National Monument · California
Carrizo Plain National Monument
California’s largest grassland and superblooms
TypeNational Monument
StateCalifornia
Best seasonSpring (superbloom years)
Don’t missWildflower superbloom
A vast, lonesome grassland plain in central California — a soda lake, the stark San Andreas Fault scarp, and in a wet spring, the most spectacular wildflower superbloom in the state. Remote and otherworldly.
What to see
- Soda Lake
- Wildflower superbloom
- Painted Rock pictographs
- San Andreas Fault scarp
- Pronghorn & elk
On public wild lands, services are sparse and conditions change fast — check the managing agency (Forest Service / BLM / Park Service) for road and seasonal closures, fire restrictions, and any permits before you go, and pack out what you pack in.
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