Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
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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.
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.
George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area
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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.
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.
Modesto Reservoir Regional 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.
Silva Park
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Laird Regional Park
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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.
Boomers Modesto
Family fun center with mini-golf & more. National amusement center chain featuring mini-golf, go-karts, bumper boats & arcade games.
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge - Main Unit
Spacious protected wildlife habitat. Extensive protected wetlands & grasslands with a wealth of native plant and animal species.
Mavis Stouffer Park
Riverside spot for hiking & picnics. Scenic nature spot on the river with a picnic pavilion, walking trails, sports fields & a stadium.
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.
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.
Henderson 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.
Knights Ferry Recreation Area
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STANISLAUS RIVER PARKS
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Lake Don Pedro - Fleming Meadows Entrance
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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.
Medeiros Campground - Primitive
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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.
Red Hills Recreational Management Area
Interpretive nature trails & bald eagles. Sparse landscape features an interpretive nature trail system & bald eagle sightings in the winter.
Manuel Valverde Park
Park with sports, play areas & more. Park featuring sports facilities, a rose garden, play areas, a veterans' memorial & concessions.
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.
Rocksteady Adventures
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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.
Glory Hole Recreation Area
Lakeside park with campgrounds & more. Waterfront park with campgrounds, trails, visitor center & amphitheater, plus fishing & boating.
Echo Adventure Cooperative
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Mother Lode Fairgrounds
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YExplore Yosemite Adventures
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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.
OARS California Rafting
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Sierra Nevada Adventure Co.
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Wild Yosemite
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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.
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.
Natural Bridges Trailhead
Hiking area with swimming caves. Scenic, riverside hiking area featuring a trail leading to natural pools & swimming caverns.
Coyote Creek Cave
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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.
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.
Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area
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Acorn Campground
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Ironstone Vineyards
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Wildhaven Yosemite Glamping
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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.
Murphys Community Park
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Stanislaus National Forest Vista: Rim of the World
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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.
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