MAPS & TOURS: TREASURES SORTED BY ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
Educational Activities/Museums/
Visitor Centers
Visitor Centers
Blue Oak Ranch Preserve (McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve) -- special events
Colonel Allensworth SHP -- docent-led tours, special events
Dinuba Southern Pacific Depot Museum
(Alta District Historical Society Museum)
Giant Forest Museum
History of Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum
(Tulare County Museum addition in Mooney Grove Park)
Kaweah Oaks Preserve -- docent-led tours, special events
History of Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum
(Tulare County Museum addition in Mooney Grove Park)
Kaweah Oaks Preserve -- docent-led tours, special events
Kings Canyon National Park -- museums/visitor centers; Ranger-led hikes, talks, campfire programs
Lake Kaweah -- visitor center, Ranger-led dam tours, exhibits and bookstore, campfire programs
Mooney Grove Park -- Tulare County Museum and History of Farm Labor & Agriculture Museum
Lake Kaweah -- visitor center, Ranger-led dam tours, exhibits and bookstore, campfire programs
Mooney Grove Park -- Tulare County Museum and History of Farm Labor & Agriculture Museum
Orosi-Cutler Branch Library (Carnegie Library) -- books, board games,
crafts, computers, Storytime, Family Movies, and more
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge -- 1.5 mile walking trail with interpretive panels and wildlife viewing; Environmental Education Program staff-led field trips
Porterville Historical Museum
crafts, computers, Storytime, Family Movies, and more
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge -- 1.5 mile walking trail with interpretive panels and wildlife viewing; Environmental Education Program staff-led field trips
Porterville Historical Museum
River Ridge Ranch & Institute -- Trout in the Classroom, River Ridge Institute
Sequoia National Park -- museums/visitor centers; Ranger-led hikes,
talks, campfire programs
Springville Historical Museum (Sponsored by Tule River Historical Society)
Three Rivers Historical Museum
Sequoia National Park -- museums/visitor centers; Ranger-led hikes,
talks, campfire programs
Springville Historical Museum (Sponsored by Tule River Historical Society)
Three Rivers Historical Museum
Tulare County Museum (at Mooney Grove Park)
Tulare Historical Museum (in City of Tulare)
Wilsonia
Zalud House Museum, Porterville
Tulare Historical Museum (in City of Tulare)
Wilsonia
Zalud House Museum, Porterville
Fishing (license required)
Balch Park
Bartlett Park (restricted to seniors, people with disabilities, or children 15 or under)
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Golden Trout Wilderness
Kings Canyon National Park
Lake Kaweah
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
River Ridge Ranch & Institute
Kings Canyon National Park
Lake Kaweah
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
River Ridge Ranch & Institute
Four Wheel Drive and ATV/OHV Trails
Hiking
Virtually every natural Treasures site invites hiking.
Virtually every natural Treasures site invites hiking.
History |
Ash Mountain Entrance Sign, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Balch Park - museum and historic site
Bank of Italy Building (now Bank of the Sierra), Visalia, NRHP
Barton-Lackey Cabin, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Butterfield Stage Route, California Historic Landmark
Cabin Creek Ranger Residence & Dormitory, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Cattle Cabin, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
C. A. Elster Building, Springville, NRHP
Charter Oak, East of Visalia, California Historic Landmark
Cabin Creek Ranger Residence & Dormitory, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Cattle Cabin, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
C. A. Elster Building, Springville, NRHP
Charter Oak, East of Visalia, California Historic Landmark
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
Exeter Public Library, NRHP
First Congregational Church of Porterville, (v) NRHP
Fountain Springs, California Historic Landmark
Generals Highway Stone Bridges, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Exeter Public Library, NRHP
First Congregational Church of Porterville, (v) NRHP
Fountain Springs, California Historic Landmark
Generals Highway Stone Bridges, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Giant Forest Lodge Historic District, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Giant Forest Village-Camp Kaweah Historic District, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Hockett Meadow Ranger Station, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Hospital Rock, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Kaweah Post Office, Three Rivers, CA Historic Landmark
Giant Forest Village-Camp Kaweah Historic District, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Hockett Meadow Ranger Station, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Hospital Rock, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Kaweah Post Office, Three Rivers, CA Historic Landmark
Kings Canyon National Park -- museum/visitor center and historic sites
Mineral King Road Cultural Landscape, NRHP
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest -- historic sites
Mooney Grove Park -- museums
Mineral King Road Cultural Landscape, NRHP
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest -- historic sites
Mooney Grove Park -- museums
Moro Rock Stairway, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Orosi Branch Library, NRHP
Pear Lake Ski Hut, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Pogue Hotel (now Lemon Cove Woman's Club), Lemoncove, NRHP
Porterville Historical Museum
Porterville Main U.S. Post Office, NRHP
Quinn Ranger Station, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Redwood Meadow Ranger Station, Sequoia N.P., NRHP
Sequoia Field-Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics, N of Visalia, NRHP
Sequoia National Park -- museums/visitor centers and historic sites
Shorty Lovelace Historic District, Kings Canyon N.P., NRHP
Smithsonian Institution Shelter, atop Mt. Whitney, S.N.P., NRHP
Sequoia Field-Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics, N of Visalia, NRHP
Sequoia National Park -- museums/visitor centers and historic sites
Shorty Lovelace Historic District, Kings Canyon N.P., NRHP
Smithsonian Institution Shelter, atop Mt. Whitney, S.N.P., NRHP
Squatter's Cabin, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Tharp's Log, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Tulare Historical Museum
Tulare Union High School Auditorium, NRHP
Visalia Town Center U.S. Post Office
Tharp's Log, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Tulare Historical Museum
Tulare Union High School Auditorium, NRHP
Visalia Town Center U.S. Post Office
Horseback Riding/Pack Stations
Buck Rock (v) (nearby)
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Golden Trout Wilderness
Kings Canyon National Park
Lake Kaweah (seasonal)
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
River Ridge Ranch
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
River Ridge Ranch
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Hunting (license required)
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Golden Trout Wilderness
Kings River Park (592-2200)
Lake Success Wildlife Management Area (shotguns only)
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
River Ridge Ranch & Institute
Sequoia National Forest
Photos on this page by: John Greening, Laurie Schwaller,
and courtesy of the Porterville Recorder and Wikipedia
and courtesy of the Porterville Recorder and Wikipedia