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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Orosi (Valley, N of Visalia, on Hwy 63)
Ledbetter Park (45779 Rd 128, located 1 mi NW of Cutler on Rd 124/Hwy 63; free entry)
Orosi-Cutler Branch Library (the last Carnegie Library built in California, 12662 Ave. 416 [corner of El Monte Way and Eddy Street], NRHP), Orosi, CA 93647-2018
Pixley (Valley, SW Tulare County, N of Earlimart on Hwy 99)
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge (nearby, Valley)
Pixley Park (850 N. Park Dr., located one mile NE of Pixley on Rd 124; free)
Pixley Vernal Pools National Natural Landmark (about 4 miles east of Pixley)
Porterville (Valley, on Hwy 65 and Hwy 190)
Bartlett Park (nearby County park; located 8 mi E of Porterville at 28801 Worth Dr; free entry)
First Congregational Church of Porterville (v) (AKA United Church of Christ, 165 E. Mill St., NRHP)
First Tule River Indian Reservation – California Historic Landmark (at Alta Vista School, 2293 E. Crabtree Ave)
Lewis Hill Preserve (v) (nearby, Foothills; N of Porterville; open only once a year)
Porterville Historical Museum (257 North D St.)
Porterville Main Post Office (NRHP, 65 W. Mill Ave.)
Success Lake (nearby; located 10 mi SE of Porterville on Hwy 190)
Tule River Stage Station – California Historical Landmark (Porterville Public Park, SW corner of N. Main St and W. Henderson Ave)
Tule River Parkway (v) (Valley), in Porterville
Yaudanchi Ecological Reserve (Valley, about 90 acres, trail, seasonal creek, entrance across from State hospital, intersection of Rd 265 and Worth Ave). 2017 Update information is at the bottom of the Yaudanchi Treasure Tale. Click here. Currently closed to the public.
Zalud House Museum (Valley, 393 N. Hockett St.; NRHP, National Historical Registry of Old Houses)
