Los Angeles: Poppy Reserve
This 5.2-mile desert hike is great any time, but spectacular in spring when the Antelope Buttes bloom with native grasses and fire-orange poppies, the California state flower.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 8.1
Waypoints
PRL001
Location: 34.7317733764648, -118.393966674805
Hike N from parking lot near the interpretive center
PRL002
Location: 34.7339935302734, -118.394538879395
Veer R @ Y; R again @ second Y
PRL003
Location: 34.7342071533203, -118.392677307129
Keep straight; breathe in the succulent aroma of California poppies
PRL004
Location: 34.7344818115234, -118.391395568848
Stay straight
PRL005
Location: 34.7370796203613, -118.38542175293
Turn R @ Y
PRL006
Location: 34.7358245849609, -118.383659362793
Bear L @ Y
PRL007
Location: 34.7440376281738, -118.378913879395
Photo op: High point with 360° views of rolling
green hills carpeted in orange poppies
PRL008
Location: 34.7392578125, -118.386077880859
R @ Y; stay on the high route for stellar views of Antelope Buttes
PRL009
Location: 34.7358818054199, -118.390922546387
Superb viewpoint; go L @ Y
PRL011
Location: 34.7327079772949, -118.395896911621
Turn R @ T, then veer immediately L onto South Trail
PRL012
Location: 34.7330856323242, -118.404327392578
L @ T, ending the far end of south loop; lupins mix with poppies
PRL013
Location: 34.7329139709473, -118.396270751953
Keep R @ Y; stay R past interpretive center back to parking lot
PRL010
Location: 34.7341918945312, -118.39444732666
Head straight