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!
Archaeology
Blue Oak Ranch Preserve (McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve)
Exeter Rocky Hill Site
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Architecture
Ash Mountain Entrance Sign, Sequoia National Park
Bank of Italy Building (now Bank of Sierra), Visalia
Buck Rock Fire Lookout (v)
C. A. Elster Building, Springville
Exeter Senior Center (formerly Exeter Carnegie Library, Carnegie Community Building)
First Congregational Church of Porterville (v)
Fox Theatre, Visalia
Generals Highway Stone Bridges, Sequoia National Park
Hockett Meadow Ranger Station, Sequoia National Park
Moro Rock Stairway, Sequoia National Park
Orosi-Cutler Branch Library (Carnegie library)
Pear Lake Ski Hut, Sequoia National Park
Pogue Hotel (now Lemon Cove Women’s Club), Lemoncove
Porterville Main Post Office
Redwood Meadow Ranger Station, Sequoia National Park
Smithsonian Institution Shelter on Mt. Whitney, Sequoia National Park
Tharp’s Log, Sequoia National Park
Tulare Union High School Auditorium
Visalia Town Center Post Office
Zalud House Museum, Porterville
Backpacking
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Golden Trout Wilderness
Kings Canyon National Park
Mineral King
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Smithsonian Institution Shelter on Mt. Whitney
Bicycling/Mountain Biking
Bartlett Park
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
Cutler Park
Ledbetter Park
Mooney Grove
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest (on paved and dirt roads only; NO single-track)
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Sequoia National Forest
Tule River Parkway (in Porterville)
Birding
Virtually all the natural Treasures afford birding opportunities.
(Note: Sandhill Crane viewing at Pixley NWR in winter.)
Boating/Kayaking/Rafting
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Golden Trout Wilderness
Kaweah River (seasonal)
Kern River
Lake Kaweah, west of Three Rivers
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Success Lake, east of Porterville
Camping (fee required at most campgrounds)
Balch Park
Buck Rock Fire Lookout, Sequoia National Forest (v) (nearby)
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Kings Canyon National Park
Lake Kaweah (west of Three Rivers)
Mineral King
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
River Ridge Ranch & Institute (near Springville)
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Success Lake (east of Porterville)
Caving
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Disc Golf
Bartlett Park
Cutler Park
Dry Creek Preserve
Kings River Park
Lake Kaweah (via Slick Rock parking area)
Mooney Grove Park
Pixley Park (9 holes)
Dog Walking
Note: When visiting a Treasure that permits dog-walking, please walk your dog responsibly; respect and protect wildlife, water quality, and the enjoyment of other visitors. Keep your pet on a leash less than six (6) feet long (unless otherwise indicated) and under your control at all times. Please always pick up your pet’s poop and dispose of it in an appropriate waste container. Thank you for doing your part to maintain access for dogs at these special places.
[Be aware that pets are not permitted on any trails (or off trails) in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Pets are allowed on a less than six-foot leash in campground and picnic areas in these parks.]
Treasures that allow dog walking:
Alpaugh Park (on leash)
Balch Park (on leash)
Bartlett Park, east of Porterville (on leash)
Blue Oak Ranch Preserve (McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve) (on 6′ leash)
Bravo Lake Botanical Garden, Woodlake (on 6′ leash)
Buck Rock Fire Lookout (v), Sequoia National Forest, (on 6′ leash)
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park (on leash)
Cutler Park, east of Visalia (on leash)
Dry Creek Preserve (v), near Woodlake (on 6′ leash)
Giant Sequoia National Monument (on 6′ leash)
Homer Ranch Preserve, near Woodlake (on 6′ leash)
Kaweah Oaks Preserve, east of Visalia (on 6′ leash)
Lake Kaweah, west ofThree Rivers (on 6′ leash)
Ledbetter Park, Cutler-Orosi (on leash)
Mooney Grove Park, Visalia (on leash)
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest (under owner’s restricted control or 6′ leash)
Pixley Park (on leash)
Sequoia National Forest (on 6′ leash)
Success Lake and Big Sycamore Trail, east of Porterville (on 6′ leash)
Tule River Parkway, Porterville (on leash)
Woodville Park (on leash)
