Sierra Nevada WildflowersThe Sierra Nevada wildflowers season is from March to August every year. For six months the upper Yosemite Valley, Tuolumne Meadows and the Sierra Nevada mountains are blanketed with California wildflowers. It is really beautiful and a sight worth seeing.There are over 260 known varieties of wildflowers here in Yosemite National Park. You will spot the flowers in the meadows, along the hiking trails, next to streams, tucked in between rocks and on the hillsides. May and June are the most eye popping months for the the flowers in Yosemite Valley. Late July and August are the show stopping flowering hillsides as you travel higher to Tuolumne Meadows and into the Sierra Mountains. The higher you go into the Sierras, the less trees you will see. But acres of colorful wildflowers will add to the beauty of the domed mountains and rolling hills. So what is a wildflower? It is a flower that is able to grow in nature on its own. Nobody needs to tend to it. Nobody planted it. The wind naturally carry the seeds across the land and the flowers bloom where they fall. Wildflowers are hardy and require no maintenance. Wildflowers do well in poor soil and rocky areas and they come in a variety of colors, shapes and heights. When the flower is done blooming and dies, it sheds the seeds inside. The wind picks up the lightweight seeds and scatters them over the land. And the process begins all over again. Return To Activities To Do In Yosemite Page
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