NORTH TABLE MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS & WATERFALLS HIKE

The North Table Ecological Reserve north of Oroville in Butte County is renowned for Spring wildflower displays and waterfalls. Check out and request to join our new group Facebook Group called "Lassen Outdoors" for further postings there also. We will gather at the main parking area of this CA state wildlife area at 11:30 a.m. and begin hiking from the restroom area around Noon. We will pick routes depending on conditions, planning to hike a few miles at a relaxed pace with plenty of stops, taking in wildflowers and endeavoring to reach a couple of spectacular waterfalls. We will carry our own lunch makings and stop for lunch soon at a suitably scenic place. Here are the official state website link and directions and map:

https://wildlife.ca.gov/lands/places-to-visit/north-table-mountain-er
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Regions/2/Wildflower-Viewing
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=85045&inline

The abundant display of wildflowers at North Table Mountain has its origin in the geological history of our own Thompson Peak, just south of Janesville, CA. The fascinating geological history, involving Lovejoy Basalt, and why wildflowers thrive there, is described in this YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnsb8VMIJa0

An interesting project for future explorations this year will be to look at maps for the flow of Lovejoy Basalt from Thompson Peak, 100 mi from Table Mtn, to see if there are other higher areas closer to Lassen with unique blooms.

This CA state wildlife area is covered by the state Land Pass requirement. Those who have a valid CA fishing or hunting license are exempt from the pass requirements. Those who do not have such a license are asked to purchase a CA Land Pass for the day ($5.66) online. Annual passes for all such state areas, including our local Bass Hill Wildlife Area, are also available. Online passes can be downloaded at this link:

https://wildlife.ca.gov/Licensing/Lands-Pass

Bring drinking water, lunch, snacks, footwear suitable for off-trail scrambling. Trekking poles can be helpful, and area wildflower guidebooks.

Driving from the Susanville area, probably around 3 hours driving time should be allowed for the trip of about 130 mi.

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