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Kaweah Oaks Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Road 182, Exeter, CA

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Kaweah Oaks Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Road 182, Exeter, CA

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Kaweah Oaks Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Road 182, Exeter, CA

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Kaweah Oaks Preserve | Visalia | Exeter | Tulare County | Sequoia Gateway | Off Scenic Highway 198 — Sequoia Riverlands Trust

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Visit the Kaweah Oaks Preserve, a 344-acre nature preserve, protects one of the last remaining valley oak riparian forests in the San Joaquin Valley. This preserve is open to the public from dawn to dusk, 365 days per year. The preserve provides habitat for over 300 plant and animal species, includ

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Foothills Visitor Center, Generals Highway, Three Rivers, CA

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Foothills Visitor Center, Generals Highway, Three Rivers, CA

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Foothills Visitor Center, Generals Highway, Three Rivers, CA

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Exhibits at Giant Forest Museum
Alison Taggart-Barone

Visitor Centers

While our parks are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, not all visitor centers are open year-round. Some close seasonally. Others operating outdoors may close due to inclement weather or poor air quality.

Our visitor centers, ranger stations, and a museum offer opportunities to explore the nature and history of these parks, watch park films, and get trip-planning information. Park stores within visitor centers offer books and other products related to the park. All purchases in these stores support park programs through the Sequoia Parks Conservancy.

Wilderness Permit Desks

Many of our visitor centers also have locations where visitors can pick up wilderness permits.

Sequoia Parks Conservancy (SPC) Park Stores

SPC Park Store hours may vary from visitor center or wilderness permit desk hours. Please check the park newspaper when you arrive at the park for the latest hours.

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Visitor Centers - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (U.S. National Park Service)

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While our parks are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, not all visitor centers are open year-round. Some close seasonally. Others operating outdoors may close due to inclement weather or poor air quality. Our visitor centers, ranger stations, and a museum offer opportunities to explore the nature and history of these parks, watch park films, and get trip-planning information.

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US Army Corps of Engineers - Terminus Dam / Lake Kaweah, Sierra Drive, Lemon Cove, CA

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US Army Corps of Engineers - Terminus Dam / Lake Kaweah, Sierra Drive, Lemon Cove, CA

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US Army Corps of Engineers - Terminus Dam / Lake Kaweah, Sierra Drive, Lemon Cove, CA

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Terminus Dam was originally constructed as an earthen dam and was later expanded on utilizing 21-foot-tall fusegates, the largest in the country. The addition of the fusegates allows for an additional 43,000 acre feet of water storage as well as providing additional flood control. The fusegates are visible from the Lemon Hill Recreation Area, and dam tours can be scheduled by contacting the project office headquarters. During the spring run-off season Lake Kaweah can store a total of 185,630 acre feet of water. Energy production was added in 1990 with the construction of the Terminus Power Plant. The hydroelectric plant produces an average of 40 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which is equivalent to 67,000 barrels of oil.

The lake is located only a few miles outside of the Sequoia National Park gates on highway 198 making it a popular day use location for travelers who are looking to stretch their legs, have a picnic, or find out more about the area. The Visitor Center at the Lemon Hill Recreation Area is a great place to gather information on both the lake and the national park, and you will also find the Sequoia Parks Conservancy gift shop inside. Also located in the Visitor Center is the Tulare County Boat Patrol office for any state or county regulation questions.

Lake Kaweah has many attractions, such as their campfire programs that take place during the summer season for the campers of Horse Creek Campground. The large surface-area of the reservoir makes it popular for boating activities, and the river feeding the reservoir in the Slick Rock Recreation area is perfect for wildlife viewing in the Spring and Fall seasons.

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The official public website of the Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. For website corrections, write to spk-pao@usace.army.mil

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The Clemmie Gill School of Science and Conservation (SCICON) is the outdoor school of science and conservation operated by the Tulare County Office of Education. It is located on 1,100 acres above Springville. Last year, the school was visited by over 20,000 fifth- and sixth-grade students for a one-day or week-long experience in outdoor education, natural science and conservation. Since 1958, SCICON has been a product of school and community partnerships. Community support has enabled this state-of-the-art environmental education school to become a model for similar programs throughout the country. SCICON is host to its own natural history museum, raptor center, planetarium and observatory, and tree nursery.

