The California State Parks Foundation announced that voting is now open for the 2026 “Best of California’s State Parks” poll, and the nearby poppy reserve is up for several awards. The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural Reserve is among the parks nominated for Best State Park for Family-Friendly Experiences, Best State Park for Spectacular Views and Best State ...

Santa Clarita is located in the San Ferdinando Valley in southern California, a place with warm temperatures throughout the year and cool winters, but it rarely snows. Its climate makes it an ideal location for planting a sensory garden that stimulates all five senses; sight, smell, taste, sound, and touch. Sensory gardens are typically filled with colorful plants, flowing water ...

The hills are alive with the sound of a superbloom, as the year’s unprecedented rainfall gives way to acres of poppies and other flora around Santa Clarita.  When the seeds of these California wildflowers germinate and bloom all at once throughout the state, experts refer to this as a “superbloom.” The last super bloom took place in 2019 after heavy ...

Just ahead of Lancaster’s annual California Poppy Festival, the Santa Clarita Valley is already showing its colors. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. In a series of aerial photos by Marshall La Plante, the iconic California flowers can be seen forming a small field in the hills just off of Railroad Ave. ...