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The Carlsbad Flower Fields: photos and visitor info

Carlsbad Flower Fields: Tecolote Ranunculus

The historic Carlsbad Flower Fields are in bloom. Catch them while you can. They’re only open for another month or so. Why go to Carlsbad and what’s so great about looking at a bunch of flowers? They have guided tours, a wagon ride, an arts and crafts fair today and again on April 18 and 19, a photography workshop and more—not to mention Legoland, the outlet malls and the beach all within a five minute reach.

When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily from March 1 through May 10, 2009

Cost: $10 for adults, $9 for ages 60 and older, $5 for ages 3 to 10,
children 2 and younger free

Contact: The Flower Fields

Here are some reader photos of the Carlsbad Flower Fields to tempt your Southern California wanderlust.

Flower Fields, Carlsbad, CA

Flower Fields, Carlsbad, CA by JoeV
California / The Los Angeles Times Photo Contest, Places

Carlsbad Flower Fields: Giant Tecolote Ranunculus in bloom by photoal

Favorite Cities, United States, San Diego

Carlsbad Flower Fields by Sue
California / The Los Angeles Times Photo Contest, Places

Carlsbad Flower Fields

Carlsbad Flower Fields by dman, Los Angeles Times Your Scene

A Sea of Color by Kim

California / The Los Angeles Times Photo Contest, Places

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– Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

[Top photo: Tecolote Ranunculus by Photo Al, Los Angeles Times Your Scene]

This entry was posted on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 9:56 am by Jen Leo and is filed under California, Family & Kids, Last Minute, San Diego, Spring, Weekend Getaways. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

2 Comments on “The Carlsbad Flower Fields: photos and visitor info”

iNeverGetLost Team Says:
April 5th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
I absolutely adore the Flower Fields! Thanks for the reminder to visit them - I’m definitely putting it as a destination on my next road trip.
Hansen Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 9:38 am
Beautiful pictures of the Carlsbad Flower Fields! I love driving past these San Diego County treasures on a daily basis. For the people coming from a distance, the resort right above the flower fields and Legoland is called Grand Pacific Palisades and you can rent rooms at ResorTime.com. I linked my name to their page. Enjoy your trip to San Diego!