Treasures Sorted by Activities and Interests
Tulare County Treasures await you in or near communities all over our big county (California’s seventh-largest and one of its most geographically diverse). Travel our back roads and byways as well as our highways to explore an amazing array of landscapes, cultural and historical sites, and famous trails. Whatever your interests and favorite activities are, you’ll find Treasures to enjoy and inspire you along your way.
Please Contact Us if we’ve missed listing an activity, an interest, or a Treasure that meets our criteria. Thank you!
Scenic Drives
Ash Mt. Entrance Sign to General Grant Tree via Generals Hwy
(Sequoia N.P. to Kings Canyon N.P.)
Balch Park
Bravo Lake/Woodlake Botanical Garden (v) to Kings Canyon National Park
Dry Creek Preserve (v) to Homer Ranch Preserve to Kings Canyon N.P.
Fountain Springs California Historical Marker to Sequoia National Forest
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Homer Ranch Preserve (north of Lemoncove) to Whitaker’s Forest (northeast of Badger)
Kaweah Oaks Preserve (v) (east of Visalia) to Hogwallow Preserve (v) (west of Lindcove)
Kaweah Post Office (v) (Three Rivers) to Sequoia National Park
Kings Canyon National Park
Lake Kaweah (west of Three Rivers) to Sequoia National Park or Mineral King (via Generals Hwy, South Fork Dr., or Mineral King Rd.)
Mineral King Road (starts in Three Rivers) to Mineral King in Sequoia N.P.
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest (v)
Pogue Hotel/Lemon Cove Women’s Club to Lake Kaweah to Kaweah Post Office: “Discovering Foothill Treasures” (v)
Pogue Hotel/Lemon Cove Women’s Club (Lemoncove) to Lake Kaweah to Sequoia National Park
Porterville to Tailholt/White River via Old Stage Road
Rocky Hill Site to Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest (v)
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Sweet Home Ranch (v) (west of Dinuba) to Bravo Lake/Woodlake Botanical Garden (v) (Woodlake)
Tule River Parkway (v) (Porterville) to Success Lake and Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest (v)
Woodlake Botanical Garden/Bravo Lake Botanical Garden (v) to Kings Canyon N.P.
Skiing*/Snowshoeing/ Snowmobiling/Snow Play
*(cross-country only except at Alta Sierra)
Balch Park
Giant Sequoia National Monument (motorized vehicles on roads only)
Kings Canyon National Park (motorized vehicles on roads only)
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest (v)
Pear Lake Ski Hut, Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Park (motorized vehicles on roads only)
Swimming/Wading/Water Play
Cutler Park, northeast of Visalia
Kings Canyon National Park
Lake Kaweah, west of Three Rivers
River Ridge Ranch & Institute, near Springville
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Success Lake, east of Porterville
Tule River Parkway (v), Porterville
Visitors Centers/Museums
See “Educational Activities/Museums/Visitor Centers” above
Volunteering
Many Treasure sites offer volunteer opportunities.
Please contact their site stewards for current information.
Wilderness
Chimney Peak Wilderness
Dome Land Wilderness
Golden Trout Wilderness
Jennie Lakes Wilderness
John Krebs Wilderness
Sacatar Trail Wilderness
Sequoia Kings Canyon Wilderness
South Sierra Wilderness
Wildlife Viewing
Almost all natural Treasure sites offer wildlife viewing.
Opportunities vary by Environment (Valley, Foothills, Mountains),
and by season and time of day.
Please keep wildlife wild: watch, photograph, but don’t feed or disturb.
