Blossom Trail - Fresno Things To Do

Descriptions from Across the Web

• This self-guided motor or bicycle tour through California's heartland ... more on Greater Fresno Area Chamber Blossom Committee
• REEDLEY, Calif. - Silva Esajian is getting ready for some unexpected visitors. In the tiny shop at the edge of her family's orchard, she and an employee quickly arrange gift sets of nuts and dried fruits as the snow-white petals of almond trees dance in the breeze outside. The 20-acre almond farm she bought in August with her husband, Edward, is a stop on the Fresno County Blossom Trail, which brings busloads of visitors during the blooming season from February to April. "It's my first Blossom Trail," says Esajian. "We're going to stay open longer. We're getting a lot of city people who are fascinated by the trees because they look like they go for miles." The 90-mile trail through peach, plum, apple, orange and nut orchards shows off the picturesque ... more on msnbc.com
• In early spring, Fresno County, Calif., flaunts its pretty side. In orchards along the Blossom Trail, a 62-mile loop on back roads through a particularly lush region of California’s Central Valley, thousands of fruit and nut trees flower with fluttering, lacy petals. To celebrate the close of winter, you can take a drive though their sweet scent. Beginning in late February—Mother Nature permitting—the landscape blazes with the white blooms of almond, apple, and plum trees along the trail southeast of Fresno. In the first weeks of March, peach, nectarine, and apricot orchards line the byways with pink bouquets. You can stop along the route for a picnic and winetasting, or even a ride on a miniature steam train, but mostly you’ll want to roll down your windows ... more on viamagazine.com

Directions

The trail begins south of Fresno on Highway 99, with the first stop at Simonian Farms.

Other Web Resources

• www.driveblossomtrail.com
• http://www.visitcalifornia.com