Calaveras Big Trees State Park There’s North Grove Trail and South Grove Trail which are both easy walk among giant sequoias with bursts of red, gold, and orange from dogwoods and maples. We did parts of River Canyon Trail! Less crowded and it’s rated moderate ! The foliage was beautiful 🤩 🧳 Quick Tips 🍁Dress in layers — mornings are cold, afternoons can be warm. 🍁Bring water & snacks — even short trails feel longer with fall chill. 🍁Start early for best lighting and fewer crowds. 🍁There’s

For the spookiest holiday, we’re bringing this video back from the dead… of last year’s Halloween post. Enjoy this recycled video! #reducereuserecycle #happyhalloween | Calaveras Big Trees State Park

They’re getting ready! Our chickarees, also called Douglas squirrels, are tackling sugar cones far bigger than them (first portion of video) and our ground squirrels are truly bulking up (second portion.) Don’t worry, that ground squirrel was found far from any picnic or campground areas, so we’re fairly positive they have only forest food in their belly. Heard some weird squeaky bird call? That was probably one of them shooing you away from their food! Sorry birders! Please leave the animals be

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Today at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Walking through the inside of a Giant Sequoia tree. | Doug Reagin

Calaveras Big Trees State Park where the giant sequoias were discovered