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!
Educational Activities/Museums/
Visitor Centers
Blue Oak Ranch Preserve (McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve) — special events
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
Dinuba SP Depot Museum
(Alta District Historical Society Museum)
Giant Forest Museum, in Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park
Farm Labor and Ag 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
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
River Ridge Ranch & Institute — Trout in the Classroom, River Ridge Institute events
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)
Zalud House Museum, Porterville
Fishing (license required)
Bartlett Park (restricted to seniors, people with disabilities, or children age 15 or under)
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Lake Kaweah (west of Three Rivers)
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
River Ridge Ranch & Institute (near Springville)
Success Lake (east of Porterville)
NOTE: Fishing is allowed in many Wilderness areas; see details in individual Wilderness areas in Treasures by Activity S-Z.
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, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Barton-Lackey Cabin , Visalia, NRHP
Butterfield Overland Mail Stage Route, California Historic Landmark
Cabin Creek Ranger Residence & Dormitory, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Cattle Cabin, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Elster Building, Springville, NRHP
Charter Oak, east of Visalia, California Historic Landmark
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
Dinuba Southern Pacific Depot Museum
(Alta District Historical Society Museum)
Exeter Senior Center (formerly Exeter Carnegie Library) , NRHP
First Congregational Church of Porterville, 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, California 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
Moro Rock Stairway, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Orosi Branch Library (Carnegie Library), NRHP
Pear Lake Ski Hut, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Pogue Hotel (now Lemon Cove Women’s Club), Lemoncove, NRHP
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, north 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, Sequoia N.P., NRHP
Squatter’s Cabin, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Tharp’s Log, Sequoia National Park, NRHP
Tulare Historical Museum, City of Tulare
Tulare Union High School Auditorium, NRHP
Visalia Town Center U.S. Post Office, NRHP
Wilsonia, NRHP
Zalud House Museum, Porterville, NRHP
See also Educational Activities/Museums/Visitor Centers (at top of this page)
Horseback Riding/Pack Stations
Buck Rock (nearby), Sequoia National Forest
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Lake Kaweah (seasonal)
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
Success Lake — Kincade Cove Wildlife Management Area
NOTE: horseback riding is allowed in most Wilderness areas; see details in individual Wilderness areas in Treasures by Activity S-Z.
Hunting (license required)
Giant Sequoia National Monument
Kings River Park (559-592-2200)
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
Success Lake Kincade Cove Wildlife Management Area (shotguns only)
NOTE: Hunting is allowed in some Wilderness areas; see details in individual Wilderness areas in Treasures by Activity S-Z.
