Tulare County

The Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is the consolidated management structure for Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park in California. Both parks have been jointly administered since 1943. They have a combined size of 1,353 square miles (3,500 km²). It was designated the UNESCO Sequoia-Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve in 1976.

The Kings-Kaweah Divide is a divide in Sequoia National Park. It splits the watersheds of the Kaweah River and the Kings River.[1]

Wuksachi Village is a visitor services development in Sequoia National Park, California. It was developed to replace the Giant Forest-Camp Kaweah development, which was regarded as being much too close to sensitive giant sequoia groves. Wuksachi Village is about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the Giant Forest. It was originally proposed in the 1971 park master plan as the "Clover Creek-Willow Meadow" development, incorporating campgrounds as well as lodgings. Over time the campground feature was dropped. By 1980 the Clover Creek site was approved for development. Work involved a new maintenance facility at Red Fir and improvements to the existing Lodgepole campsite. Work began on Wuksachi Village in 1985 to build employee accommodations, a fire station and water and wastewater treatment facilities. Guest accommodations were built by concessioner Delaware North, opening in June 1999. There are three lodging units with a total of 102 rooms, with potential expansion to 414 rooms. The lodge buildings were designed by Clayton B. Wardel.

The Shorty Lovelace Historic District includes a series of cabins built in Kings Canyon National Park by trapper Joseph Walter "Shorty" Lovelace between 1910 and 1940. Lovelace was the first non-Native American to live year-round in the upper Kings River Canyon. Lovelace may have built as many as thirty-six structures in the area, with possibly a dozen surviving. Lovelace built his first cabins in 1912 at Crowley Canyon. The cabins were typically five feet by seven feet with dirt floors.

The Generals' Highway Stone Bridges, built in 1930, are part of the Generals' Highway from the General Grant Grove of giant sequoias in Kings Canyon National Park (then called General Grant National Park) through Sequoia National Park. One bridge spans the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River in a wooded setting, while the other, similar bridge spans Clover Creek in a bare canyon.

The Pear Lake Ski Hut (also known as Pear Lake Winter Hut) is a mountain hut in Sequoia National Park, California, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in Sequoia National Park by the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1939–41 using local Sierra granite and timber materials, the hut is an example of the National Park Service Rustic style, using rough masonry and a log roof structure.

KFRR (104.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Woodlake, California, United States, and serving the Fresno metropolitan area. It airs an alternative rock format and is owned by John Ostlund. The studios and offices are at One Putt Broadcasting in Downtown Fresno, across from the historic Warnors Theater.

Hartland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. Hartland sits at an elevation of 4,475 feet (1,364 m). The 2020 United States census reported Hartland's population was 69.

KBOS-FM (94.9 MHz, "B95") is a commercial radio station licensed to Tulare, California, United States, and serving Fresno, Visalia and the Central Valley of California. It airs an urban-leaning rhythmic contemporary format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are on East Shaw Avenue in North Fresno.

KARM (89.7 FM "Promise FM"), is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Visalia, California, United States, and serves the Central California communities of Visalia, Tulare and Hanford. Owned by Harvest Broadcasting Company, Inc., it features a Contemporary Inspirational format. The studios are on South Woodland Drive in Visalia.

The Cabin Creek Ranger Residence and Dormitory, also known as the Cabin Creek Ranger Station, were built in 1934 and 1935 in Sequoia National Park by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The three-room wood-frame residence and the two-room dormitory are examples of the National Park Service Rustic style.

KOND (107.5 FM, "La Explosiva 107.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Hanford, California, United States and serves the Fresno area. The station is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024. KOND broadcasts a Regional Mexican format.

KSJV (91.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Variety format. Licensed to Fresno, California, United States, the station serves the Fresno area. The station is currently owned by Radio Bilingüe, Inc. The station is also broadcast on HD radio.

KFSO-FM (92.9 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish adult hits format. Licensed to Visalia, California, United States, it serves the Fresno/Visalia/Tulare area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are located on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno, and the transmitter tower is in Visalia.

KSEQ (97.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Visalia, California, United States, and broadcasting to the Central California communities of Fresno, Hanford and Tulare. KSEQ airs a rhythmic contemporary format branded as Q97-1 (pronounced "Q-Ninety Seven One").

The Mark Twain Tree was a giant sequoia tree located in the Big Stump Forest of Kings Canyon National Park. It was named after the American writer and humorist Mark Twain. It had a diameter of 16 feet (4.9 meters) and was 1,341 years old when it was felled in 1891 for the American Museum of Natural History as an exhibition tree.

KMPH-TV (channel 26) is a television station licensed to Visalia, California, United States, serving the Fresno area as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Sanger-licensed CW affiliate KFRE-TV (channel 59). The two stations share studios on McKinley Avenue in eastern Fresno; KMPH-TV's transmitter is located on Big Baldy Mountain in northwestern Tulare County.