Questions and/or comments about SCICON may be addressed to:

Dianne Shew, SCICON Administrator
P.O. Box 339, Springville, CA 93265
phone: (559) 539-2642
fax: (559) 539-2643

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The Clemmie Gill School of Science and Conservation (SCICON) is the outdoor school of science and conservation operated by the Tulare County Office of Education. It is located on 1,100 acres above Springville. Last year, the school was visited by over 20,000 fifth- and sixth-grade students for a one-day or week-long experience in outdoor education, natural science and conservation.

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River Ridge Ranch & Institute, Balch Park Road, Springville, CA

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River Ridge Ranch & Institute, Balch Park Road, Springville, CA

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River Ridge Ranch & Institute, Balch Park Road, Springville, CA

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Teaching and demonstrating sustainable and regenerative land management, value-added ranching and natural resource conservation in the Sierra foothills.

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40802 Balch Park Road, Springville, CA 93265

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Located in the foothills of the Southern San Joaquin Valley, adjacent to the beautiful Circle J-Norris Ranch in Springville (a 2.5 hour drive south of Merced), the UC Merced Science & Conservation (SCICON) Field Station serves as a base for research and educational activities in the southern Sierra Nevada and San Joaquin Valley. The field station is a partnership between the Tulare County Office of Education and UC Merced. Field station facilities consist of two buildings; 1) a newly renovated laboratory and classroom space with an upstairs apartment that accommodates up to four researchers, and 2) a standalone ADA-accessible bathroom and shower facility. The nearby SCICON K-12 campus also offers additional lodging, conference, and workshop facilities on weekends and in the summer, when not in session. The field station is perfect for providing research and educational space for lodging, workshops, and conferences, that are adjacent to nearby conservation lands that serve as living laboratories in the heart of foothill oak woodland, grassland, and vernal pool habitats, some of which have active cattle grazing programs. The field station is also a short drive to Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, representing high elevation ecosystems.

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Located in the foothills of the Southern San Joaquin Valley, adjacent to the beautiful Circle J-Norris Ranch in Springville (a 2.5 hour drive south of Merced), the UC Merced Science & Conservation (SCICON) Field Station serves as a base for research and educational activities in the southern Sierra Nevada and San Joaquin Valley.

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Circle J-Norris Ranch, Yokohl Valley Drive, Springville, CA

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Circle J - Norris Ranch, a beautiful 620-acre field trip site in the Sierra foothills, offers a wide variety of field studies programs. Tulare County Office of Education operates Circle J - Norris Ranch as part of the SCICON program, extending outdoor education opportunities to all ages.

Primary, middle, high school, community college and university students participate in authentic, vital field study experiences that enrich and extend their classroom learning.

Amenities

The Student Reception Center at Circle J - Norris Ranch is a model for students of environmental concern and efficiency. The building is built into a hillside, offering natural heating and cooling due to the insulative properties of the soil. The bermed-earth building offers:

Boys and girls restrooms

Display cases for interpretive nature exhibits

Storage for educational materials

An office for staff

Garden spaces for native plantings

Covered picnic area

A gateway that frames Heron Pond and beckons visitors to enter the blue oak woodland for discovery and learning experiences.

A picnic area, two miles of hiking trails, a five-acre pond, a small stream, rolling hills dotted with oak trees, abundant wildlife and geological and archaeological sites are just some of the highlights of the 620-acre field campus. A 360-degree view of mountains, rocky ridges and foothills provide a backdrop for this working cattle ranch.

