Cedar Slope

History

The first occupant of Cedar Slope was the artist and seamstress Nellie Marshall in 1881. Nearby Marshall Creek is named after her. In 1945, 80 acres of the original homestead were purchased and developed by Les and Ruth Bailey and Fred and Hazelyn Hopkins. Tulare County approved this 80-acre expanse as Tract 119 in 1947, authorizing the construction of the area's first cabins. Many of the first wave of cabins were built by World War Two veterans. The community owned Cedar Slope Mutual Water Company, established in 1947, provides and manages water to the development. Carl and Lynn Tapia rebuilt the Cedar Slope Inn after the original store on that site on Highway 190 burned down in the late 1960s. The couple ran it as a community bar and music venue until Carl suffered his first stroke in 1997. Afterwards the property passed into other hands. The Cedar Slope Inn suffered no meaningful damage during the Sequoia Complex Fire (SQF Complex).

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km), all of it land.

Most-observed species

• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  725
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  670
• Steller's Jay

  Cyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  599
• Acorn Woodpecker

  Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  501
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  462
• Mountain Chickadee

  Poecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves
  433
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  388
• Yellow-rumped Warbler

  Setophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  379

Most recent

• M 2.71 — 2026-08-24
  10 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA
• M 3.5077201994852 — 2026-08-23
  10 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA
• M 2.65 — 2026-08-23
  10 km E of Coso Junction, CA
• M 3.36 — 2026-08-23
  10 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA
• M 3.96264786337985 — 2026-08-23
  10 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA
• M 3.29 — 2026-08-21
  10 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA