Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 28, 2019

Even Weekeday Lake Elsinore Crowds Close Freeway Ramps 

The Sacramento Bee reported

The problem of overwhelming crowds flocking to see a super bloom of poppies in a Southern California canyon is no longer just a weekend issue.

Riverside County Supervisor Kevin Jefferies told a board meeting Tuesday that the crush of people trying to see the wildflowers in the Lake Elsinore hills is continuing on weekdays.

The Press-Enterprise reports that cars lined Interstate 15 off-ramps leading to the area at dawn Tuesday and the California Highway Patrol was forced to shut down the ramps into the evening.

Read more  Southern California wildflower viewing crowds won’t stop | The Sacramento Bee


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