KSOF (98.9 FM, "Soft Rock 98.9") is a commercial radio station licensed to Dinuba, California, United States, owned by iHeartMedia and serving the Fresno and Visalia metropolitan areas. KSOF carries an adult contemporary format. KSOF's studios and offices are on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno.

The Great Basin (Spanish: Gran Cuenca) is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets to the ocean, in North America. It spans nearly all of Nevada, much of Utah, and portions of California, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Baja California. It is noted for both its arid climate and the basin and range topography that varies from the North American low point at Badwater Basin in Death Valley to the highest point of the contiguous United States, less than 100 miles (160 km) away at the summit of Mount Whitney. The region spans several physiographic divisions, biomes, ecoregions, and deserts.

The East Face of Mount Whitney is a technical alpine rock climbing route and is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the contiguous United States.

The Great Western Divide is a Sierra Nevada mountain range located largely in Sequoia National Park. Some of the summits of the Great Western Divide reach well over 13,000 feet (3,962 m). The High Sierra Trail crosses the range at Kaweah Gap from Sequoia National Park.

Mount McAdie is a summit on the crest of the Sierra Nevada, and is located 2.1 miles (3.4 km) south of Mount Whitney. It has three summits, with the north peak being the highest. The summit ridge marks the boundary between Sequoia National Park and the John Muir Wilderness. It is also on the boundary between Inyo and Tulare counties. Lone Pine, 12.4 miles (20.0 km) to the northeast, is in the Owens Valley on U.S. 395.

The Whitney Classic is an 136-mile-long (219 km) endurance mountain bike race that is held in late September or October every year. The ride runs from the Badwater Basin in Death Valley to Whitney Portal. Badwater, at 279 feet (85 m) below sea level, is the lowest place in the North America and Whitney Portal at 8,360 feet (2,550 m) is the trailhead that leads to Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m).

Mount Mallory is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada of California. The boundary between Inyo National Forest and Sequoia National Park runs across the summit. The peak was named in memory of George H. Leigh Mallory, of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, who was lost on Mount Everest, June, 1924. Norman Clyde advanced Mallory's and Andrew Irvine's names following their loss after attaining the highest altitude reached by a mountain climber.

Mount Corcoran is a 13,701-foot (4,176 m) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. It is situated on the boundary between Tulare County and Inyo County, as well as the boundary between Sequoia National Park and John Muir Wilderness. It is 12 miles (19 km) west-southwest of the community of Lone Pine, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) southeast of Mount Whitney, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) northwest of Mount Langley, and 0.23 miles (0.37 km) immediately south of Mount Le Conte, the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as it rises approximately 1,800 feet (550 meters) above Iridescent Lake in one-half mile.

The Giant Forest Lodge Historic District in Sequoia National Park includes the remnants of what was once an extensive National Park Service Rustic style tourist development for park visitors. Also known as Camp Sierra, the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 1978. Originally situated in the Giant Forest grove of giant sequoias, the district is notable for its nearly total demolition by the National Park Service to eliminate the impact of development on the Big Trees.

Mineral King is a subalpine glacial valley located in the southern part of Sequoia National Park, in the U.S. state of California. The valley lies at the headwaters of the East Fork of the Kaweah River, which rises at the eastern part of the valley and flows northwest. Accessed by a long and narrow winding road, the valley is mostly popular with backpackers and hikers.

The Squatter's Cabin is the only remnant of the Kaweah Colony, a socialist utopian group established in the Sierra Nevada in the 1880s. Now located in Sequoia National Park, the one-room log structure is located at Huckleberry Meadow near the Giant Forest.

Bearpaw Meadow High Sierra Camp is a full-service tent campground in Sequoia National Park. It was established in 1934. The camp was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

The Giant Forest Village–Camp Kaweah Historic District is located in Sequoia National Park. It is notable as one of two registered historic districts in the park that were largely demolished as part of National Park Service efforts to mitigate the impact of park visitor facilities on the park's giant sequoia groves. They were in a vernacular National Park Service Rustic and American Craftsman Bungalow style.

The Hazelwood Tree is a giant sequoia in the Giant Forest, the sequoia grove where the largest living tree in the world, named General Sherman, grows. It is located on a hillside just west of the Hazelwood Nature Trail. The tree had a volume of 36,228 cu ft (1,025.9 m³) and was the 17th largest giant sequoia, before losing half its trunk in a lightning storm in 2002. The tree was measured in 1989.

The Franklin Tree is a giant sequoia in Giant Forest, a sequoia grove where the largest tree in the world lives – the General Sherman Tree. The Franklin Tree is the eighth largest giant sequoia in the world. It was named by Wendell Flint after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Nearby trees include the Washington Tree which was once the second largest tree in the world, but since it lost half its trunk in 2005 many sequoias are now larger.

