7 spring road trips to the most colorful flowers across America.

There are many clichés about spring, but their ubiquity doesn't diminish how beautiful the changing of the seasons can be.

If you need a reminder for how great this season can be, we've got seven road trips across the United States that are perfect for stopping and smelling the roses — and the poppies, bluebonnets and many other wildflowers.

From east coast to west coast and everywhere in between, wildflowers are popping up in patches all across America.

Catskill Mountains, New York

The thousands of different wildflower species that line the Catskills are a perfect excuse to head up the Hudson Valley.

The Catskill Forest Preserve is 287,500 acres of mountains, forests, lakes, waterfalls and cliffs — great for hiking, canoeing or just admiring the flowers.

Antelope Valley, California

The real-life incarnation of the poppy field from The Wizard of Oz is in California, just north of Los Angeles.

The Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve is in bloom from March through mid-May, with peak viewing around mid-April.

Chinook Scenic Byway, Washington

With Mt. Rainier in the background, drive through the Chinook Scenic Byway for one of the most majestic wildflower displays in the country.

The hundreds of different species of wildflower come to life in late spring and summer.

Texas Bluebonnets, Texas

It's all too easy to forget that it's not all ranches and desert and big cities in Texas. Every year an incredible array of bluebonnets paint themselves across Hill Country, just northwest of Austin.

The impressive display is most visible from late March through June.

Skyline Drive, Virginia

A ride on Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park will reveal more than 850 different types of wildflowers, including azaleas, trillium and black-eyed susans. The park keeps the roadsides unmowed to allow passersby the best views of the flowers.

An entire weekend each year is dedicated to the wildflowers. This year, Wildflower Weekend falls on May 7 and 8.

San Juan Skyway, Colorado

The San Juan Skyway is a 233-mile loop in Southwestern Colorado that takes drivers through the San Juan National Forest. It's been designated as an officialAll-American Road.

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Washington, D.C.

It's not just in the country where flowers bloom.

Every spring, the George Washington Memorial Parkway is covered in a colorful array of tulips ands cherry blossoms.