Wildflower displays can be spectacular and sometimes they attract large crowds of people who wish to see the flowers up close and in person. The problem here is that sometimes people get careless and wind up trampling over the poor flowers. As a result of this tendency, many parks have rules requiring that people stay on the paths and trails. Sometimes tickets involving heavy fines are issued to people who do not follow these rules. Why would someone not cooperate and behave according to reasonable guidelines dictated by those in charge of the parks which have rules protecting the flowers is difficult to say. Some want to post selfie videos showing themselves surrounded by flowers. Others want to inspect flowers up close and others just feel that they should not be limited in where they can go even in a crowded park situation. That said, there are plenty of wilderness areas where there are no restrictions on where one can roam!