Above Diamond, also known by the abbreviation AD, is a giant sequoia located within the Atwell Mill Grove of Sequoia National Park, California. Naturalists Dennis Coggins, Wendell D. Flint, and Michael M. Law named the tree "Above Diamond" after Diamond, a giant sequoia located just downhill from the tree. It is the second largest tree in Atwell Mill Grove, the 24th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered the 23rd largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant atrophied during the Rough Fire in 2015.

The John Adams Tree, also known as just Adams, is a giant sequoia located within the Giant Forest Grove of Sequoia National Park, California. The tree was named after Founding Father John Adams, the 2nd president of the United States. The tree is the thirteenth largest giant sequoia in the world.

The 2021 KNP Complex Fire was a large wildfire in Sequoia National Park and the Sequoia National Forest in Central California's Tulare County. After lightning ignited the Paradise and Colony fires in the southern Sierra Nevada on September 9, the twin blazes merged and burned a total of 88,307 acres (35,737 hectares). The fire was not declared contained until mid-December, after several atmospheric rivers delivered rain and snow to the mountains. The number of firefighting personnel reached more than 2,000 and firefighting costs surpassed $170 million.

KRDU (1130 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Dinuba, California, United States, and serving the Fresno-Visalia market. It airs a religious format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. KRDU is regarded as America's first commercial Christian radio station. The studios are located on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno.

Wimp is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States.

Empire Mountain is an 11,555-foot (3,522 m) mountain in the Sierra Nevada in the US state of California. It is a prominent feature of the geography of the Mineral King valley in Sequoia National Park.

KYNO (940 AM) is a radio station licensed to Fresno, California, and is owned by John Ostlund and Katrina Ostlund. KYNO airs an oldies format, switching to Christmas music for much of December. KYNO's radio studios and offices are on Fulton Street in Fresno and its transmitter is off Avenue 384 in Monson, California.

Monson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Monson sits at an elevation of 325 feet (99 m). The 2020 United States census reported Monson's population was 152.

KWRU (1300 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Fresno, California, United States. The station broadcasts a Punjabi language format of music, news and talk. It is owned by Punjabi American Media LLC. Most California Sikhs /Punjabi live in the north and Central Valley, where they've had a presence for more than 100 years. "Central California is probably the most densely populated Sikh/Punjabi community.

El Monte Mobile Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) comprising three census blocks in Tulare County, California, United States. It is on the north side of Avenue 416, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) west of the Dinuba city limits. The village was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, El Monte Mobile Village had a population of 156.

The King Arthur Tree, formerly known as the California Tree, was a giant sequoia located in Garfield Grove, near the town of Three Rivers in California. Its base of up to about 50 feet (15 m) rivaled the General Sherman, the largest giant sequoia, for total mass. It died in the Castle Fire of 2020.

Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Sierra Nevada, in Tulare County, California. The refuge is one of four units of the Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex for California condors.

KDUV (88.9 FM, "Spirit 88.9") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Visalia, California, United States, and serving the Visalia, Tulare, Fresno and Bakersfield areas of Central California. Owned by Community Educational Broadcasting, Inc., it carries a contemporary Christian format. The studios and offices are on North Kelsey Street in Vislaia.

KIFR (channel 49) is a religious television station in Visalia, California, United States, serving the Fresno area. The station is owned by Vita Broadcasting. KIFR's studios are located on North Fresno Street near San Joaquin Memorial High School and the Hammond district just north of downtown Fresno, and its transmitter is located on Blue Ridge in rural Tulare County.

KJUG-FM (106.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Tulare, California, it also serves the cities of Visalia, Porterville and Hanford. The station is currently owned by Momentum Broadcasting, LP. The studios are on East Mineral King Avenue in Visalia.

KTFF-DT (channel 61) is a television station licensed to Porterville, California, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language UniMás network to the Fresno area. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Hanford-licensed Univision outlet KFTV-DT (channel 21). The two stations share studios at the Univision Fresno Broadcast Center on Univision Plaza near the corner of North Palm and West Herndon avenues in northwestern Fresno; KTFF's transmitter is located on Blue Ridge in rural northwestern Tulare County.

The Pogue Hotel, located at 32792 Sierra Dr. (CA SR 198), in Lemon Cove, California, is a historic building that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It has also been known as The Cottonwoods, as Montgomery House, and as the Lemon Cove Woman's Clubhouse.

KLXY (90.5 FM) is an American non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve the community of Woodlake in Tulare County, California. The station is owned and operated by the Educational Media Foundation, and is an affiliate of the Christian contemporary network K-Love.

KZPO (103.3 FM) was a radio station broadcasting classic nostalgia hits from the 1940s to the 1970s. It was self-identified as the nostalgia station. Licensed to Lindsay, California, USA, it served the Visalia-Tulare-Hanford area of Tulare, Kings and Kern Counties. The station had been in the control of the executor of the estate of Linda Ware since 2004.

