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, and enjoy the communities that welcome you along your way.
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Earlimart (Valley, SW Tulare County on Hwy 99)
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge (Valley)
Pixley Vernal Pools (nearby, about 4 miles east of Pixley)
(Allensworth and Alpaugh sites nearby; see “Allensworth” and “Alpaugh”)
Exeter (Valley, SE of Visalia, on Hwy 65, S of Hwy 198)
Exeter Senior Center (Valley; formerly Carnegie Community Building, Exeter Carnegie Library, Carnegie Library, 309 S. E St., NRHP
Exeter Rocky Hill site (nearby, E of Exeter on Myer Dr.; visits by appointment only)
Hogwallows Preserve (nearby, Valley; N of Exeter, on Ave 314 just W of Rd 220, near Lindcove)
James K. Herbert Wetland Prairie Preserve (v) (nearby, Valley; S of Exeter on Hwy 65, then W on Hwy 137 to jct with Rd 168)
Fountain Springs (Foothills, SE of Porterville, E of Hwy 65 on Rd J22)
Fountain Springs – California Historical Landmark (SW corner of County Roads J22 and M109 — old Springville stage route)
Tailholt – California Historical Landmark (nearby, 8 mi S of Fountain Springs, at SW corner of County Hwy M109 [old Springville stage route] and County Hwy M12)
Lemoncove (Valley, E of Visalia on Hwy 198)
Hogwallows Preserve (v) (nearby, Valley; W of Lemoncove, on Ave 314 just W of Rd 220, near Lindcove)
Homer Ranch Preserve (nearby, Foothills; E of Woodlake, about 5 mi N of Hwy 216 on Rd J21)
Lake Kaweah (nearby, Foothills; going E on Hwy 198)
Pogue Hotel (now Lemon Cove Women’s Club) – (Valley; NRHP; 32792 Sierra Dr./Hwy 198)
Lindsay (Valley, E of Tulare, on Hwy 65)
Butterfield Stage Route – California Historical Landmark (nearby, 1 mi W of Lindsay)
James K. Herbert Wetland Prairie Preserve (v) (nearby, Valley; S of Exeter on Hwy 65, then W on Hwy 137 to jct with Rd 168)
