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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Fresno County

Fresno County’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in Fresno County. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 14, 2025

General Grant Tree Trailhead

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There is a fee to enter Kings Canyon National Park to see the amazing trees, either with an annual pass or per vehicle. If you enter on foot or bike, …

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Fallen Monarch Tree

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Wildfires hollowed this fantastic fallen sequoia, making it a walkable tunnel when it fell. It is so large that the Gamlin brothers, who were a pair of loggers, used it …

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Middle Rae Lake

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Middle Rae Lake is a dream of an alpine lake. Besides its beauty, it is a great water source and if you look closely, you can see numerous trout swimming …

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Sequoia Twins and Triplets

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At this spot you arrive at some truly magnificent giant Sequoia trees. These trees are all fairly uniform in size and shape making them seem like "twins" and "triplets." This …

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Silver Pass

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Silver Pass (10,781 feet) is the one of eight major passes you have to cross hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Although most of the other passes are named after a …

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Wanda Lake

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Wanda Lake was named after one of John Muir’s daughters and it is a true gem in the Sierra Nevada, especially on a day without any wind when the snow …

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Woods Creek Waterslide

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Woods Creek is an impressive rushing river that shapes the granite rock to slopes and gorges. There are even some waterfalls! Take a break and enjoy the cool water. And …

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Mist Falls

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Most people only hike to the bottom of the waterfalls. If you continue a few hundred yards up the Paradise Valley Trail, you can get on the cool wide granite …

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Waterfall 🌊 Camp area, 9,500 feet fire pit

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There are no camp fires allowed above 10000 feet elevation, so this is the last camp fire area before the pass going north on the JMT/PCT. Also located next to …

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Muir Pass

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Muir Pass is one of the major passes along the PCT/JMT. Although it is not as steep as the other passes, it is one of the most difficult since the …

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