Here's Where to See Spring Flowers with Metrolink

These blooming destinations across Southern California are bursting with color.

Arts & Culture

Claremont

Wildflower Month is in Full Bloom at the California Botanic Garden
Claremont Station
Experience a range of festive activities, classes, tours and more to celebrate this spring's beautiful blooms.
Outdoors

Irwindale

Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area
Baldwin Park Station
This 836-acre recreation space includes a 70-acre lake with year-round fishing.
Outdoors

Chatsworth

Stoney Point Park
Chatsworth Station
Come enjoy hiking trails, rock climbing and breathtaking views at this beautiful park.
Outdoors

Riverside

Mount Rubidoux Trail
Riverside - Downtown Station
This popular 3.2-mile loop trail route is a scenic spot for a leisurely walk or bike ride.
Outdoors

Agua Dolce

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park
Vincent Grade / Acton Station
Located in the high desert near Agua Dulce Springs, this park features 932 acres of spectacular rock formations and a seasonal stream.
Outdoors

Los Angeles

Griffith Park and Observatory
Burbank - Downtown Station
Griffith Park is a large municipal park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains in the Los Feliz neighborhood. The two 18-hole public golf courses here are named after presidents Wilson and Harding.
Outdoors

Burbank

Wildwood Canyon Park
Burbank - Downtown Station
This park is home to hundreds of species of wildlife and native plants as well as miles of hiking trails.
Outdoors

Claremont

Claremont Wilderness Park, 5 Mile Loop Trail
Claremont Station
The Claremont Hills Wilderness Park five-mile loop is one of the most well-known and trafficked trails in the Inland Empire.
Outdoors

Burbank

Brace Canyon Park
Burbank - Downtown Station
This Metrolink accessible city park is tucked away in a safe residential area, offering tennis courts, a playground and plenty of open space.
Arts & Culture

Claremont

California Botanic Garden
Claremont Station
Visitors can find 86 expansive acres dedicated to California native plants.
Outdoors

Burbank

Verdugo Park and Recreation Center
Burbank - Downtown Station
This park features basketball courts, picnic tables, a playground, a swimming pool and lighted tennis courts.
Arts & Culture

Riverside

California Citrus State Historic Park
Riverside - La Sierra Station
This open-air museum offers educational insight on the historic and cultural contributions of the citrus industry to California.
Outdoors

Riverside

Fairmount Park
Riverside - Downtown Station
With two tennis courts, a playground, multiple picnic facilities, a botanical garden and a lake, this park offers plenty of entertainment opportunities.
Outdoors

Oxnard

Oxnard Beach Park
Oxnard Station
Oxnard Beach Park is a 62-acre beachfront park in Oxnard straight out of a California postcard. Stretch out on its rolling lawns, stroll beneath its towering palms and ride your beach cruiser along the Pacific Coast Bicycle Route.
Outdoors

Ventura

Arroyo Verde Park
Ventura - East Station
This 132-acre park features miles of hiking trails, open grass areas, a nature center and playgrounds.
Outdoors

Perris

Lake Perris Recreation Center
Perris - Downtown Station
This Riverside County lake offers boating, hiking, biking and opportunities to explore the outdoors.
Outdoors

Camarillo

Camarillo Grove Park
Camarillo Station
This former stagecoach stop has found new life as a family park as home to the oldest tree in the Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District.
Arts & Culture

Riverside

UC Riverside Botanical Garden
Riverside - Hunter Park / UCR Station
Explore 40 acres of botanical gardens containing more than 3,500 plant species from around the world.
Outdoors

San Bernardino

Glen Helen Regional Park
Rialto Station
This scenic park is located at the base of the chaparral covered hills of the Cajon Pass.
Outdoors

Thousand Oaks

Hill Canyon Trail in Camarillo
Camarillo Station
This scenic trail offers a range of fitness opportunities with an incredible view.
Outdoors

Thousand Oaks

Conejo Valley Botanic Garden
Moorpark Station
This 41-acre garden oasis is adjacent to Conejo Community Park in Thousand Oaks and consists of a peak with vista views and 15 hillside botanical gardens.
Outdoors

Simi Valley

Arroyo Simi Bike Path
Simi Valley Station
Walk, jog, bike, skateboard or even horseback ride on this flat, multi-use path in Simi Valley.

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Molly O.

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Molly is a writer and content creator currently residing in Los Angeles, California with a professional background working in travel, hospitality and tourism PR. In her role supporting content creation and media relations at Metrolink, Molly writes about activities Metrolink riders can enjoy in the surrounding Greater LA area and works with the Metrolink communications team on ideating and implementing media relations strategies.