We're fully into spring, and that means hilltops and mountainsides will soon be blanketed in wildflowers, but when and where to find the best pops of color can be a challenge. Driving the news: The ...

Lief, who runs the website OregonWildflowers.org and the Facebook group Oregon Wildflowers ... Coast Range and Eastern Oregon to find the best of nature's fireworks display.

Bathrooms: yes. Fee: no. McCall Point and Rowena Plateau (75 miles east): A few miles beyond Hood River, the Oregon village of Mosier is a gateway to south-side wildflowers. Park at scenic Rowena ...