We’ve done the work so you don’t have to! Get your camera, load up the kids & motor on over to theseBluebonnet “hot spots.”

Wildflower Hotlines:
Bluebonnet Trails/Ennis 888-366-4748
East Texas Wildflower Trails/Henderson 866-650-5529
Texas Hill Country Wildflower Trail 512-756-4297
Texas State Parks known for Wildflowers
During peak wildflower season, motorists can listen to recorded reports by calling the Texas Travel Information Hotline at (800) 452-9292.
To help you find the best blooms, check out this list of state parks known for their wildflowers.
Here are some favorites:
Lyndon B. Johnson (SW of Austin)
Lake Mineral Wells (W of DFW)
Franklin Mountains (W of El Paso)
Government Canyon (NW of San Antonio)
Lake Corpus Christi (NW of Corpus Christi)
To get up to date wildflower sightings at Texas Parks, see their pinterest page.
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Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
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Connemara Meadow
Dallas County – Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
Cedar Ridge Preserve
Coppell Nature Park
Garland Spring Creek Forest & Park Preserves
Irving Campion Trail
McInnish Sports Complex/Elm Fork Nature Preserve
Post Oak Preserve
Rowlett Nature Trail Park
Trinity River Audubon Center
White Rock Lake Blackland Prairie
Denton County – Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
Bob Jones Nature Center
Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center
Rockledge Park
Walnut Grove White Chapel Rd.
From Hwy 114 take the White Chapel exit. Head north on White Chapel Road to the end.
DFW Area – Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
Cedar Hill State Park
We have done several prescribed burns of Blackland Prairie remnants at the sound end of the park. Typically, this results in an extra special mix of wildflowers, including wild foxglove, prairie celestials, wild hyacinth and Engelmann’s daisy, lasting through spring months.
Ray Roberts Lake State Park and Greenbelt
At this time, visitors are seeing oft-overlooked, but lovely early spring wildflowers such as small bluets, spring beauty, vetch and crow poison, as well as blooming Mexican plum trees. Soon to show their blooms will be bluebonnets, Indian blanket, fire wheels, pink evening primrose, prairie spiderwort, dotted blue-eyed grass, Drummonds wild onion, lemon bee balm, brown-eyed Susan and green wild indigo.
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Purtis Creek State Park
We should have bluebonnets in bloom this month. There’s a large patch at the office, should be blooming sporadically throughout the park, along with Indian paintbrush and other species.
Gulf Coast – Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
Goose Island State Park
The field behind the Rec Hall is covered in bluebonnets and wildflowers are sprouting all over the Lamar Peninsula.
Mustang Island State Park
Some beach evening primrose has been seen lighting up the dunes.
Hill Country – Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
Colorado Bend State Natural Area
There are some serious mountain laurel displays and we’re expecting the bluebonnet crop to be great.
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Bluebonnets, Mexican redbud and mountain laurels can all be seen here.
Government Canyon State Natural Area
Lost Maples State Natural Area
Mountain laurels can be seen here.
McKinney Falls State Park
Lewsiville/The Colony – Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
Lewsiville/The Colony
Assorted locations off Highway 121.
Little Elm – Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
Zion Cemetary
North Texas – Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Bluebonnets will be the major flower here.
Plano – Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
Richardson – Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
Breckinridge Park
Spring Creek Nature Area
51 acres of natural areas & hardwood forest with trails throughout.
Southeast Texas – Wildflowers & Bluebonnets in TX
Huntsville and Stephen F. Austin state parks
Wildflowers appear to be abundant in most parks in this region.