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California State Parks plans to conduct a prescribed burn October 29th in Calaveras Big Trees State Park with assistance from CAL FIRE, US Forest Service, and National Park Service. All burning depends on weather and air quality conditions. If weather or vegetation conditions are not conducive for burning and smoke dispersal, State Parks will reschedule the treatment. As [...]

Labor Day Weekend. We will have Jr Rangers programs, North Grove, South Grove, and Meadow guided walks. Creek Critters at their usual time and place and Night Skies with Doc Nancy on 8/31 at 8 p.m. This will be Creek Critters’ last program of the year.

August 17, 2024; Presented by: Salvatore John Manna;  Where: Ralston Classroom Time: 10am-12pm One hundred and seventy-five years after the discovery of gold near Sutter’s Fort, To The Land Of Promise: The Extraordinary California Gold Rush Journal of Lewis Meyer marks one of the last, if not the last, major first-person contributions to the history of the Gold [...]

We're Calaveras BIG Trees, of course we're going BIG for California State Park's Week! The third annual State Parks Week will be held this year June 12th-16th. We will have at least one program for you every day that week and some of these programs only happen once/year! Programs are: Wednesday, 12th 10:30 am– 11:30 [...]

Dogwood trees are in full bloom right now at Big Trees. They may start to wilt soon. Come witness the beauty for yourself while you can! (California State Parks Facebook)

Tuesday November 28, 2023 is Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that celebrates the spirit of generosity and inspires people to give back to their communities in a big way. This year our Giving Tuesday goal is to raise $40,00 to ensure that the amazing PORTS program continues at Calaveras Big [...]

Unfortunately, because of smoke from the prescribed burn, the Astronomy Program scheduled for Thursday, October 26,, 2023 has been canceled.