Curriculum & Lesson Plans

We strive to collaborate with teachers, families and community members to create field trips that are standards-based, rigorous, locally relevant and intriguing. Hallmarks of our program are:

Focus on Content Standards for California Public Schools

Hands-on experiences connecting students to the natural world

Opportunities for reflection on what has been learned

Working collaboratively to take care of the ranch and our natural world

The curriculum of our field trips is not set in stone; our program is flexible to respond to the needs and interests of each class. Teachers may create their own unique field trip plan or alter an existing plan. Below are examples of successful field trips and lesson plans:

Meet the Circle J-Norris Ranch Education Coordinator

Amanda Driver joined the SCICON staff in 2021 having served as lead teacher for Porterville Unified's Environmental Science Academy, located at Monache High School. She had been a teacher at the school for 16 years, working in the Environmental Science Academy since its creation 10 years ago.

While teaching at Monache High School, Amanda and her students had been actively engaged in the Circle J program, supporting their classroom learning with hands-on environmental studies at the ranch.

Over the years, Amanda's students were involved in numerous Circle J programs and student events, including the ongoing oak restoration project, Field Science Weekends, and astronomy nights. Several of her students completed their senior projects using research conducted at Circle J.

Amanda will continue the work of the program to create unique environmental lessons for all elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students in Tulare County. Circle J offers students and their teachers opportunities for experiential learning and ongoing research. Circle J is also home to the UC Merced/SCICON Field Station, which offers Tulare County students insight into the work of UC researchers.

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Circle J - Norris Ranch, a beautiful 620-acre field trip site in the Sierra foothills, offers a wide variety of field studies programs. Tulare County Office of Education operates Circle J - Norris Ranch as part of the SCICON program, extending outdoor education opportunities to all ages.

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Explore Nature Discover Beauty

The Tule River Parkway is a public park in the City of Porterville. It includes a paved pedestrian and bicycle path that runs along the south bank of the Tule River from Hwy 65 to Main Street. The Parkway is home to over thirty distinct garden areas featuring native California plants. The gardens are maintained by volunteer garden adopters and other Tule River Parkway Association volunteers. The Tule River Parkway Association is a local non-profit group. Our purpose is to advocate for protection of the river habitat and public access to the river corridor.

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Explore Nature Discover Beauty The Tule River Parkway is a public park in the City of Porterville. It includes a paved pedestrian and bicycle path that runs along the south bank of the Tule River from Hwy 65 to Main Street. The Parkway is home to over thirty distinct garden areas featuring native California plants.

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1400 W Lacey Blvd building 6, Hanford, CA 93230

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Five Operating Digesters

Approximately 139,000 metric tons of CO2e reduced per year

Generating 300,000 MMBTUs per year

Equivalent to removing 30,000 passenger vehicles from the roads per year

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We partner with the farmer and plan for the long-run. We design dairy-specific digesters to augment waste handling operations, save costs, and assist in the nutrient management process.

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19210 S Westlawn Ave, Riverdale, CA 93656

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Burrel Ranch is the name of our farm in the USA. It is located in the Joaquin Valley, California, sometimes described as "the nation's fruit basket". The range of fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in this valley is vast and abundant.

Location

The beauty of Joaquin Valley is only surpassed by the riches of its birdlife, a spectacularity, which we systematically work to preserve. To enhance the farm's wildlife, we have planted over 21 kilometres of hedgerows, native grasses, bushes and avenues of oaks. We have also created a wetland on 12 hectares and a flood zone on 81 hectares-havens for native species on land and in the air.

Production

Ingleby Farms' main crop on Burrel Ranch is pistachio. 85 per cent of the land is arable.

Cover crops on our Pistachio farm

Water reservoir at our Burrel Ranch

Pistachios for as long as the eye can see

Bees are a welcome and beneficial insect on our pistachio farm

Pistachios of highest standard

Pistachios must be hulled and dried within 12 hours of harvest. Failure to do so will result in a stained and degraded product. To ensure our pistachios are of the highest quality, we therefore have our own pistachio hulling, drying and storage facilities on farm. Our pistachio production meets the highest environmental standards

Read more about our pistachios

I am proud of being part of creating a company focused on being a good neighbour.

Gary Smith, Country Manager, USA

Barn Owls

At our ranch in Burrel, California, Ingleby Farms has worked with local wildlife groups and schools to recover, release, and provide homes for injured owls since 2017. By increasing the population of owls, we have been able to balance the animals that can damage crops and their natural predators, in this case, the owls.

