Hillary S. Meeks
We put our heads together and brainstormed about some of the iconic and fun things you can do — things you absolutely should do — if you live in Tulare County. The list is in random order and we know we probably missed something.
1. Visit the End of the Trail statue at Mooney Grove Park
2. Buy locally grown strawberries at a roadside stand
3. Go to the Tulare County Fair
GALLERY: Tulare County Fair, Opening Day
4. Hit up the Visalia Farmers Market on Thursday or Saturday in Visalia and on Tuesday in Tulare
5. Shopping at the Tulare Outlet Center
6. Take a walk in the foothills during wildflower season
7. Go for a drive through the country when the trees are blossoming
8. Look at Exeter’s murals depicting life and history here
9. Lindsay’s Friday night market
10. Porterville Iris Festival
11. Tulare Historical Museum
12. First Fridays in Visalia
13. View the trees for the Visalia Christmas Tree Auction
14. Tulare County Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum in Mooney Grove Park
15. Springville Apple Festival
16. Hike through Kaweah Oaks Preserve and its riparian forests
17. California Hot Springs
18. Woodlake Lions’ Rodeo
19. Candy Cane Lane Parade
Candy Cane Lane Parade in Visalia
20. See the Tulare County Symphony perform
21. Go to Three Rivers for 1st Saturdays
22. Go to Exeter, Visalia or Tulare’s holiday open house
23. Float down the St. Johns River when it’s 110 degrees outside
24. Hike the High Sierra Trail in Crescent Meadow
25. Visit the world’s largest tree, the General Sherman
26. Go to the Cowhide or Bell rivalry games
27. Check out McDermott Field House in Lindsay
28. Eat ice cream at Reimers in Three Rivers
29. Go to a Visalia Rawhide game
30. Visalia’s St. Mortimer’s Renaissance Fair
31. Civil War reenactment at Mooney Grove Park
Civil War Reenactment at Mooney Grove in Visalia
32. Run or walk in the Central Valley’s largest 5K, the Race Against Hunger on Thanksgiving day
33. Watch a race at Plaza Park or Thunderbowl
33. Attend the famous World Ag Expo
World Ag Expo
34. Check out the old farm equipment at the Antique Farm Equipment Show
35. Go to the Bravo Lake Botanical Garden in Woodlake
36. Visit Allensworth State Park
37. See the sandhill cranes at the Pixley National Wildlife Refuge
38. Watch one of the many local theater productions
39. Shop and dine in downtown Visalia
40. Eat at the Vintage Press
41. Enjoy sopas during the festa season
42. Check out the variety of citrus grown here at the annual citrus tasting at the UC Davis Extension in Lindcove
43. Go swimming in Lake Kaweah on a hot summer day
44. Bravo Farms in Traver
45. The Mountain Festival Camp Nelson
46. Visit Crystal Cave in Sequoia National Park
47. Tulare’s Christmas Tree lighting and Children’s Parade
48. Trek up Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park
49. See a show at the Visalia Fox Theatre
50. Blues, Brews and BBQ in Visalia
51. Summer series concerts at Zumwalt Park in Tulare
