| Tule Elk State Natural Reserve | |
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| Location | 8653 Station Road, Buttonwillow, CA 93206 |
| Nearest city | Tupman, California |
| Coordinates | 35°19′17″N 119°21′51″W / 35.3214°N 119.3642°W |
| Created | 1932 |
| Operator | California State Parks |
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The Tule Elk State Natural Reserve, formerly the Tupman Zoological Reserve, is a protected area operated by California State Parks for the benefit of the general public and the at-risk tule elk subspecies of indigenous Cervus canadensis. There are usually about 30 to 35 tule elk in the conservation herd on the 960-acre (390 ha) reserve in Kern County, California, United States.