State Route 245 (SR 245) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from near Exeter to near Kings Canyon National Park. It connects State Route 198 in Tulare County to State Route 180 in Fresno County. It runs through the city of Woodlake and the small unincorporated towns of Elderwood, Badger, and Pinehurst. Roughly 95 percent of SR 245 traverses rural areas. North of Avenue 364 in Tulare County, SR 245 is synonymous with Millwood Drive.

State Route 216 (SR 216) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It is a loop of State Route 198 in Tulare County, running from Visalia to Ivanhoe and Woodlake.

State Route 65 (SR 65) is a north-south state highway in the U.S. state of California that consists of two non-contiguous segments in the Central Valley. The route, originally known as the Eastside Freeway, was envisioned as a major freeway following the east side of the valley near the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, similar to the Westside Freeway (Interstate 5) on the opposite side of the valley. Of the estimated 300 miles (480 km), only 95 miles (153 km) were constructed due to funding issues, environmental concerns, and low population growth.

KSLK (96.1 FM) was a commercial radio station licensed to Visalia, California, United States, and served the Visalia-Tulare area. The station was last owned by New Visalia Broadcasting, Inc.

KVLP-LP (101.5 FM) was a radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. Licensed to serve Visalia, California, United States, it served the Visalia-Tulare area. The station was owned by the Universal Life Church.

Linnell Camp (also known as Tulare Migrant Camp as it were called in older photographs) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Linnell Camp sits at an elevation of 358 feet (109 m). The 2020 United States census reported Linnell Camp's population was 696.

Patterson Tract is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Patterson Tract sits at an elevation of 328 feet (100 m). The 2020 United States census reported Patterson Tract's population was 1,888.

Bank of Italy building in Downtown Visalia was constructed in 1923 at 128 East Main Street. The building has five stories plus a basement. R. F. Felchin, a Fresno-based construction company, provided architectural, engineering, and contracting services. The ground level was designed as a bank, with the remaining space reserved for offices. Later, it became the Bank of America. Today, the ground floor remains a bank, while the upper floors continue to provide office space.

KRZR (1400 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Visalia, California, United States, serving Tulare County as a full-time simulcast of talk-formatted KALZ (96.7 FM). Owned by iHeartMedia, KRZR broadcasts conservative talk shows, Fox News Radio, and Fresno State Bulldogs sports. Studios are located in Fresno, California, and the transmitter is in Visalia.

KFSC-LP (94.1 FM) was a radio station licensed to broadcast in Visalia, California, United States.

Kaweah Oaks Preserve is located in Tulare County, California east of the city of Visalia not far from the mouth of the Kaweah River near the Venice Hills. The preserve spans 344 acres (139 ha) and is one of the last remaining valley oak riparian forests in the San Joaquin Valley.

Visalia Buddhist Church (or Visalia Buddhist Temple) is a Buddhist temple in Visalia, California. It is an affiliate of the Buddhist Churches of America.

Tulare County Election Tree also called the Charter Oak is historical site in Visalia, California in Tulare County, California. The site of the Election Tree is a California Historical Landmark No. 410 listed on November 15, 1948. Under Tulare County Election Tree on July 10, 1852, Tulare County was founded. The election under the tree was headed by Major James D. Savage. The first county seat was in Woodville, California about one-half mile south of the Tulare County Election Tree. The Visalia and Woodville area near the Kaweah River delta, was known as the Four Creeks County, before the vote. A marker at the site was placed there by the Tulare County Historical Society on February 5, 2011, near the St. Johns River.

The Visalia Town Center Post Office is a registered historic building on Acequia Avenue in downtown Visalia, California. The Art Deco structure opened in 1933 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 due to its architectural and engineering significance. It remains in operation as a post office.

The Hyde House is a historic house located at 500 S. Court St. in Visalia, California. E. O. Miller, an investor and politician, built the house in 1886; it was purchased by investor Richard E. Hyde and his family soon afterwards. The house was mainly designed in the Queen Anne style. Its design features a half-timbered front gable end, scaled and irregular shingles, and a porch with a Chinese Chippendale railing.

Oval Park (also known as Lincoln Oval Village or simply The Oval) is a neighborhood in Visalia, California.

The Venice Hills are a mountain range in Tulare County, California, along the St. John's River in East Visalia. They are part of the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The Venice Hills were named for the abundance of streams running through the area.

Visalia Heights is a third of the Oval Park district of Visalia, California. It is most notable for its impressive well-kept Victorian era residences, although these are small in number.

The Visalia Unified School District is located in Tulare County, California. The school district covers an area of 214 miles, and includes 27 elementary schools, a newcomer language assessment center, five middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, a continuation high school, an adult school, a charter alternative academy, a charter independent study school, a K-8 charter home school, and a school that serves orthopedic handicapped students. The VUSD area has a population base of over 135,000 people, over 32,000 of which are served by the school district.

Camp Babbitt was an American Civil War Union Army camp located in two sites in the vicinity of Visalia, California.

Provident Skate Park is a skateboard and inline skate park in Visalia, California.

