
Three Springs
Ranch
is located 10 miles Northeast of Springville, CA
and
two
miles from Sequoia National Monument in the Central
Western Sierra. Springville is a picturesque little village built on the banks
of the Tule River that serves as the center of our ranching and orcharding community
as well as a hub for all sorts of mountain
recreation. We are only a 3 hour drive from LA and 4 1/2 from the
Bay area. Three Springs Ranch is 30 minutes drive from the Lady Alice and
Adam Trees at Balch Park, 1 hour drive
to Trail of a Hundred Giants on the Western Divide Highway, and 1 1/2
hour drive to the General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park.
View 3-D AREA MAP.
EVENTS
Springville www.springville.ca.us hosts some fun family events like the Springville Rodeo, Apple Blossom Car Show, Frontier Days and the Jackass Mail Run held annually in late April and the Apple Festival craft and food fair and Fat Tire Mountain Bike Classic in mid-October.
Our little village offers several restaurants featuring down home to upscale eats as well as interesting gift shops. In the summer we have regular Concerts in the Park. Scroll down for all local events, artists and contact numbers.
LOCAL SIGHTS
The Sequoia National Monument, Mtn. Home State Forest and Balch Park offer thousands of Giant Sequoias, archealogical sites and geological wonders for you to hike, bike, climb, glide or ride horseback to. Notable Groves include: Alder Creek, Black Mountain, Burro Creek Grove, Dillonwwod, Maggie Mountain, McIntyre, Mountain Home, Parker Peak, Peyrone, Red Hill Grove, Silver Creek, South Peyrone and Wishon. Notable trees include the Adam and Eve Trees in Balch Park measuring 27 feet in diameter and standing 240' tall, the Methuselah Tree in Balch Park at 22' in diameter and over 3000 years old, and the unusual Oliver Twist Tree in Balch Park with a rare spiral twisting bark pattern.
Contact the Sequoia National Forest Ranger District at (559) 784-1500 and the Tule River /Hot Springs Ranger District at (559) 539-2607 Check out current events and info at Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks (559) 565-3341
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"Advancing southward the giants become more and more irrepressibly exhuberant, heaving their massive crowns into the sky from every ridge and slope, and waving onward in graceful compliance with the complicated topography of the region. . . But the finest block of Big Tree Forest in the entire belt is on the North Fork of the Tule River . . .here for every old storm-stricken giant there are many in all the glory of prime vigor, and for each of these there is a crowd of eager, hopeful young trees and saplings . . .seemingly in hot pursuit of eternal life." John Muir from The Mountains of California 1894 |
For beautiful scenic by-ways drive Balch Park Road, Globe Drive, Yokohl Valley Road, Bear Creek Road, Harris Road, Highway 190 through Kernville, Loop through California Hot Springs, and Fountain Valley.
Springtime drives promise wildflowers and blooming Redbud, Dogwood and fruit trees. Summer is best for driving high mountain roads and visiting the Giant Sequoia Groves. Mountain Roads in Fall feature golden Aspens and the Foothills show off turning oak and sycamore leaves. Winter pastures and foothills are green, green, green and snow is in the mountains.
Also visit nearby Historic Exeter for antiquing, art, mural tours and restaurants. www.exeterchamber.com
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Events
and Festivals:
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Dates: | Phone: |
| Apple Festival | Oct. 20 & 21, 2007 | (559) 539-0619 |
| Apple Run | (559) 539-0619 | |
| Celebrate Sequoia Festival | (559) 338-2251 ext 313 | |
| Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration | (559) 784-7503 | |
| Concerts in the Park | 5/25, 6/8, 6/22, 7/6, 7/20, 8/3, 8/17, 8/31 2007 | (559) 539-0619 |
| Drawing and Painting with Children | (559) 539-3945 | |
| Fat Tire Mountain Bike Classic | (559) 539-2642 | |
| Frontier Days and Jackass Mail Run | April 21, 2007 | (559) 784-7503 |
| Patio Barbeques at the Inn | (559) 539-2611 | |
| Pet Parade | (559) 539-2611 | |
| SCICON Barbeque and Wildflower Festival | (559) 539-2642 | |
| Springville Sierra Rodeo | April 27-29, 2007 | (559) 539-2900 |
| Springville Sierra Junior Rodeo | (559) 784-9546 | |
| Sequoia Foothill Art Show | (559) 539-1903 | |
| Snowfest at Quaking Aspen | (559) 542-2551 | |
| UTA Annual Mountain Festival | (559) 542-2551 | |
| Wine Tasting at the Big White Barn | Oct 6, 2007 |
| Local Artists: | (by appointment only) |
| Brown and Brown Potters | (559) 539-8330 |
| Jim Deesing Circle J Rustic Furniture and Art Studio | (559) 539-8400 |
| Joy Harvey Moongate Studio | (559) 539-6123 |
| Jana's Secret Garden and Glassworks | (559) 539-2898 |
| Jim and Francis Pyles | (559) 539-3243 |
| Sierra Forge and Fire | (559) 592-2080 |
| Steven Ball | (559) 539-0612 |
Please check out our Springville Chamber of Commerce website for area information at www.springville.ca.us
and local MAP OF POINTS OF INTEREST.