Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures

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Wild Yosemite

Wild Yosemite

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Sierra Nevada Adventure Co.

Sierra Nevada Adventure Co.

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Dragoon Gulch Trail Head

Dragoon Gulch Trail Head

Oak woodland with hiking trails. A 2.5-mile hiking trail system looping through 35 acres of scenic oak woodland.

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Mother Lode Fairgrounds

Mother Lode Fairgrounds

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YExplore Yosemite Adventures

YExplore Yosemite Adventures

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Columbia State Historic Park

Columbia State Historic Park

Preserved Gold Rush-era landmark town. Costumed reenactors demonstrate life in the 1850s, with tours, stagecoach rides & panning for gold.

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Natural Bridges Trailhead

Natural Bridges Trailhead

Hiking area with swimming caves. Scenic, riverside hiking area featuring a trail leading to natural pools & swimming caverns.

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Tuttletown Recreation Area

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.

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Coyote Creek Cave

Coyote Creek Cave

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Moaning Caverns Adventure Park

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.

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Glory Hole Recreation Area

Glory Hole Recreation Area

Lakeside park with campgrounds & more. Waterfront park with campgrounds, trails, visitor center & amphitheater, plus fishing & boating.

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OARS California Rafting

OARS California Rafting

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Ironstone Vineyards

Ironstone Vineyards

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Utica Park

Utica Park

Recreational retreat with a playground. Shady public park offering a children's playground, grassy lawn areas & a picnic pavilion.

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Angels Camp Museum

Angels Camp Museum

Museum of local history & gold mining. Museum featuring indoor & outdoor exhibits on local history, including gold mining & farming.

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WorldMark Angels Camp

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.

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Red Hills Recreational Management Area

Red Hills Recreational Management Area

Interpretive nature trails & bald eagles. Sparse landscape features an interpretive nature trail system & bald eagle sightings in the winter.

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Murphys Community Park

Murphys Community Park

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Italian Bar Cabin

Italian Bar Cabin

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Mercer Caverns

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.

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Echo Adventure Cooperative

Echo Adventure Cooperative

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Three Links Camp

Three Links Camp

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Knights Ferry Recreation Area

Knights Ferry Recreation Area

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STANISLAUS RIVER PARKS

STANISLAUS RIVER PARKS

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Lake Don Pedro - Fleming Meadows Entrance

Lake Don Pedro - Fleming Meadows Entrance

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Rocksteady Adventures

Rocksteady Adventures

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Stanislaus National Forest Vista: Rim of the World

Stanislaus National Forest Vista: Rim of the World

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Lair of the Golden Bear - Camp Blue

Lair of the Golden Bear - Camp Blue

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Acorn Campground

Acorn Campground

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Modesto Reservoir Regional Park

Modesto Reservoir Regional Park

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Stanislaus National Forest

Stanislaus National Forest

Alpine destination for outdoor activity. Mountain wilderness with roads, trails & rivers for rafting, camping, hiking, snowmobiling & more.

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Mather Family Camp

Mather Family Camp

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Roaring Camp Mining Company

Roaring Camp Mining Company

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Gold Country Campground Resort

Gold Country Campground Resort

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Henderson Park

Henderson Park

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Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park

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.

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Pardee Lake Recreation

Pardee Lake Recreation

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Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park

Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park

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Black Chasm Cavern National Natural Landmark

Black Chasm Cavern National Natural Landmark

Cave with rock & crystal formations. Subterranean cave featuring stalactites, stalagmites & crystal outcrops, with tours & activities.

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Jacob Myers Park

Jacob Myers Park

Picnicking, camping, fishing & hiking. Green space offering a boat ramp, camping area & fishing, plus a picnic gazebo, playground & trails.

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Castleberg Park

Castleberg Park

Public park for basketball & baseball. Sports facilities include basketball & baseball fields in a park with walking trails & restrooms.

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Lake Amador Resort

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.

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Camanche Recreation Company - North Shore

Camanche Recreation Company - North Shore

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Silva Park

Silva Park

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Ustach Park

Ustach Park

Playgrounds, a bike path & picnic areas. Park with picnic facilities, a bike loop, basketball courts & playgrounds for toddlers & big kids.

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Dry Creek Trail

Dry Creek Trail

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East La Loma Park

East La Loma Park

Shaded trails, plus sports & play areas. Tree-lined city park offering basketball & tennis courts, disc golf, trails & a playground.

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Ceres River Bluff Regional Park

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.

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Tuolumne River Regional Park

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.

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Don Pedro Park

Don Pedro Park

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Wildhaven Yosemite Glamping

Wildhaven Yosemite Glamping

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Boomers Modesto

Boomers Modesto

Family fun center with mini-golf & more. National amusement center chain featuring mini-golf, go-karts, bumper boats & arcade games.

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Lake Yosemite County Park

Lake Yosemite County Park

Reservoir for recreation & picnics. Scenic park with an artificial reservoir for swimming, fishing & kayaking, plus picnic shelters.

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Mavis Stouffer Park

Mavis Stouffer Park

Riverside spot for hiking & picnics. Scenic nature spot on the river with a picnic pavilion, walking trails, sports fields & a stadium.

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Rancho Seco Campground

Rancho Seco Campground

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Rancho Seco Park

Rancho Seco Park

Boating, fishing & lakeside camping. A former nuclear power station hosts this 160-acre lake with boating, fishing & camping facilities.

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Merced's Applegate Park Zoo

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.

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Lasting Adventures

Lasting Adventures

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Caswell Memorial State Park

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.

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