Fire and the Forest @ Big Trees State Park
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
- When
- Friday, June 12, 2026
- Time
- 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
- Where
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA 95223
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About This Event
A State Parks Week walk on the level 1.7-mile North Grove trail about how recent prescribed burns protect the giant sequoias, the germination they spark, and the role of fire in this forest. Meet at the North Grove trailhead by the Visitor Center. Free with the $10/vehicle park entrance.
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About Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Big Trees is the reason a lot of us first came up the 4, and the reason a lot of us stayed. The North Grove Loop is about 1.5 miles, stroller-friendly, and walks you right through the giant sequoias Augustus T. Dowd put on the map in 1852; the South Grove is longer if you want to earn it. Snowshoeing the big trees in winter is bucket-list level if you can time it right. Dogs are welcome on the fire roads but not the trails. Free parking, ranger talks in summer, and about 129 campsites if you make a weekend of it.