Kaweah Oaks Preserve

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NearestcityVisalia, CA
Coordinates36°20′10″N 119°10′0″W / 36.33611°N 119.16667°W / 36.33611; -119.16667
Established1983
Kaweah Oaks Preserve
The sign outside the preserve in Visalia.
Map showing the location of Kaweah Oaks Preserve
Map showing the location of Kaweah Oaks Preserve
Location within California
LocationTulare County, California, United States
Nearest cityVisalia, CA
Coordinates36°20′10″N 119°10′0″W / 36.33611°N 119.16667°W / 36.33611; -119.16667
Established1983
Governing bodySequoia Riverlands Trust
WebsiteSequoia Riverlands Trust

Kaweah Oaks Preserve is located in Tulare County, California east of the city of Visalia not far from the mouth of the Kaweah River near the Venice Hills. The preserve spans 344 acres (139 ha) and is one of the last remaining valley oak riparian forests in the San Joaquin Valley.

A map of the Kaweah Oaks Preserve in Visalia.

Kaweah Oaks Preserve consists of several creeks and ditches: Crocker Cut, Deep Creek, Johnson Slough, Consolidated Peoples Ditch, Outside Creek, and Pennebaker Ditch. The preserve is home to an abundance of wildlife including the gray fox, great horned owl, Nuttall's woodpecker, wild grapevines, willow thickets, and valley oak.[1]

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