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.

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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

"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

 

Events and Festivals:
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.