The Visalia Fox Theatre is a landmark movie palace and theater in downtown Visalia, California. Opened in 1930 as a part of the Fox Theatre chain, it was converted to a three screen multiplex in 1976. After a brief closure in the late 1990s, it was restored by a community group and reopened in 1999 as a live performance auditorium with a seating capacity of 1,275.

Golden West High School is a four-year public high school in the Visalia Unified district of Visalia, California. It is one of eight city high schools and enrolls the third highest number of students.

Kaweah Health Medical Center is located in Visalia, California, United States and offers comprehensive health services including cardiac, vascular, colorectal, and general surgery, neurosurgery, oncology, mental health services, orthopedic surgery, adult and neonatal intensive care and pediatrics, and more. It is the largest hospital in Tulare County and Kings County, serving a population of more than 600,000. An elected board of directors governs Kaweah Health.

Valley Strong Ballpark is a minor league baseball stadium in Visalia, California. The stadium, formerly known as Recreation Ballpark, currently serves as the home to the Visalia Rawhide of the California League. The Rawhide is an affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Redwood High School (usually abbreviated as RHS) is a secondary school in Visalia, California, United States. The public high school serves students from the north west section of the city. The school serves grades 9 through 12. It is one of four traditional, comprehensive high schools administered by the Visalia Unified School District. Its current enrollment numbers about 2470 students.

The Visalia Branch Library system serves the residents of Visalia, California, United States. It is a part of the Tulare County Library system.

Green Acres is a neighborhood in Northwest Visalia that is bordered by Downtown Visalia on the east, the Sequoia Freeway on the south, Demaree on the west, and Goshen Avenue on the north. Main Street is the area's principal thoroughfare which divides Green Acres into north and south sections. However, Green Acres can be recognized by the large amount of Valley Oak trees that crowd the banks of Mill Creek. The Visalia Country Club anchors the neighborhood. Homes in the eastern section, often referred to as "Old Green Acres," near North Fairway Street, are typically pre-War II while post-war and mid-century homes approach and cross westerly at North Ranch Street.

Beverly Glen is a neighborhood in Visalia, California, United States. It is located around Beverly Drive and is bounded by the Sequoia Freeway on the north, Giddings Street on the east, Tulare Avenue on the south, and Mooney Boulevard on the west. Beverly Glen is considered one of the most desirable areas in the city of Visalia, due to its central location and proximity to Downtown, Mooney, and the Sequoia Freeway. Like other affluent areas in Visalia, Beverly Glen sits within a mini oak woodland.

Tagus Ranch is an abandoned restaurant, hotel, and 7,000 acre orchard, Founded by Hulett C. Merritt in 1912, and left in the mid 80's. Tagus Ranch was a popular venue, where many country musicians performed. Tagus Ranch is located less than 3 miles north of Tulare, California, off of Highway 99. Tagus Ranch was a German prisoner of war camp during World War II.

Mooney is a region of the City of Visalia, California.

This is about the sculpture in Visalia, California. For the same-named sculptures elsewhere, see Pioneer (disambiguation).

The Pioneer in Visalia, California was a sculpture by Solon H. Borglum that was first displayed at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, a world's fair in San Francisco in 1915. It was obtained by Visalia for $150, the cost of shipping it from San Francisco.

West Goshen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. West Goshen sits at an elevation of 272 feet (83 m). The 2020 United States census reported West Goshen's population was 536.

St. Charles Borromeo is a Roman Catholic church in Visalia, California, United States. It opened in 2023. The church is the largest Catholic parish church in North America, seating 3148 worshippers. It is built in the Mission Revival style with large artworks inside. Construction cost $21 million. It serves 14,000 families as part of a larger parish with three other churches, hosting three mass services on Sundays.

Jordan Hot Springs is series of thermal mineral springs located in the Golden Trout Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California.

The SQF Complex fire—also called the SQF Lightning Complex—was a wildfire complex that burned in Tulare County in Central California in 2020. Comprising the Castle and Shotgun fires, it affected Sequoia National Forest and adjacent areas. Both fires began on August 19, 2020, and burned a combined total of 175,019 acres (70,828 hectares) before the complex as a whole was declared 100 percent contained on January 6, 2021. In the course of the fires, 232 structures were destroyed. There were no fatalities.

The Needles are a series of massive granite rock formations rising up from the North Fork of the Kern River near its junction with the Little Kern River.

Cedar Slope is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Cedar Slope sits at an elevation of 5,584 feet (1,702 m). The 2020 United States census reported that Cedar Slope was 10, this is up from zero in 2010. Cedar Slope can be reached from Porterville by 37 curvy miles on California State Route 190 with an elevation gain of 5,525 feet.

Camp Nelson is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Camp Nelson is 12 miles (19 km) east of Springville. Camp Nelson has a post office with ZIP code 93208. The population was 109 at the 2020 census, up from 97 at the 2010 census. Camp Nelson can be reached from Porterville by 33 curvy miles on California State Route 190 with an elevation gain of 4,439 feet.

