to the area for several weeks to see the super bloom but authorities were forced to shut off access on Sunday

Residents of the small town experienced difficulty getting to and from their homes due to widespread road closures.

Lake Elsinore Mayor Steve Manos said in the chaos over the weekend, one city employee was hit by a car and a visitor suffered a snake bite.

The city had initially put measures in place, including free shuttle buses, to try and ease the congestion.

Officials posted a photo of a flyer on Sunday that read: 'No more shuttles or Entrance' and 'No Viewing or Visiting.'

It also featured hashtags including: '#PoppyNightmare' and '#IsItOver.'

The super bloom was originally met with excitement in the community of 66,000 but problems quickly arose this weekend, including trafficand people leaving trails and trampling the flowers

Tens of thousands of tourists have been spotted posing for pictures among the scores of flowers over the last month

Official said on Sunday that they had been experiencing issues with people leaving trails and trampling the flowers

Poppy fields are blooming on the slopes of Walker Canyon near Lake Elsinore after heavy rains in California boosted the growth of wild desert flowers

The super bloom was brought about by heavy rains in California that boosted the growth of wild desert flowers

A man photographs a woman painting a super bloom of wild poppies blanketing the hills of Walker Canyon

A woman and a child were spotted sitting among the poppies earlier this month when the super bloom first occurred