May 11, 2017 It is time to come visit the beautiful blooming Dogwoods . They have been spotted in full bloom throughout the Park. It has been reported that they are really amazing down the Parkway and by Beaver Creek. Check back for further updates.
Mother Nature decided to do some redecorating in Calaveras Big Trees ate Park. Of course the most historic event was the falling of the Pioneer Cabin Tree on January 8, 2017. Since then, the Park has been inundated with rain, snow and more rain. Who knew Calaveras Big Trees would offer water activities like canoeing [...]
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On Sunday, January 8 at approximately 2:30 pm, the iconic Pioneer Cabin Tree, one of California’s oldest tourist attractions and a beloved specimen of a rare California native species, fell. During one of the wettest periods in several years, a combination of trunk and root decay and storm water runoff appears to have brought the giant [...]
With winter around the corner it is Warming Hut time again! The 2016/2017 Warming Hut season will kick off on Thanksgiving Day and continue through the end of March. Open every weekend and throughout the Christmas holidays, the Warming Hut offers our chilled visitors free hot chocolate, hot apple cider, coffee, tea and a roaring [...]
Winter is coming to the Big Trees, and free guided snowshoe hikes will once again be offered to the public every Saturday once the ground is blanketed with snow. The snowshoe hikes offer Park visitors a chance to get a close look at the Big Trees sequoia grove and surrounding forest in winter and to [...]
The very successful Calfornia Naturalist Program is returning to Calaveras Big Trees this coming summer. The mission of the California Naturalist Program is to foster a diverse community of naturalists and promote stewardship of California’s natural resources through education and service. It introduces Californians to the wonders of our unique ecology and engages the public [...]
As a contribution to the vision of Calaveras Big Trees State Park, the Arts of Bear Valley piloted a children's mural project, titled "Footprints in the Park” over the 4th of July week. It brought many families into the Park—with some even returning to the reception to see the finished product. The design and most [...]
In the summer of 2015, the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) held a series of brainstorming sessions with docents, staff, the CBTA Board and other interested people regarding possible changes to the Calaveras Big Trees State Park general plan. This was part of the process of conceptual facility planning for our Park. The general [...]
The present drought in California is the most prolonged in nearly two thousand years. In a study of tree ring width of fallen giant sequoias (Sequoadendron giganteum) in the central region of the Sierra, extending from Yosemite to Sequoia National Park, Hughes and Brown (Climate Dynamics 6: 161-167, 1991) found evidence for an average of [...]
