Top rated Nature preserves in Visalia, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Nature preserves in Visalia

Experience the best that Visalia has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 71 places from Nature preserve category.

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Yosemite Falls

Nature preserve

Renowned series of mountainside waterfalls totaling 2,425 ft. flowing roughly November-July.

4.90 (1.4K reviews) (~160.9 km from centre)

Bluff Trail

Nature preserve

4.90 (379 reviews) (~184.34 km from centre)

Monterey Bay Hydrobikes

Canoe & kayak rental service

4.90 (110 reviews) (~229.17 km from centre)

Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes

Scenic spot

Vast area of mountain-fringed sand dunes reaching 100 ft. & a prime spot for sand-boarding.

4.80 (1.5K reviews) (~197.38 km from centre)

Devil's Punchbowl Natural Area

Nature preserve

Park with 300-ft.-deep canyon off the San Gabriel mountains offers hiking, picnics & Nature Center.

4.80 (1K reviews) (~249.6 km from centre)

Placerita Canyon Nature Center

Nature preserve

Wooded park features trails, picnic space, historic monuments & a nature center with regular events.

4.80 (972 reviews) (~229.6 km from centre)

Fiscalini Ranch Preserve

Nature preserve

Serene preserve with pine forests, fields & oceanside bluffs featuring walking trails & wildlife.

4.80 (871 reviews) (~184.3 km from centre)

Douglas Family Preserve

Nature preserve

Hiking paths & ocean views feature at this park with 70 acres of native trees & plants.

4.80 (746 reviews) (~218.12 km from centre)

Asilomar Beach View

Nature preserve

👍👍 Great beach to OBSERVE sea activity and little details. Saw 100s of sea anemones, urchins, hermit crabs and starfish. Please respect space of all organisms here, saw many folks standing on rocks and hence knowingly or unknowingly pressing anemones. Enjoyed my time there on a cold clear sky day.

4.80 (660 reviews) (~239.07 km from centre)

Wind Wolves Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Wind Wolves Preserve is a beautiful place in the mountains here in Kern County to spend with your family, kids pets or by yourself. The breathtaking scenery, the peaceful views and sounds, the walking trails, the cleanness of the air and the place. The people who take care of it has done an amazing...

4.80 (448 reviews) (~148.86 km from centre)

Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Nice 4mile loop, narrow path up the hill with beautiful views. You might see cows.

4.80 (298 reviews) (~236.71 km from centre)

Morro Coast Audubon Society Sweet Springs Nature Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Very gorgeous little spot. Very nice spot to watch the sunset. There always seems to be plenty of birds to look at if you happen to like birdwatching. It has 2 wooden lookout points on either end with places to sit and very awesome view points. There is a nice wooden bridge in the middle that is gr...

4.80 (295 reviews) (~179.17 km from centre)

Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve is a hidden gem in the Bay Area. This preserve is very beautiful with lots of water streams, big trees and well maintained trails. The parking lot is very small, but the Santa Clara Open Space Authority has created an additional parking lot which is pretty b...

4.80 (284 reviews) (~239.16 km from centre)

Sanctuary Cruises

Whale watching tour agency

👍👍 We took a private cruise to take our daughter's ashes to spread on the ocean with Sanctuary Cruises. Brian Sack was responsive to our questions and made it clear and easy to arrange for everything we needed. We all arrived on time and were escorted to the boat. I could see the boat was well maintain...

4.80 (249 reviews) (~228.74 km from centre)

Soquel Demonstration State Forest

Nature preserve

Scenic forested park featuring redwoods, natural springs & a series of cycling trails.

4.80 (248 reviews) (~247.27 km from centre)

Byrne-Milliron Forest

Nature preserve

👍 This review wont’t cover much of the terrain or sights one might find due to a cranky toddler waking up from a nap and cutting our experience Ursuline short. However, the drive is absolutely beautiful. Follow your GPS to get there, and keep an eagle eye open because the entrance is a ‘blink and you’...

4.80 (47 reviews) (~235.87 km from centre)

Valley View Preserve

Nature preserve

Protected area on 195 acres offering native flora, dog-friendly trails & periodic guided tours.

4.80 (33 reviews) (~207.71 km from centre)

Shoal Cavern

Nature preserve

4.80 (32 reviews) (~236.88 km from centre)

Pebble Beach Coastal Overlook

Nature preserve

4.80 (32 reviews) (~239.22 km from centre)

Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area

Off roading area

Oceanfront sand-dune area for ATV recreation & beach camping, with native plants & wildlife.

4.70 (3.7K reviews) (~182.08 km from centre)

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Top rated Nature preserves in Visalia, United States