Spring is usually peak poppy season for Southern California, but limited winter showers dampened the flower species’ chances.

An curved arrow pointing right. Heavy winter rains made for vibrant poppy fields at California's Lake Elsinore. Thousands visited to check out the view. More from News Heavy winter rains made for ...

Lake Elsinore’s Walker Canyon ... what you’ll get for the remainder of the season. (You can peep the fields through a poppy livecam.) Sometimes there are actually higher concentrations ...