Overview
- The National Park Service says this year’s display is the strongest in Death Valley since 2016.
- Low‑elevation flowers are visible now and are expected through mid‑to‑late March, with higher elevations likely to bloom from April through June.
- Desert gold is currently one of the most prominent species across the valley, joined by other native wildflowers.
- Park guidance attributes the success to well‑spaced fall and winter rains, favorable temperatures and a lack of strong drying winds.
- Hipcamp’s new California Superbloom Forecast, built from more than 150,000 research‑grade iNaturalist observations, maps bloom windows and offers responsible‑visitation tips as agencies seek to prevent damage seen in 2016.