The 2026 Superblooms Are Here. Don't Be the Photographer Who Ruins Them.

Death Valley National Park declared an above-average bloom year on February 22, and park officials are warming up to the word nobody wants to use prematurely: superbloom. The last time the park saw a display at this scale was 2016, a full decade ago. Unusually heavy rainfall in late 2025 (the Furnace Creek Visitor Center area recorded roughly 2.4 inches between November and early winter alone, far more than the park typically receives during those months) soaked deep into desert soils that had been waiting for exactly this kind of event.

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