Pierpoint is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. Pierpoint sits at an elevation of 4,610 feet (1,410 m). The 2020 United States census reported Pierpoint's population was 59.

State Route 190 (SR 190) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that is split into two parts by the Sierra Nevada. The western portion begins at Tipton at a junction with State Route 99 and heads east towards Porterville before ending at Quaking Aspen in the Sequoia National Forest. The eastern portion begins at US 395 southeast of Olancha, heads east through Death Valley National Park, and ends at State Route 127 at Death Valley Junction. The 43.0-mile (69.2 km) portion over the Sierra Nevada remains unconstructed, and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has no plans to build it through the wilderness areas. SR 190 is a National Scenic Byway known as the Death Valley Scenic Byway.

Sequoia Crest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. The community of Sequoia Crest contains more than 150 Giant Sequoias scattered throughout the subdivision. Sequoia Crest sits at an elevation of 7,008 feet (2,136 m). The 2020 United States census reported Sequoia Crest's population was 24, up from 10 at the 2010 census. Sequoia Crest can be reached from Porterville by 41 curvy miles most on California State Route 190 with an elevation gain of 6,549 feet.

The Allen Russell Tree is the 32nd or 33rd largest giant sequoia in the world. It is also the largest tree in Balch County Park, and is part of the Mountain Home Grove, a sequoia grove located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California, United States. It is the 34th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered either the 33rd or 32nd largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant and Black Mountain Beauty have atrophied following devastating wildfires in 2015 and 2017, respectively.

The Summit Road Tree is a giant sequoia located in the Mountain Home Grove, one of several sequoia groves found in the southern Sierra Nevada of California. It is the 16th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered the 15th largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant atrophied during the Rough Fire in 2015.

The Pier Fire was a wildfire that burned near Springville and in the Sequoia National Forest, in California in the United States. The fire was reported on August 29, 2017. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but is believed to be human-caused. The fire was completely extinguished on November 29, after it had burned 36,556 acres (148 km²). The fire threatened old growth sequoia trees, the Tule River Indian Reservation, and many small communities in the area.

The Hollow Log of Balch Park is the naturally hollowed out log of a fallen Giant Sequoia tree. It is also one of the best known features of the Mountain Home Grove, a stand of Giant Sequoia trees that surrounds Balch Park in Tulare County, California.

The Methuselah Tree is a giant sequoia located in Mountain Home State Forest, a sequoia grove located in Sequoia National Forest in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California. It is the 28th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered the 27th largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant atrophied during the Rough Fire in 2015.

The Hercules Tree in the Mountain Home Grove of California is a living giant sequoia tree that has a room carved into the center of it. It is also known as the "Room Tree".

The Euclid Tree is a giant sequoia located in the Mountain Home Grove, one of several sequoia groves found in the southern Sierra Nevada of California. It is the 17th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered the 16th largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant atrophied during the Rough Fire in 2015.

East Tulare Villa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. East Tulare Villa sits at an elevation of 302 feet (92 m). The 2020 United States census reported East Tulare Villa's population was 773.

El Rancho is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. El Rancho sits at an elevation of 390 feet (120 m). The 2020 United States census reported El Rancho's population was 96.

Rankin Field is a former airport and military airfield located approximately 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Tulare, California. It was a United States Army Air Forces basic (Level 1) flying training facility during World War II. It is now an agricultural and light industrial site.

Tonyville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Tonyville sits at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m). The 2020 United States census reported Tonyville's population was 329.

KVMI (1270 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Tulare, California, United States, and serving the Fresno-Tulare-Visalia area of Central California. Owned by Momentum Broadcasting, LP, the station broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format.

KCRZ (104.9 FM) is commercial radio station licensed to Tipton, California, United States, and serving the Central California cities of Visalia, Fresno, Tulare and Porterville. It airs a contemporary hit radio format and is owned by Momentum Broadcasting. The studios are on East Mineral King Avenue in Visalia.

Hypericum is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. It is on the north side of Avenue 256, 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Visalia, the county seat.

Matheny is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Matheny sits at an elevation of 269 feet (82 m). The 2020 United States census reported Matheny's population was 1,125.

State Route 137 (SR 137) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, running in the San Joaquin Valley from State Route 43 near Corcoran to State Route 65 in Cairns Corner.

State Route 63 (SR 63) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California in the Central Valley. It begins from near Tulare at Route 137, runs north through the city of Visalia and the towns of Cutler and Orosi, before ending 8 miles (13 km) north of Orange Cove, where it reaches its northern terminus at Route 180, roughly 2 and 1/2 miles southwest of the town of Yokuts Valley. State Route 63 runs concurrent with Route 198 within Visalia.

