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Calaveras Big Trees State Park is a state park of California, United States, preserving two groves of giant sequoia trees. Located 4 miles (6.4 km) 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.
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The northernmost grove, with only six trees, the largest being 3.66 m (12.0 ft) in diameter. The grove is also the furthest removed from all other giant sequoia groves. Part of the American River watershed. North Calaveras Grove: Calaveras Big Trees State Park Calaveras County
Calaveras Big Tree National Forest, in the Sierra Nevada, was established in California on May 11, 1954, with 390 acres (1.6 km 2) to protect a grove of Giant Sequoias, although it had been authorized since February 18, 1909.
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Arnold was saved when the weather changed, but the fire caused an increased focus on fire safety, although the community was still, in 2019, considered a "very high fire hazard severity zone" due to its location on a ridge outside Calaveras Big Trees State Park, surrounded by dense forest of trees killed by drought and beetles. [3]
A series of three atmospheric river storms are soaking Northern California this weekend and into the week ahead in the form of valley rain and mountain snow, with the potential for significant ...
A former gold mining settlement, the main street today is lined with over two dozen wine tasting rooms and surrounded by local vineyards. Nearby attractions include Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Bear Valley Ski Resort and historic Mercer Caverns. The world's largest crystalline gold leaf is displayed just south of town at Ironstone Vineyards.