Calaveras Big Trees State Park is a state park of California, United States, preserving two groves of giant sequoia trees. Located 4 miles northeast of Arnold, California in the middle elevations of the Sierra Nevada, it has been a major tourist attraction since 1852, when the existence of the trees was first widely reported. Two famous exhibition trees, the Discovery …
Calaveras Big Trees State Park is a state park of California, United States, preserving two groves of giant sequoia trees. Located 4 miles northeast of Arnold, California in the middle elevations of the Sierra Nevada, it has been a major tourist attraction since 1852, when the existence of the trees was first widely reported. Two famous exhibition trees, the Discovery Tree and the Mother of the Forest, were felled for display. It is also considered the longest continuously operated tourist attraction in California.
Location: Calaveras and Tuolumne counties, California, United States
Elevation: 4,560–4,920 ft (1,390–1,500 m)
Established: 1931
Nearest city: Arnold, California
Area: 6,498 acres (26.30 km²)
Visitors: more than 250,000 (in 2022)
Governing body: California Department of Parks and Recreation
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