Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks
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Coffill Park
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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.
Alpine Trailhead Parking & ADA Access
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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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Table Mountain Trail
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Parrott's Ferry
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Mineshaft Trail/Parrots Ferry Downhill Trailhead
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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.
New Melones Lake Site
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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.
Coyote Creek Cave
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Heron Point - Day Use Area and Trail
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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.
West Side Trail
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Glory Hole Recreation Area
Lakeside park with campgrounds & more. Waterfront park with campgrounds, trails, visitor center & amphitheater, plus fishing & boating.
Eproson Park
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Sugar Pine RW TRAIL
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Sugar Pine Railroad Grade
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Interpretive Nature Trail Parking
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Riverside Day Use Area, Stanislaus National Forest
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The Ditch & Flumes
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Buck Brush Trailhead
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Feeney Park
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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.
Murphys Community 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.
San Antonio Creek Falls
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Knights Ferry Recreation Area
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STANISLAUS RIVER PARKS
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Horseshoe Road Recreation Area
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River Of Skulls Trail
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Valley Oak Recreation Area Main Entrance
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Valley View Park & Trail
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Lake Tabeaud
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Oakdale Recreation Area
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Mount Zion Demonstration State Forest
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River Park
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Roaring Camp Mining Company
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Gold Country Campground Resort
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EBMUD Watershed
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Henderson Park
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S. Reinway Park & Trailhead
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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.
Miners Trail Trailhead
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Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park
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Kennedy Gold Mine Tours
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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.
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.
River Road Access Stanislaus River Parks
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Hughson Arboretum and Gardens
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Orchard Park
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Charles Howard Park
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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.
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.
Wesson Ranch Park
Retreat with sports courts & play areas. Recreational green space featuring a children's playground, sports facilities & picnic sites.
North Basin Park
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Preston Castle Foundation
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Scenic Trails
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Thousand Oaks 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.
Markley Park
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Virginia Trail
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Prescott and Hetch-hetchy Trail
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Tuolumne Riverside Trail
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Four Seasons Park
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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.
McConnell State Recreation Area
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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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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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Lower Stanislaus River Multi-Use Trail
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Joan Faul Park
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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.
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.
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.
Ernie Shropshire Park
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Laura's Fountain
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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.
Stockbridge Park
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Mattie Harrell Park
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Bella Vista Park
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