Read more about barn owls

Bees and pollinators. Pollination is an essential service provided by nature. We protect pollinators on-farm by enhancing habitats and reducing our impact.

What is Farming with Nature?

Nature matters, diversity matters, and agriculture plays a central role in enhancing biodiversity and ecosystems.

A central part of Ingleby Farms' strategy in achieving our 2030 synthetic pesticide-free goal is biological pest control using beneficial insects.

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Burrel Ranch is the name of our farm in the USA. It is located in the Joaquin Valley, California, sometimes described as "the nation's fruit basket". The range of fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in this valley is vast and abundant.

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Rosa Brothers Milk Company, South K Street, Tulare, CA

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Rosa Brothers Milk Company, South K Street, Tulare, CA

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Rosa Brothers Milk Company, South K Street, Tulare, CA

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Rosa Brothers Creamery Tours - Rosa Brothers Dairy

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Rosa Brothers self-guided Creamery Tours - See how we make all of our products! Most people don’t want you to see “how it’s made” but we do!

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Critter Creek Wildlife Station, Sand Creek Road, Yokuts Valley, CA

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Critter Creek Wildlife Station, Sand Creek Road, Yokuts Valley, CA

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Critter Creek Wildlife Station, Sand Creek Road, Yokuts Valley, CA

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Wildlife rehab started as a private endeavor. Open Houses 2-3x a year. Not sure if they do field trips.

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Blue Oak Ranch Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Harris Road, Springville, CA

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Blue Oak Ranch Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Harris Road, Springville, CA

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Blue Oak Ranch Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Harris Road, Springville, CA

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Kaweah Oaks Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Road 182, Exeter, CA

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Kaweah Oaks Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Road 182, Exeter, CA

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Kaweah Oaks Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Road 182, Exeter, CA

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Herbert Wetland Prairie Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Tulare, CA

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Herbert Wetland Prairie Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Tulare, CA

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Herbert Wetland Prairie Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Tulare, CA

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Dry Creek Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Dry Creek Drive, Woodlake, CA

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Dry Creek Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Dry Creek Drive, Woodlake, CA

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Dry Creek Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Dry Creek Drive, Woodlake, CA

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Big Sycamore Trail, California 190, Porterville, CA

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Big Sycamore Trail, California 190, Porterville, CA

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Big Sycamore Trail, California 190, Porterville, CA

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Army Corps of Engineers may have staff available to give a guided walk through this lovely trail, ending at the dam at Lake Success.

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Dry Creek Nursery - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Dry Creek Drive, Woodlake, CA

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Dry Creek Nursery - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Dry Creek Drive, Woodlake, CA

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Dry Creek Nursery - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Dry Creek Drive, Woodlake, CA

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Vista Del Lago Visitor Center, Vista Del Lago Road, Gorman, CA

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Vista Del Lago Visitor Center, Vista Del Lago Road, Gorman, CA

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Vista Del Lago Visitor Center, Vista Del Lago Road, Gorman, CA

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Vista Del Lago Visitor Center, Vista Del Lago Road, Gorman, CA

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The public is invited to visit our 3 visitors centers at Lake Oroville (Butte County in Northern California), San Luis Reservoir (Merced County in Central California), and Pyramid Lake (Los Angeles County in Southern California). Each center is staffed by knowledgeable guides and offers exhibits and videos that highlight California’s world-renowned water delivery system and the importance of water in our lives.

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Allensworth Historic Town Site (California Historical Landmark #1047), Grant Drive, Earlimart, CA

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Allensworth Historic Town Site (California Historical Landmark #1047), Grant Drive, Earlimart, CA

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Allensworth Historic Town Site (California Historical Landmark #1047), Grant Drive, Earlimart, CA

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Delta Mosquito and Vector Control District, West Houston Avenue, Visalia, CA

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Delta Mosquito and Vector Control District, West Houston Avenue, Visalia, CA

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Delta Mosquito and Vector Control District, West Houston Avenue, Visalia, CA

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An education Outreach may schedule a visit and present at your school (ecological/community surveillance & control focus, and careers) and you can schedule a tour and see the biologists. email: e.arriaga@deltamvcd.gov

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Office Of Education Planetarium & Science Center, California 93274, USA

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Office Of Education Planetarium & Science Center, California 93274, USA

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Office Of Education Planetarium & Science Center, California 93274, USA

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Reservations for the 2024 school year are closed.

