2025 Wildflower Tour

A pasture covered in flowers.

April 6, 2025

The wildflowers had a late start and were not as abundant this year. I’ve heard various explanations that this winter’s weather was a major factor in their weaker showing. But, we still had an enjoyable adventure going out to see them.

Route: 2025 Wildflower Tour, Part I

Our trip this year centered around the small community of Whitman, which is located among the idyllic pastures of Washington County between Navasota and Brenham. This area is popular for wildflower tourists. Be mindful of cars parked on the side of the road. The locals go through a lot of trouble to make their properties look attractive during the season, so be respectful of their property boundaries and stay out of the way of local traffic. These are real ranches, and these people are working hard to make a living.

The tour officially started at the intersection of FM 912 and Jensen Road, near Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site (see the map link, above). There’s not a lot to say about the drive, so let’s get to the pictures!

A field of bluebonnets.
A red house sits on the far side of a pasture that is covered in bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush.
A field densely covered in bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush.
Indian paintbrush and bluebonnets cover a pasture. A canebrake is visible in the background.

We turned off of Bosse Road onto Whitman Road, a popular wildflower drive. We paused for a few minutes to take pictures.

Yellow flowers along a fence line in the foreground, looking out to scattered trees in the distance sitting atop a flower-covered hill.
Clumps of bluebonnets scattered about a pasture along a low hillside.
Purple flowers along a fence line.
A road, lined with yellow flowers on both sides, bends to the left in the distance. Straight ahead is a barn sitting on top of a low hill.

Continuing along Whitman Road, we crossed over Jackson Creek, which I imagine was the main source of water for the original settlers who founded Whitman.

A bridge crosses a creek.

Jackson Creek flows into New Year Creek, a few miles away.

Clear water flows along a creek bed through a green forest.
Looking downstream along Jackson Creek.
A fallen tree makes a natural bridge across a creek.
Looking upstream.

Turning onto FM 1155, we headed to our favorite wildflower spot, South Meyersville Road near Chappell Hill.

Close-up view of an Indian paintbrush flower.
Close-up of two Indian paintbrush flowers.
A group of bluebonnets.
A pasture covered in flowers.
Wildflowers cover a pasture that rises to a low hill in the distance.
A cow grazing on grass near a large patch of bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush.

We continued along South Meyersville Road, crossing New Year Creek, and up North Meyersville Road to TX-105.

Tree tunnel!
One of our favorite tree tunnels in the area.

The next part of our tour was in the area of William Penn Road, another popular wildflower spot.

Route: 2025 Wildflower Tour, Part II

We turned off TX-105 onto FM 390. This road joins William Penn near the site of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, which we documented in Epic and Beautiful back in 2023. It looked pretty sitting on the flower-covered hill in the distance.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church sitting on top of a flower-covered hill in the distance.

Continuing along William Penn, we went through a couple of tree tunnels.

Entrance to a tree tunnel.
Tree tunnel lined with large oak trees.
A large, gnarly oak tree stands on the side of a tree tunnel.
A field of bluebonnets.

William Penn ended on TX-105. We drove to Navasota to do a little shopping and then returned home for a late anniversary dinner.

The spring wildflowers are our favorites. Sometimes the season lasts into early summer. I’m not sure what this season will bring, but regardless, it is always fun to drive around the pretty countryside and enjoy this wonderful gift we get each year.

1 comment

  1. I loved seeing the bluebonnets and paint brushes in the spring. It is one of the few pleasant memories I have of growing up in Texas.

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