Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks
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Valley View Park & Trail
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Oakdale Recreation Area
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Valley Oak Recreation Area Main Entrance
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Jacob Myers Park
Picnicking, camping, fishing & hiking. Green space offering a boat ramp, camping area & fishing, plus a picnic gazebo, playground & trails.
Horseshoe Road Recreation Area
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River Road Access Stanislaus River Parks
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Orchard Park
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Wesson Ranch Park
Retreat with sports courts & play areas. Recreational green space featuring a children's playground, sports facilities & picnic sites.
S. Reinway Park & Trailhead
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Dry Creek Trail
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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.
River Park
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Davis Community Park
Playground, green space & sports fields. Picnic area, athletic fields, open green space & a playground are the draw at this expansive park.
STANISLAUS RIVER PARKS
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Knights Ferry Recreation Area
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Scenic Trails
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Thousand Oaks Park
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Virginia Trail
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Prescott and Hetch-hetchy Trail
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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.
Hughson Arboretum and Gardens
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Tuolumne Riverside Trail
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Mavis Stouffer Park
Riverside spot for hiking & picnics. Scenic nature spot on the river with a picnic pavilion, walking trails, sports fields & a stadium.
Army Corps Park
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Lower Stanislaus River Multi-Use Trail
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North Basin Park
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Four Seasons Park
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Markley 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.
Red Hills Recreational Management Area
Interpretive nature trails & bald eagles. Sparse landscape features an interpretive nature trail system & bald eagle sightings in the winter.
Interpretive Nature Trail Parking
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Stockbridge Park
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Bella Vista Park
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San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge
Natural area with bird & animal habitats. This sizable tract of woodlands, wetlands & grasslands features many nature viewing opportunities.
Glory Hole Recreation Area
Lakeside park with campgrounds & more. Waterfront park with campgrounds, trails, visitor center & amphitheater, plus fishing & boating.
Heron Point - Day Use Area and Trail
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Ernie Shropshire Park
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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.
New Melones Lake Site
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Table Mountain Trail
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Buck Brush Trailhead
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Bennie and Joyce Gatto Historical Trail
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McConnell State Recreation Area
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Mossdale Landing Community Park
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Michael Vega Park
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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.
River Of Skulls Trail
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Mattie Harrell Park
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Honorable Sandra B. Smith Park
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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.
Parrott's Ferry
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Mineshaft Trail/Parrots Ferry Downhill Trailhead
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Henderson Park
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Alpine Trailhead Parking & ADA Access
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George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area
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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.
Coffill Park
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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.
Columbia State Historic Park
Preserved Gold Rush-era landmark town. Costumed reenactors demonstrate life in the 1850s, with tours, stagecoach rides & panning for gold.
Karen Bakerville Smith Memorial Trail
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EBMUD Watershed
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Joan Faul Park
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Buckley Cove Park
Public park abutting the water. Laid-back city park by the water's edge with a playground & paved walking paths.
Murphys Community Park
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Feeney Park
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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.
Great Valley Grasslands State Park
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Elmer Murchie Park
Playground, sports courts & picnic space. A fenced playground, walking path, sports courts & picnic area with BBQs are the draw at this park.
Sunset Trail
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Lake Yosemite County Park
Reservoir for recreation & picnics. Scenic park with an artificial reservoir for swimming, fishing & kayaking, plus picnic shelters.
Lodi Lake Wilderness Area
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Fahrens Park
Outdoor space with a paved biking trail. The Black Rascal Bike Path passes through this recreation area with a playground & disc-golf course.
West Side Trail
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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 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.
Laura's Fountain
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Rahilly Park
Neighborhood park & playground. A 2.9-acre community park with a playground, picnic shelter & access to a cycle path.
Riverside Day Use Area, Stanislaus National Forest
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Eproson Park
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Sugar Pine RW TRAIL
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Sugar Pine Railroad Grade
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The Ditch & Flumes
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Charles Howard Park
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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.
Preston Castle Foundation
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Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park
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Lake Tabeaud
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Merced National Wildlife Refuge - Hunter Check Station
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Kennedy Gold Mine Tours
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Merced National Wildlife Refuge
Revered wintering spot for waterfowl. 10.2-acre wetlands & grasslands known as a legendary wintering habitat for waterfowl & shorebirds.
San Antonio Creek Falls
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Cottonwood Trail
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Mount Zion Demonstration State Forest
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Roaring Camp Mining Company
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Gold Country Campground Resort
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Indian Grinding Rock Campground
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Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
State park preserving Native history. Historic park with replica Miwok Indian village structures, a museum & bark house camping sites.
Brushy Peak Regional Preserve
Park built around a 1,702-foot landmark. This 1,833-acre nature preserve around Brushy Peak has scenic trails with grassland & wild flowers.
Cosumnes River Preserve
Wetland area with trails & wildlife. Wetland walking trails, a boardwalk with a wildlife viewing deck & a visitor's center with tours.
Miners Trail Trailhead
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Observation Deck in Cosumnes River Preserve
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Marsh Creek Trail Head
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Marsh Creek Regional Trail
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