Ennis Bluebonnet Trails
April 1-30, 2010
Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival:
April 17-18, 2010
Click here: 2010 Bluebonnet Festival Vendor Application
If you are applying to be a food vendor, please click on additional info below:
Click here: Special Event Food Application
Click here: Special Event Food Guidelines
Click here: Handwashing set-up
Bluebonnet season starts 1st week of April. We strongly encourage visitors to call or visit this website before your visit for the latest status each year, especially if driving long distances. Our flowers vary year to year, and the flowers peak at different times on each of our trails due to weather conditions, terrain, etc. SO please do check each year and feel free to call us before driving the trails. We will do our best to inform you of the best time to visit. Generally, for Ennis, the Ennis Garden Club says the 3rd week of April is usually the best week. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Again, call us if you have any questions. 972-878-4748
ABOUT ENNIS BLUEBONNET TRAILS!
Ennis was designated by the 1997 State Legislature as the home of the "Official Texas Bluebonnet Trail" and was designated the "Official Bluebonnet City of Texas.". From April 1-30, Ennis showcases over 40 miles of mapped driving Bluebonnet Trails sponsored by the Ennis Garden Club. These trails are the oldest such trails known in the state, and tens of thousands of visitors make the short trek to Ennis to view this wonderful wildflower show. The Ennis Garden Club will drive the trails to check the bloom status each week starting in April. The Club then reports to the Ennis Convention and Visitors Bureau about the latest status of the bluebonnets so that visitors can be well informed where the best flowers are on the trails at the time of their visit. Each year, the bluebonnets will appear on different trails as these are natural to the area. In Ennis, the bluebonnets typically peak around the 3rd week of April, according to the Ennis Garden Club. This can vary year to year due to weather conditions.
The Ennis Garden Club offers a step-on guide service for buses that come to Ennis to take a tour through the bluebonnets. For more info on this service and for fun sample itineraries for tour groups of what to see and do in Ennis, please contact the Ennis CVB at 972-878-4748.
Please call or email before driving long distances to get the latest bluebonnet status. email: ennis4u@swbell.net; 972-878-4748 (metro) or toll free 1-888-366-4748. For the status of the wildflowers for the entire state of Texas, please contact the Texas Dept. of Transportation Wildflower Hotline at 1-800-452-9292 or visit the Texas Dept. of Transportation website at www.txdot.gov.
Great picnic and playground areas:
BLUEBONNET PARK: From Ennis Convention and Visitors Bureau, turn right (west) on W. Ennis Ave., turn left on Ennis Parkway and cross over the Hwy 287 Bypass. Turn left at stop sign and Bluebonnet Park is on the right.
LIONS PARK: From Ennis Convention and Visitors Bureau, turn right and travel west on W. Ennis Ave., turn left on Hall St and Lions Park is on the right, corner of Hall Street and Lampasas Street.
972-878-4748, www.visitennis.org , ennis4u@swbell.net
Don't forget to enter our 11th Annual Bloomin' Bluebonnet Photo contest. Click here for photo contest for entry forms.
Remember to stop by the Ennis Visitor Center to pick up your highlighted trail map. During Festival weekend only, the trail maps are only available under the Ennis Garden Club tent in downtown Ennis.
DOWNLOAD TRAIL MAP BELOW or pick up larger version at Ennis CVB.
Click here for a trail map. Maps, compliments of Super 1 Foods, are also available from the Ennis Convention and Visitors Bureau. The staff and volunteers at the Ennis Visitor Center will highlight the best trails on this map on the day of your visit. Larger versions of this map can be picked up at the Visitor Center.