FILE - Flowers blooming on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 in Death Valley, CA. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Spring came early to Death Valley this year as the National Park Service announced it's having its best superbloom in a decade.
Sprouts had already been spotted in many areas of the park last month, including on the washes and on hillsides.
What they're saying:
"We are having the best bloom year since 2016 and many sprouts have not yet flowered," according to the Death Valley National Park Service website.
Take a look at some of the early blooms that have taken place at the park so far.
Where to see the superbloom
Local perspective:
The National Park Service has provided several locations at the Death Valley park for visitors to enjoy the superbloom this year.
- North Badwater Rd (between CA190 and Badwater Basin): Desert Gold, Brown-eyed Primrose
- South Badwater Rd (near Ashford Mill): Desert Gold, Sand Verbena, Five Spot, Brown-eyed Primrose
- Highway 190 (between Stovepipe Wells and Furnace Creek): Gravel Ghost, Phacelia, Desert Gold, Mojave Desert Star
- Beatty Cutoff: Phacelia, Desert Gold, Gravel Ghost
There’s also Hipcamp, which is an app used to find and book campsites, which launched a brand-new superbloom forecasting tool that allows users to utilize an interactive map to see bloom windows and practical visitation guidance.
The bloom is expected to keep going through mid to late March, weather permitting, the NPS said.
Look but don’t touch
What you can do:
If you decide to visit the park to see this beautiful floral display, regulations prohibit anyone from picking the flowers.
Visitors are asked to please leave the flower so that they can produce seeds for the next wildflower season.
What is a superbloom?
Dig deeper:
Superblooms are a floral phenomena that usually occur in the late winter and early spring, resulting from a unique combination of sun, rain, temperature and wind, according to the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
These weather ingredients create optimal conditions that trigger long-dormant seeds to awaken.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from the Death Valley National Park Service website and previous reporting by FOX Weather. This story was reported from San Jose.