Farm Credit Dairy Center is an 8,000-seat indoor multipurpose arena located in Tulare, California. It is part of the Heritage Complex, which is the site of the World Ag Expo. The arena contains no permanent seats; however portable stands can be brought in for sporting events, concerts, boxing, professional wrestling and graduation ceremonies. Conventions and trade shows are also held here. It is the largest arena in the Visalia area.

KBLO (102.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Corcoran, California, United States, and serving the Visalia-Tulare-Hanford area of Central California. Owned by Centro Cristiano Amistad Church, it broadcasts a Spanish-language Christian format.

The Tulare Police Department is the police department serving Tulare, California. As of May 14th, 2025, the chief of police is Fred Ynclan.

Waukena is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Waukena is located on California State Route 137 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Corcoran. Waukena has a post office with ZIP code 93282. The population was 80 at the 2020 census. Its name is possible derived from an archaic English interpretation of the Spanish name Joaquina.

KNFS-LP (98.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a community-oriented format. Licensed to Tulare, California, United States, it serves the Visalia-Tulare area. The station is currently owned by The Lorax Society.

World Ag Expo is the largest annual outdoor agricultural exposition with over 1,200 exhibitors and an attendance of more than 100,000 each year. It is held at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, California, in the United States, starting on the second Tuesday of February. It has officially been designated by the U.S. Department of Commerce as an affiliate of the Foreign Buyer Program, which encourages export of American-made goods. Prior to its 2001 rename, the event was called the California Farm Equipment Show and International Exposition.

Kennedy Meadows is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States, part of the Springville-Johnsondale CCD, and consists of the community surrounding Kennedy Meadows. The CDP is located to the south-east of the Kennedy Meadows Campground. The 2020 United States census reported Kennedy Meadows's population of permanent residents at 58, up from 28 at the 2010 census. The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.

Kennedy Meadows is a portion of the Kern Plateau in the southern section of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range in Tulare County, California. It is a mixture of private and public land surrounded by wilderness and national forest. It is bounded by the South Sierra Wilderness to the north and west, by the Sacatar Trail Wilderness to the east and by the Domeland Wilderness to the south.

The Schaeffer Fire was a wildfire in the Kern River Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County, California in the United States. It was caused by a lightning strike on June 24, 2017. The fire crept through the old burn area of the 2002 McNally Fire for several days before growing to over 580 acres on June 28. The fire was contained by August 10 and destroyed a total of 16,031 acres (65 km²).

The Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans. The Tule River Reservation is located in Tulare County, California. The reservation was made up of Yokuts, about 200 Yowlumne, Wukchumnis, and Western Mono and Tübatulabal. Tribal enrollment today is approximately 1,857 with 1,033 living on the Reservation.

Painted Rock is an archaeological and sacred site of the Yokuts of the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation in Tulare County, California. Painted Rock contains petroglyphs visited and described by Walter James Hoffman in 1882 and by Clinton Hart Merriam in 1903. One image on the panel has been interpreted by cryptozoologists as "an entire Bigfoot family".

The 2021 Windy Fire was a large wildfire in the Sequoia National Forest in Central California's Tulare County. Ignited by a lightning strike in the southern Sierra Nevada on September 9, the fire burned 97,528 acres (39,468 ha) over the course of a month, threatening communities like Ponderosa and Johnsondale. Multiple atmospheric rivers in October and November eventually subdued the fire, which was declared fully contained in mid-November. Total firefighting costs came to $78.4 million. The Windy Fire was the eight-largest fire of California's 2021 wildfire season.

KIOO (99.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Porterville, California, United States, and serving the Visalia-Tulare-Hanford area of Central California. It airs a classic rock format and is owned by Momentum Broadcasting LP. The studios are on East Mineral King Avenue.

The U.S. Post Office, located at 65 W. Mill Ave., is the main post office in Porterville, California. Built from 1933 to 1937, the post office was designed by H. Rafael Lake in the Art Deco style. The design features decorative terra cotta plaques over the windows and cast aluminum plaques below the front windows, decorative features used in no other building in Porterville. A terra cotta frieze atop the front entry features eagle and acanthus motifs borrowed from Roman designs and a sunrise pattern typical of Art Deco decorations. The building is topped with a green tile roof, an unusual element in Art Deco buildings which is consistent with the vernacular Mission Revival style common in Porterville architecture. The post office is one of three Art Deco post offices remaining in California.

Woodville Farm Labor Camp is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. It is 8 miles (13 km) west of Porterville and 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Tulare.

KTIP (1450 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Porterville, California, United States, and serving the Visalia--Tulare area of Central California. Owned by Jose Arredondo, through licensee JA Ventures, Inc., it features a rhythmic oldies format. KTIP calls itself "Jam'n 101.3", the dial position of its companion FM translator, K267CG at 101.3 MHz in Porterville.

Peak 9980 is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of Tulare County, California.

The Greenhorn Mountains are a mountain range of the Southern Sierra Nevada, in California. They are protected within the Sequoia National Forest.

Idlewild is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Idlewild sits at an elevation of 3,766 feet (1,148 m). The 2020 United States census reported Idlewild's population was 32, down from 43 at the 2010 census.

