The Unwondering Project
Top 10 Butterfly Groves in America
Ten places we think are worth the trip, hand-picked, not an exhaustive list, just a place to start.
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Ten places we think are worth the trip, hand-picked, not an exhaustive list, just a place to start.
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Nicknamed "Butterfly Town, USA", paved paths and docent-led tours through a grove where clusters have topped 10,000
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One of North America's largest monarch colonies, a single season once counted 230,000 butterflies in its eucalyptus grove
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California's only official State Monarch Preserve, reached by boardwalk, with counts as high as 120,000
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Monterey cypress and eucalyptus grove that once hosted 70,000 monarchs in one winter
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Free eucalyptus grove across 137 acres of open mesa, drawing tens of thousands of overwintering monarchs
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Working 19th-century farm where thousands of monarchs roost alongside the livestock and heirloom crops
Learn MoreCity park grove clustering in eucalyptus trees a short walk from downtown Ventura
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Urban overwintering site where over 1,000 monarchs have clustered on a single tree steps from city traffic
Learn MoreMonarchs cluster by the hundreds or thousands atop a steep hill with Bay sunset views
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Five separate roosting sites in one park, including a golf course grove with clusters topping 4,000 butterflies
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