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!
Scenic Drives
Ash Mt. Entrance Sign to General Grant Tree via Generals Hwy
(Sequoia N.P. to Kings Canyon N.P.)
Bravo Lake/Woodlake Botanical Garden to Kings Canyon National Park
Dry Creek Preserve to Homer Ranch Preserve to Kings Canyon N.P.
Fountain Springs California Historical Marker to Giant Sequoia National Monument
Homer Ranch Preserve (north of Lemoncove) to Whitaker’s Forest (northeast of Badger)
Kaweah Oaks Preserve (east of Visalia) to Pogue Hotel (in Lindcove) to Lake Kaweah to Kaweah Post Office to Three Rivers Historical Museum to Case Mountain Extensive Recreation Area
Three Rivers Historical Museum (Three Rivers) to Giant Forest
Mineral King Road (starts in Three Rivers) to Mineral King in Sequoia N.P.
Success Lake to SCICON to Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
Porterville to Tailholt/White River via Old Stage Road
Ducor to Fountain Springs to Sherman Pass Road to Kennedy Meadows, gateway to South Sierra Wilderness
Bravo Lake/Woodlake Botanical Garden (in Woodlake) to Sweet Home Ranch (west of Dinuba)
Tule River Parkway (in Porterville) to Success Lake and the Springville Historical Museum and the C.A. Elster Building in Springville
Woodlake Botanical Garden/Bravo Lake Botanical Garden to Kings Canyon N.P.
Skiing*/Snowshoeing/ Snowmobiling/Snow Play
*(cross-country only except at Alta Sierra)
Giant Sequoia National Monument (motorized vehicles on roads only)
Kings Canyon National Park (motorized vehicles on roads only)
Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest
Pear Lake Ski Hut, Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park (motorized vehicles on roads only)
Swimming/Wading/Water Play
Cutler Park, northeast of Visalia, seasonal
Lake Kaweah, west of Three Rivers
River Ridge Ranch & Institute, near Springville
Success Lake, east of Porterville
Tule River Parkway, Porterville, seasonal
Visitors Centers/Museums
See “Educational Activities/Museums/Visitor Centers” above
Volunteering
Many Treasure sites offer volunteer opportunities.
Please contact their site stewards for current information.
Wildlife Viewing
Almost all natural Treasure sites offer wildlife viewing.
Opportunities vary by Environment (Valley, Foothills, Mountains),
and by season and time of day.
Please keep wildlife wild: watch, photograph, but do not feed or disturb.
