular and reservations are required. For more information about these community hikes, go tohttp://www.tejonconservancy.org/events/index.html.

If you can’t make one of the hikes, there are a number of locations on public roads and property where you can see the wildflowers in bloom. These locations include:

• A 20-mile stretch of Highway 138, from Interstate 5 east to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Preserve
• The Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area, located at Tejon Pass, and Fort Tejon State Historic Park, at the Fort Tejon exit of Interstate 5 in Lebec, are good viewing areas for wildflowers blooming on the Grapevine.
• Highways 58 and 223, about ten miles east of Bakersfield, are also good viewing spots.

For the latest information on wildflower conditions in and around the Tejon Ranch area, please call the Kern County Wildflower Hotline at (800) 500-5376 or the Southern California Wildflower Hotline at (818) 768-3533. Remember, wildflower displays are subject to weather and climatic conditions, including the amount of rainfall, wind and sun, and can change without notice.

For more information on the wildflowers that grow in the Tejon Ranch area, we have produced a wildflower guide you can download. Click here to download the Wildflower Guide.

Wildflower Informational Hotlines/ Websites 
Southern California Wildflower Hotline – 818-768-3533 
Board of Trade/ Kern County Wildflower Hotline – 800-500-KERN 
California Native Plant Society – www.cnps.org