Relax, rejuvenate, and enjoy year-round outdoor recreation under the gaze of mighty 2,000 to 3,000 year old sequoias towering over Pacific dogwood that glow in lovely autumn shades of pink, gold and orange at their feet.
Native black bears are so focused on finding acorns that they don’t even see you as you wind your way through the Generals Highway and on into Giant Forest. Observe the bears in their natural state as they forage among golden oak trees, giant sequoias, and giant sugar pine in preparation for their winter sleep. |
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Enjoy the early nip in the air, then take the highway back into Three Rivers and warm yourself at a roaring fire in fireplaces located throughout town in our various lodging facilities. Catch the occasional fall snow flurry in the Park, then drive back down the hill to gaze at Three Rivers’ impressively clear starry skies. Take a dip in our snow-melt river while it is finally low enough, and calm enough, to accommodate.
Take in our monthly first Saturday festival and enjoy free food, entertainment and beautiful art at various locations throughout town. Learn how to paint in water color and listen to ancient native tales of magical animals — all for free on the first Saturday of each month.
Visit our museum to view artifacts of the native Americans and early cowboys who founded our town, tour the world’s largest fusegates at the Army Corps of Engineer’s Lake Kaweah Terminus Dam, and check out the Kaweah Heritage Visitor’s Center located above the dam on Lemon Hill — all for free, anytime.
Enjoy Living History Day and our Environmental Weekend in October, along with our Holiday Bazaar in November — also free and open to the public.
View our entire calendar at www.threerivers.com. For further information, go to http://tularecountyemap.com/
Hero Appreciation Months
While you’re in town, check out the bulletin board in the town center, view the list of 30-40 businesses who will be participating in our 2012 Hero Appreciation Months program, and make your plans to return January through March to enjoy your 20 percent military discount along with free family-friendly events like our Polar Dip on January 1, the Snowman Building Contest held on the Saturday of the Martin Luther King, Jr., weekend in January, the Learn-to-Square-Dance Party on the Saturday that falls during the President’s Day weekend in February, and the wild and crazy Picnic with Bathtub Race held at Lake Kaweah’s Kaweah Recreation Area on the last Saturday in March, among other events.
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