Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
parks
At a glance
- Size
- 6498
- Established
- 1931
parks detail
- Hook
- The giant sequoia grove that introduced the species to the world in 1852
- More
- The 1852 'Discovery Tree' was promptly cut down and its stump used as a dance floor — outrage over that stunt helped seed the conservation movement. The North Grove is the easy walk; the South Grove's ancient, undeveloped mile holds the park's giants, including the 250-foot Agassiz Tree.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.277, -120.311