Three Rivers,
Sequoia & Kings Canyon
National Parks
The foothill village of Three Rivers is appreciated for its own natural beauty, as well as being the gateway to the spectacular Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.  The ancient Giant Forest with some of Earth's largest trees is awe inspiring.  The General Sherman Tree is more than 2,000 year old, 275 feet tall, and still growing.  Crystal Cave is a beautiful marble cavern in Sequoia and can be visited during the summer.  Kings Canyon is the deepest canyon in North America and naturalist John Muir thought of it as a "little Yosemite".  These parks are very user friendly with lots to see and easy trails in the "front country'.  More energetic hikers are rewarded with intense beauty and vistas that seem to go on forever.  The official Kings Canyon website is on our "Links & Places" page.  Bundle up in the winter for snow play in the high sierras.

Back home here in the village of Three Rivers, annual events are kicked off in April with our renowned Jazz Affair.  Thousands of music lovers travel from across the country to enjoy 3 solid days of nonstop traditional jazz concerts, along with dancing, barbecues, and the love of America's own unique music.

The roping follows that month and wranglers compete from all over the West for prize money and the excitement of old time horsemanship and cowboy camaraderie.  The "pig scramble" on Sunday is a community favorite.

Also in the Spring is the Redbud Craft Festival, bringing local artisans together with handmade treasures including paintings, photography, jewelry, gourds, weavings, and original music.  Many artists reside in Three Rivers and they open their homes and studios for a special weekend in March, biennially.