Calaveras Big Trees State Park. In 1852, a hunter in the gold mining camp of Murphys California, Agustus T. Dowd, was in unfamiliar territory chasing after a wounded grizzly.

Calaveras Big Trees State Park lies off Highway 4, about 15 miles northeast of Murphys. Along with hiking, it has 120 campsites ($35 per night) and four cabins ($165-$175 per night) to rent.

Backpack hiking in Calaveras Big Trees State Park near Arnold, Calif. haveseen/Getty Images/iStockphoto The largest giant sequoias are over 30 feet in diameter and rise more than 300 feet tall.

209-795-3840 – Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center, open daily. Snowshoe tours are offered during winter, on Saturdays, weather permitting. Tours start at the Warming Hut.

Overgrowth in and near the South Grove of Calaveras Big Trees State Park, south of the North Fork Stanislaus River in Tuolumne County, is severe, pictured here Feb. 19, 2022. Biologists, foresters ...

A sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park. A falling tree (not shown here) struck and killed firefighter Darin Banks as he prepared the area for a prescribed burn.

Calaveras Big Trees State Park, a 70-mile drive from San Joaquin County, encompasses 6,400 acres and preserves some of the largest and oldest trees in the world.

From big caves to big trees, it seems the wonders never cease in Calaveras County, and the land of giants just outside the town of Arnold doesn’t disappoint. Skip to content FOX40 News ...

Plans to ignite a prescribed burn Wednesday in Calaveras Big Trees State Park have been put on hold due to overnight rain, according to park officials. Amber Sprock, spokeswoman for the California ...