Where the Palm Meets the Pine

Really hard to get a good picture but cool so see.

Really hard to get a good picture of the palm and the Pines. Best way to get here is to drive over the Avenue 11 overpass and drive down dirt road along the railroad tracks.

Super fun to spot em n holler TREES!! on the way between northern and southern California. The pine tree represents northern California and the palm tree represents southern California. These two trees together, located in the center divide just north of Fresno on the 99 freeway, marks the spot where northern California and southern California meet.

27 years of going up and down this highway and never once did I noticed these two odd pair and Im a trucker and pass here atleast twice a day.... shame on me..

Its two trees in the median of a freeway. More of a novelty than a landmark.

Pretty decent attraction if you’re looking for a place to bury things.

Its cool but its on the freeway you dont even notice it

The center of the State. Right in the middle of a freeway! Perfect

Very helpful, even received lattitude,which will help my direction of travel

Historical... Conversation piece... Fun facts

Still standing, I honestly wasnt aware it existed till a friend pointed it out to me. Now I find myself taking glances at it every morning on my way to work.

Its just cool!

If you know u know!

I hate palm trees unless theyre on a South Pacific island where they belong.

Very interesting highway Landmark. I remember seeing this in the mid eighties, as someone pointed it out to me on a trip. Ive taken every opportunity to further this observation whenever i can.No one seems to know when these got planted there. I believe I read that the pine had to be replaced due to health of the old one sometime around 2007 [that is pure guess, but it was around that time]This point is vaguely around the midpoint of California, depending on how you measure it.

I love these trees! So much fun to look for them and spot them with my Sweetheart every time we go to and return from Southern California.

Unique, just like our state!

I have looked for this marker since I was a child. It was fun to know I was passing from 1/2 of the state into the other! I hope these trees will be preserved when freeway improvements are made.

Close yo the center of the state. Supposedly it is just a few miles east.

I always notice this landmark. Keep it going.

It is the point that marks the separation of Northern and Southern California. The palm represents Southern and the pine the North. Very subtle but also an accurate representation of the two regions.

Its were North and South California meet. I didnt realize Madera was the center of the state.Id driven by here for years and just recently learned why the palm and pine trees were planted together. I thought this was pretty cool. Learn something new every day,!

Best kept secret

Good walking.

I love little things like this! Its right hear in front of you and 99.99% of the people who pass it have no idea what it represents! I remember seeing it on the Californias gold show and it represents the redwoods of northern California and the palms of southern California!

I love it because it lets me know if Im in southern and Northern California

Saw this on a Californias Gold show with the great Huell Howser! When I pass it now I know Im officially in beautiful Northern California!! + it gives the kids something to look for on the trip..

Possibly one of the most subtle monuments in California. No sign marks this location and thousands of people pass it every day with no idea what it represents: the dividing line between north and south California.

I always use this as a landmark while driving.

This is not the center of California, its actually near Northfork but its still pretty cool that it shows the warm Southern California & the colder North California

My Pops has a hat of this landmark.

This landmark was originally somebodys driveway where the pine and palm were on either side of the entrance. Although it is close to the halfway mark between north and south, it is actually about 25 miles off.

Is this the center of California

Why is it there?!

Just passed this. What a cool idea.

Cool

It has been there for many years and marks the former halfway point along US Route 99 in California.

Beautiful!

Not much to it, but its just a cool spot to point out.

Once you see it, it will change you forever!

Dont blink

It really just gets me

This is the center of California. Pine representing Northern California, Palm representing Southern California.

I point out this marker to my family every time we pass it.

NOR CAL (Pine tree) SO CAL ( Palm tree )