McClenney Tract is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. McClenney Tract sits at an elevation of 4,875 feet (1,486 m). The 2020 United States census reported McClenney Tract's population was 15, up from 10 at the 2010 census.

Panorama Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Panorama Heights sits at an elevation of 5,043 feet (1,537 m). The 2020 United States census reported Panorama Heights's population was 44, up from 41 at the 2010 census.

Pine Flat is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Pine Flat sits at an elevation of 3,871 feet (1,180 m). The 2020 United States census reported Pine Flat's population was 206, up from 166 at the 2010 census.

California Hot Springs, formerly Deer Creek Hot Springs, is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. California Hot Springs is 20 miles (32 km) east of Ducor. California Hot Springs has a post office with ZIP code 93207. The population was 50 at the 2020 census, up from 37 at the 2010 census.

Sugarloaf Saw Mill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Sugarloaf Saw Mill sits at an elevation of 5,440 feet (1,660 m). The 2020 United States census reported Sugarloaf Saw Mill's population was 14, down from 18 at the 2010 census.

Sugarloaf Mountain Park is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Sugarloaf Mountain Park sits at an elevation of 5,991 feet (1,826 m). The CDP was first listed in the 2010 U.S. census although with zero population.

Sugarloaf Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Sugarloaf Village sits at an elevation of 5,171 feet (1,576 m). The 2020 United States census reported Sugarloaf Village's population was 7, down from 10 at the 2010 census.

Posey is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Posey is 21 miles (34 km) east-southeast of Ducor. Posey has a post office with ZIP code 93260, which opened in 1915. The population was 23 at the 2020 United States census, up from 10 at the 2010 census. The elevation of Posey is 3573 feet.

Poso Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Poso Park sits at an elevation of 4,662 feet (1,421 m). The 2020 United States census reported Poso Park's population was 9, remaining even from 9 at the 2010 census.

Stickneys Ferry was a settlement established in what became Tulare County. The ferry proper was where the Stockton - Los Angeles Stagecoach Road crossed the White River. The settlement was on Telegraph Flat, just below the confluence of the White River and Tyler Gulch, about 4.66 miles west of Tailholt.

Jovista is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. It is on the southern border of the county, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Delano, a city in Kern County. Jovista was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It had a population of 41 at the 2020 census.

Rodriguez Camp is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Rodriguez Camp sits at an elevation of 456 feet (139 m). The 2020 United States census reported Rodriguez Camp's population was 133, down from 156 at the 2010 census.

Teviston is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. It is approximately 3 mi. south of Pixley on highway 99 between Fresno and Bakersfield. Teviston sits at an elevation of 272 feet (83 m). The 2020 United States census reported Teviston's population was 1,185.

Alpaugh is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 871 at the 2020 census.

KCHJ (1010 AM "El Gallito 1010") is a commercial radio station licensed to Delano, California, United States, and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area. Owned by Lotus Communications, it broadcasts a ranchera and norteño oldies format, with studios located in southwest Bakersfield.

Visalia ( vy-SAYL-yə, vih-) is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California. The population was 141,384 as per the 2020 census. Visalia is the fifth-most populous city in the San Joaquin Valley, the 38th most populous in California, and 183rd in the United States. As the county seat of Tulare County, Visalia serves as the economic and governmental center to one of the most productive agricultural counties in the country.

College of the Sequoias (COS) is a public two-year community college in Visalia, California. The college is named for the Giant Sequoia trees native to the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range.

El Diamante High School, known locally as "El D", is a WASC-accredited high school serving students in grades 9–12 in Visalia, California, USA, in Tulare County. It was established as Visalia Unified School District's fourth public high school in 2002. Its current feeder elementary schools are Cottonwood Creek Elementary, Crestwood Elementary, Goshen Elementary, Linwood Elementary, and Veva Blunt Elementary whose students will attend either La Joya Middle School or Ridgeview Middle School prior to their 9th-grade year.

Mill Creek is a creek in Tulare County, California. It is a distributary of the Kaweah River. It is one of the four main creeks that flow through the city of Visalia.

Mt. Whitney High School is a public high school in Visalia, California, United States, founded in 1952.

The Visalia Country Club is a golf only club in Visalia, California.

Visalia Municipal Airport (IATA: VIS, ICAO: KVIS, FAA LID: VIS) was the first airport in Tulare County, California, United States, designated in 1929. The airport is 5 mi (8.0 km) west of downtown Visalia. The airport is eligible for the Essential Air Service program, but has no scheduled air service, having previously been ineligible to request funding for service until April 30, 2026.

Visalia Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Visalia, California. Visalia Mall is anchored by Macy's and JCPenney.

Central Valley Christian Schools is a private Christian school in Visalia, California, United States. It was established as an elementary school in 1979 with a high school being added in 1982. It is accredited by both the Western Association of School & Colleges and Christian Schools International.