Great place to unwind and enjoy the cool shade and breeze. It was too chilly when I went to try…read moregetting in the water for me, but many people were in the river, floating by on inner tubes and having a blast. Definitely will go back with my kids.

Amazing place very nice of you. You can sit there for a long hours. It's just a crowded because…read morepeople like that means a lot.

Can be a busy park- lots of families in the area bring their kids here to play. Two separate…read moreplaygrounds- but only 2 swings that aren't for babies. Trails around the park for walking, basketball courts. Overallna nice park, just gets very busy at certain hours- such as summer evenings.

Beautiful large park with bike trails, separate play area for toddlers and kids, swings, picnic…read moreareas, full court basketball, running area, and a water area to cool off during the summer. It's a newer park in the area so come check it out!

Great park to come visit. The ducks were the highlight for me but they have restrooms not the most…read morecomfortable but if you need to use the restroom there is one. Tables to bring a picnic which is awesome and a park for the kids to play at. All in all a great park

Sooo many ticks n spiders everywhere. It definitely needs a huge clean up. And a like shave down bc…read moreof all the wood

It's a new park to me as I've been told there are hidden paths that take you to every where along…read moreModesto scenic Route. I live watching the squirrels, during the day look for for food or dig holes all around. There's a stream of water that go's threw when water is released or gets full on a raining day. It's got some parts that are clean, but for some that neat repairs, and cleaning. On one part of the park it's open grass area to relax on a summers night. On the other part is got a some kinds sitting area that has rotted and turned into a trash area for who knows what? I live this place as it's close to home, and there's a bridge that cars go over as well theres as pedestrian bridge you can cross that leads through the park. You would think that the city over sees this, as I'm sure it gets some attention. For me that lived near by, it would be nice to upgrade it clean up better.

Unfortunately the city of Modesto decided to stop doing maintenance of the city parks.read more

Beautiful will kept park. There is nice gated playground. Bathrooms simple but clean. Great area…read moreto walk dogs....please clean up your and it will continue to be clean

This is the biggest general park in Ripon. It is a pretty large scale park with an upper and a…read morelower area. The upper area has 4 horseshoe pits and bocce ball courts. There is a small kids playground by these courts. Another part of the upper area consists of a large lawn area, which is plenty big for several different sports. There are two baseball diamonds and a medium size playground. The bathrooms are located by the baseball diamonds. Near this area is also a butterfly garden. When you walk to the lower area, there is a large gazebo which is nice for parties. There are two volleyball courts that consist of sand. The remaining area is fairly large and consist of lawn. The park parallels the Stanislaus river and there are several access points to enjoy the water. This park can get fairly busy on the weekends.

We love this park, easy tree shrouded trails to the river where you can swim or just sit in the…read moreriver. When the water is low it only comes up to your knees in most places and deep areas up to your waist. This part of the river is mostly sandy instead of rocky. The city keeps the park well maintained and there appears to a community center along with public restrooms, a butterfly garden, a large gazebo area and a volleyball area. Went on Labor Day and was surprised there were no crowds, especially since there is no entrance fee. You can either park in the park and walk to the river or you can park in a city parking area with paved trails leading towards the river. No BBQ grills or tables near the river but they do have lots of garbage bins so bring your dog, camp chairs and a picnic basket and soak in the natural beauty.

Brought the kids today for a hike. Only a few cars there and trails open. Hiked down to the otters…read moreand enjoyed the sunset. Highly recommend!

Okay, so this place is cooler than I expected…read more The recommended trail is just under 4 miles, but you can avoid the loop if you aren't up for that or you can easily extend your distance. We kept walking what we THOUGHT was the main trail and walked along the river for awhile, until it started getting rougher and less maintained, and ended up veering off trail to get back to our truck. We did about 4.5 miles, and it was mostly flat. So what's so cool about the place? 1. It's quiet. We never seen any other vehicles or people while we were there. Great for social distancing, 2. Parking and entry is free (unlike the busy park we had visited earlier today which was $10/car) 3. The wildlife! We seen a handful of large jack rabbits, some smaller rabbits, 4 river otters, tons of quail, and some larger birds. We'll definitely be back here again. Especially once the air quality clears up. Glad we discovered this gem!

Quiet and peaceful definitely a short trail it was clean and lots of shade if you're looking for a…read moreshort getaway I would recommend!

If you like seclusion this is the trail for you also you could mountain bike here that's what I…read moreprefer but all in all it's a nice trail and that's all I got say about that LOL JTW