Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
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East La Loma Park
Shaded trails, plus sports & play areas. Tree-lined city park offering basketball & tennis courts, disc golf, trails & a playground.
Tuolumne River Regional Park
Riverside green space with a golf course. Public parkland covering 500 acres divided into 5 areas, including bicycle trails & a golf course.
Dry Creek Trail
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Ustach Park
Playgrounds, a bike path & picnic areas. Park with picnic facilities, a bike loop, basketball courts & playgrounds for toddlers & big kids.
Don Pedro Park
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Ceres River Bluff Regional Park
Big recreational area with sports fields. 76-acre park with 5 soccer fields & 2 softball fields, plus a basketball & a volleyball court.
Boomers Modesto
Family fun center with mini-golf & more. National amusement center chain featuring mini-golf, go-karts, bumper boats & arcade games.
Silva Park
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Castleberg Park
Public park for basketball & baseball. Sports facilities include basketball & baseball fields in a park with walking trails & restrooms.
Jacob Myers Park
Picnicking, camping, fishing & hiking. Green space offering a boat ramp, camping area & fishing, plus a picnic gazebo, playground & trails.
Mavis Stouffer Park
Riverside spot for hiking & picnics. Scenic nature spot on the river with a picnic pavilion, walking trails, sports fields & a stadium.
Laird Regional Park
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Caswell Memorial State Park
Park running along the Stanislaus River. Covering more than 250 acres along Stanislaus River, this park is home to many endangered species.
Great Wolf Lodge Water Park | Northern California
Lively resort with a water park & dining. Buzzy resort featuring bars & restaurants, plus mini-golf, an indoor water park & an outdoor pool.
Modesto Reservoir Regional Park
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Thousand Trails Turtle Beach
Campground with fishing & a boat ramp. Riverside campground offering tent & RV sites, plus fishing, a boat ramp, restrooms & a game room.
Manuel Valverde Park
Park with sports, play areas & more. Park featuring sports facilities, a rose garden, play areas, a veterans' memorial & concessions.
George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area
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Dos Reis Regional Park
Park with campsites, RV hookups & more. Park featuring RV hookups & tent campsites, plus a play area, picnic tables, a boat launch & more.
STANISLAUS RIVER PARKS
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Knights Ferry Recreation Area
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Rocksteady Adventures
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Red Hills Recreational Management Area
Interpretive nature trails & bald eagles. Sparse landscape features an interpretive nature trail system & bald eagle sightings in the winter.
Henderson Park
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Lake Don Pedro - Fleming Meadows Entrance
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San Luis National Wildlife Refuge - Main Unit
Spacious protected wildlife habitat. Extensive protected wetlands & grasslands with a wealth of native plant and animal species.
Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area
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Glory Hole Recreation Area
Lakeside park with campgrounds & more. Waterfront park with campgrounds, trails, visitor center & amphitheater, plus fishing & boating.
Tuttletown Recreation Area
Lakeside park with trails & boat ramps. Park on the edge of New Melones Lake with boat ramps & hiking trails amid rolling hills.
Merced's Applegate Park Zoo
Green space & zoo with rescued animals. This park with picnic areas & a playground is home to a small zoo that shelters native wildlife.
Lake Yosemite County Park
Reservoir for recreation & picnics. Scenic park with an artificial reservoir for swimming, fishing & kayaking, plus picnic shelters.
OARS California Rafting
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WorldMark Angels Camp
Casual resort with tennis, pools & a gym. Informal 1- to 3-bedroom condos in a low-key resort with 3 outdoor pools, a gym & a tennis court.
Acorn Campground
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Utica Park
Recreational retreat with a playground. Shady public park offering a children's playground, grassy lawn areas & a picnic pavilion.
Angels Camp Museum
Museum of local history & gold mining. Museum featuring indoor & outdoor exhibits on local history, including gold mining & farming.
Orwood Resort Inc
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Medeiros Campground - Primitive
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Coyote Creek Cave
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Natural Bridges Trailhead
Hiking area with swimming caves. Scenic, riverside hiking area featuring a trail leading to natural pools & swimming caverns.
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
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Dragoon Gulch Trail Head
Oak woodland with hiking trails. A 2.5-mile hiking trail system looping through 35 acres of scenic oak woodland.
YExplore Yosemite Adventures
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Sierra Nevada Adventure Co.
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Wild Yosemite
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Camanche Recreation Company - North Shore
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Moaning Caverns Adventure Park
Adventurous tours of a natural cavern. Rappelling & walking tours offered at a 165-foot-deep natural cavern with above-ground zip lines.
Jellystone Park™ Tower Park
Busy place with cabins, pools & a grill. Yogi Bear-themed campground featuring cabins, playful pools & mini golf, plus a waterfront grill.
Columbia State Historic Park
Preserved Gold Rush-era landmark town. Costumed reenactors demonstrate life in the 1850s, with tours, stagecoach rides & panning for gold.
Sugar Barge RV Resort & Marina
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Brentwood City Park
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Golden Poppy Park
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Ironstone Vineyards
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Echo Adventure Cooperative
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Stars Rest Backpack Camp
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Hawks Nest Backpack Camp
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Sky Camp Backpack Camp
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Sunol Backpack Camp
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Joseph D. Grant County Park
Expansive park of rolling hills & trails. Green foothills & oaks mark this 9,560-acre park with hiking & horse trails, plus cattle grazing.
Oak View Backpack Camp
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Lighthouse Resort
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Round Valley Regional Preserve
Hiking & camping in a historic setting. Once home to Native Americans, this 1,911-acre wildlife habitat offers camping, hiking & cycling.
Murphys Community Park
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Pardee Lake Recreation
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Mercer Caverns
Cave system with rock & frost formations. Tours of a cave discovered by a 19th-century gold prospector, with mineral shapes formed by frost.
Delta Shores Resort & Marina
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Park Delta Bay
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Lake Amador Resort
RV park & campground with a fishing lake. Relaxed RV park & campsite on 1,300 wooded acres with a stocked fishing lake & a clubhouse.
Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
Lakefront park with swimming & fishing. An 80-acre lake draws crowds to this park with areas for swimming, fishing, boating & picnicking.
Sunol Regional Wilderness
Park with hiking trails & a scenic gorge. 6,859-acre park with varied terrain & a scenic gorge for hiking, a visitor center & more.
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Camping & trails with mountain views. Large expanse of 4,700 acres offering hiking, horse & bike trails with mountain views, plus camping.
Big Break Regional Shoreline
Delta natural park & wetland habitat. Natural park on a river delta, a breeding ground for birdlife & turtles, with a visitor center.
Nature's Outings
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Antioch Water Park
City park with pools, slides, waterfalls. Seasonal city water park with pools, slides & waterfalls, plus a floating bridge, amid big rocks.
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