Mineral King Ranger Station

About forestry service, 93271, Three Rivers, CA, US, California

Three Rivers is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. Located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada at the edge of the San Joaquin Valley, the town is near the entrance to the national parks of Sequoia and Kings Canyon. The town's name comes from its location near the junction of the North, Middle, and South Forks of the Kaweah River. The population was 2,053 at the 2020 census. The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The two national parks, which border the town to the northeast, are the prime attraction of Three Rivers. == History == === Kaweah Colony === In 1886, a group of utopian socialists founded an intentional community along the upper North Fork of the Kaweah River. Named Kaweah Colony, it was inspired by the ideas of Laurence Gronlund. When Congress created Sequoia National Park they lost their timber claims and in 1891 were ordered off the land. === Rhodesian pioneers === The Three Rivers cemetery contains the bodies of nine Rhodesian pioneers who lived in Africa ca.