We will begin taking reservations for the 2024-2025 school year in August. If you'd like us to contact you when we're taking reservations please complete the form available here.

Reservations and the completion of a field trip agreement are required for school visits to the Planetarium & Science Center. Typically the person making a reservation will be designated the Field Trip Coordinator. They will be responsible for completing the reservation, arranging payment, and sharing our field trip agreement with all visiting teachers. We will need the following information to complete your reservation:

* Requested field trip
* School site
* Student grade level(s)

* Number of students
* Full names of all visiting teachers
* Program selection

* Which visiting teacher is designated Field Trip Coordinator and their contact information (phone and email)
* Site administrator contact information (phone and email)

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at (559) 733-6433 or planetarium@tcoe.org.

Fees

There are no student or teacher admission fees for schools located in Tulare County. We also welcome schools from outside of Tulare County with a student admission fee of $3. Chaperone admission is $4 for all schools.

Admission fees may be paid by cash, check or credit card. Schools will be invoiced for any outstanding fees.

Location

We are located at the southwest corner of Mooney Blvd and Avenue 264 in Visalia. Our address is:
11535 Avenue 264
Visalia, CA 93277

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Reservations for the 2024 school year are closed.

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Hospital Rock Picnic Area, Sequoia National Park, CA

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Hospital Rock Picnic Area, Sequoia National Park, CA

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Hospital Rock Picnic Area, Sequoia National Park, CA

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Archaeological site used by Potwisha Native Americans for winter. Named by Hale Tharp after two explorers were injured and aided in their recovery by the Native Americans at this site.

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Project Survival "Cat Haven", East Kings Canyon Road, Dunlap, CA

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Project Survival "Cat Haven", East Kings Canyon Road, Dunlap, CA

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Project Survival "Cat Haven", East Kings Canyon Road, Dunlap, CA

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Quaker Oaks Farm, Avenue 296, Visalia, CA

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Quaker Oaks Farm, Avenue 296, Visalia, CA

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Quaker Oaks Farm, Avenue 296, Visalia, CA

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Focused on sustainable land use

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Foodlink For Tulare County Inc, 2nd Street, Exeter, CA

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Foodlink For Tulare County Inc, 2nd Street, Exeter, CA

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Foodlink For Tulare County Inc, 2nd Street, Exeter, CA

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Pixley National Wildlife Ref, Earlimart, CA

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Pixley National Wildlife Ref, Earlimart, CA

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Pixley National Wildlife Ref, Earlimart, CA

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... some of the last significant acres of Southern San Joaquin Valley grassland habitat.

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Homer Ranch Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Dry Creek Drive, Lemon Cove, CA

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Homer Ranch Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Dry Creek Drive, Lemon Cove, CA

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Homer Ranch Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Dry Creek Drive, Lemon Cove, CA

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Homer Ranch Preserve is nearly 1,800 acres of blue oak woodland, sycamore alluvial and riparian habitat, and rolling grasslands along the Dry Creek Watershed in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

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The Blue Oak nursery. CA native plant nursery. Nature trail through riparian zone of Tule river.

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YMCA Camp Sequoia Lake, California 180, Miramonte, CA

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YMCA Camp Sequoia Lake, California 180, Miramonte, CA

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YMCA Camp Sequoia Lake, California 180, Miramonte, CA

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The YMCA Camp at Sequoia Lake allows for small groups from non-profit and educational partners to conduct educational activities on site, while also providing lots of day camps, overnight camps, and other recreational opportunities for the local community

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Slick Rock Recreation Area, Sierra Drive, Three Rivers, CA

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Slick Rock Recreation Area, Sierra Drive, Three Rivers, CA

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Slick Rock Recreation Area, Sierra Drive, Three Rivers, CA