Meadow at Grover Hot Springs State Park
In eastern California, the next State Park north of Bodie is Grover Hot Springs. Both are in the Sierra District of the State Parks system and many park staff have worked both places. The Friends of Grover Hot Springs is affiliated with the Bodie Foundation. So the two parks have close ties. From where I live in the Sacramento Valley, Grover is just a short detour off the mid-point of my usual route down State Route 89 to the Bodie Hills and Mono Basin. And Grover has been a favorite camping destination for my family (and many others) for many years.
Hot Springs Creek during spring runoff
It’s been a good spring this year in the eastern Sierra Nevada, with the best spring runoff and the best spring flowers many areas have seen in several years. I visited Grover Hot Springs State Park in mid-May (2016) and found many early-season plants in full bloom.
Snowplant (Sarcodes sanguinea)
Mahala mat (Ceanothus prostratus)
Miniature tarweed (Hemizonella minima)
Western groundsel (Senecio integerrimus)
Dwarf monkeyflower (Mimulus nanus)
Dwarf monkeyflower (Mimulus nanus)
Arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata)
Desert Gooseberry (Ribes velutinum)
California hesperochiron (Hesperochiron californicus)
Spreading phlox (Phlox diffusa)
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