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The traffic and people trampling over things has made it all a bit of a nightmare.
All visitors heading to Lake Elsinore to see the poppy super bloom this weekend must take shuttles to reach Walker Canyon, officials announced Thursday morning.
Michael Lujan, who serves as the city's police chief, announced during a news conference that shuttles will run from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and cost $10 per person. No pets, except for service animals, will be allowed on the shuttles.
Authorities opted to run shuttles as a way of maintaining order after tens of thousands of people descended on Lake Elsinore to view the blooming poppies on the hills near Interstate 15.
The phenomenon caused major traffic headaches for local residents and led officials to temporarily shut down access to Walker Canyon.
Most of the wildflowers are found in steep canyons, leading people to parts of the canyon that weren't meant to be hiked. They bloomed after an especially wet winter.
