It is said that tourism in California began here, at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. It makes sense as California became the ...

Unfortunately, for those who loathe hordes of picture-happy tourists, lines and noisy travelers, these national parks also tend to be the most-visited groves. I’ve stood in many of those lines. The ...

Sequoias stretch toward the sky in Arnold at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. State park officials announced plans for prescribed burns in the area starting Oct. 30, 2023. Randy Pench [email protected] ...

CALAVERAS COUNTY — A pair of iconic Calaveras County giant sequoia trees in Big Trees State Park are badly burned after they became engulfed in flames in what California State Parks says was a ...

Glimpsing a giant sequoia has to be one of the first things on a California bucket list. These colossal trees can grow to 300 feet tall and weigh more than 640 tons. Add to that the fact that they ...

The South Grove of Giant Sequoias and the South Grove Trail are expected to be accessible to motorists who drive into Calaveras Big Trees State Park beginning this Thursday. When the Walter W. Smith ...

A historic pair of giant sequoias known as “The Orphans” since at least the 1860s have been severely damaged during prescribed fire operations last fall near an edge of the North Grove in Calaveras ...