Great place to take a walk and enjoy the peace and quiet of Mother nature. Plenty of marked trails…read moreand great for walking your dogs. The ticks are currently off the charts active right now though. So if you do go, be sure to check yourself and your pets for ticks! Took my dogs and had 9 ticks decided to hitch hike home with us. So be aware the tick population is crazy high this year. The paths are pretty well marked and are easily walked with areas of high sun exposure and areas that are well shaded.

A beautiful hidden gem!…read more This is a peaceful park to take a stroll and look at our local wildlife. When you arrive, turn right down the gravel road into the parking lot. There is ample parking with a bathroom directly next to the lot. Walk just past the bathroom, and you will be greeted by the start of the nature trail. There are some informational bulletin boards there about the native plants and animals which makes for an interesting read! The main trail takes you under a beautiful tree cover to a fork that diverges into two other trails. The trail is completely flat until this point where there is a very slight incline. Both trails after this are flat and have beautiful views. One trail is longer and loops around 3 miles. The other, the Brush Rabbit Straight, is a little over 1 mile. The longer loop leads to a little lake and the other follows the creek. Along both trails you can find tons of wildlife. This place is huge for professional bird watching, and trust me, you will see a ton! There are rabbits and coyotes even if you don't see them, so be sure to tread lightly! If you come to visit, make sure to keep your voice down and watch out for animal scat all over the trail and enjoy your time!

Had an awesome time I got to catch three baby strippers…read more There's enough space for a whole family And it's good running water

My family and I always have a fun time here, it's a great place for our gatherings. The dogs even…read morelove it..however the bathrooms are disgusting. I wish I could give 5 stars, but the bathrooms genuinely look like they come from a horror movie. Dirty old toilets and webs with gnats! I dread it whenever I'm here and feel the urge to pee so I just hold it (which is no good and I refuse to be ~that person~ who pees in the river) so please just install new toilets and hire someone to regularly clean. Also a bit of a mosquito problem, but that's not necessarily their fault..Just bring spray! And life vests for the kiddos!

We came with a group to check out the Hughson Arboretum & Gardens. Our personal assignment for…read moreourselves was to take photos of every color in the rainbow. I tried my best to capture every color in nature. However there were only a few blooming trees when we went. I thought maybe if we came at a different time of the year, we might see more blooms. I'm not sure. To be honest, it was a little underwhelming, and one of my friends expressed their disappointment. It looks larger online, and we were restricted from seeing all of the plants and trees, due to the fenced-in area. However, I enjoyed the short walk in nature, and tried to capture as many beautiful photos as I could.

Highly recommend, what a surprise. Small but well kept and looking forward to returning again.read more

Hidden Lake is a great serene park for having lunch, watching ducks, and a great place to exercise…read more Get your steps in at this park by walking around the lake or if you go up the steps there is a pathway that is nicely paved. Ride your bike around the lake or if you have a little one have them burn their energy riding a bike, scooter, or roller skate. Plenty of people are there especially in the morning so I have always felt safe. I have seen some people fish here at different times of the day. It has a small parking lot located in a safe neighborhood. There are no bathrooms at this park.

***the lake itself is part of a community called HIDDEN LAKE as well***…read more OVERALL: Meh. Wouldn't go out of my way to drive here to walk; therefore the 4 stars rating. Due to being part of a community, there are a ton of guest parking (especially near the gates to this park) BUT if you keep driving, the parking lot for this "park" is on the outside (you turn in with the sign "HIDDEN PARK LAKE" in green lettering/tanish brown background and there are a few spots for you to pick from). Two stairways up to other flat cement ground trails. Very quarry lake vibes but not much water. Lake itself is a smaller circular flat cement ground leveled trail. Regarding up the stairs: One way does end up at another park whereas the other way just ends up in another neighborhood/main road. Lack of shade. Lots of ducks. There's few places to sit. Few trash bins. No visible toilets.

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

Knights Ferry…read more Here's our Story: I was staying in Oakdale, CA a few times a week back in 2018. At the time we ( My siblings) were taking care of my late Father. I didn't venture out anywhere, just looked around the area via Instagram & Yelp. I wanted to take my Pops somewhere but he was too weak to go anywhere. We talked about Knights Ferry and my Dad totally knew about this place. I was never was the outdoors type of person. But this place intrigued me so much. I wanted to do something nice for my dad, but unfortunately we didn't get the chance. 2020 Knights Ferry has been on my mind for the past two years. So I decided to take my children with me for Father's day 2020. I also brought my late Father with me. It was hella (In Nor CaL we say Hella a lot) packed. It was hella hard to find parking. But we got blessed to find parking close to the area. It's funny and we can laugh about it now. But the kids and I, saw pictures on instagram (Someone posted pictures of waterfalls that weren't there) and got pumped to see this waterfall. So we're walking around looking like stupid fools asking people where's this waterfall. Seriously we were on a mission, lol. So the locals didn't know of this said Waterfall, lol. Anywho, we had a blast searching for something that was there. Knights Ferry is pretty dope there's this covered bridge. There's history behind it, but I'm the wrong foo to give you the get down of the get down. When I was talking to "Forgetful Lettuce" her nickname I gave her (Bae) she told me she had carved her name in the bridge. I'll go look for it next time, we go. The kids and yours truly (VD) went to see what's up with these trails up in here. FrFr (For Reals) I'm super out of shape, so I couldn't hang. It was hella hot . None of us had a hat or I didn't think to bring sun screen lotion. We're a light skinned Latino Family, so we get hella burnt. It's all Gucci (Gucci means Good) we found a spot that was hella chill. The kids climbing rocks and getting in the water. It was our slice of heaven. We were taking pictures and enjoying the moment. I stepped back for a moment and just watched my children have fun. If you've been following me on YELP, then you know. My children are my everything. I'm a Father that does and not a Father that doesn't. We had a cool picnic, everything was occupied. So we just pulled out the ice chest. We ate right in front of our car. We sat on the ground, but that was all good. I was super happy because I was with my children. I had the best Father's day in my life that day. I had my beautiful family with me on that day. Also I had with my Dad with me. So it was like a double Father's day for me. Love you Dad and know your baby Boy. Missing you darn much. Everything I write is from my heart. "My children are my world and everything else in life is a bonus" "It only takes a moment to make a moment" "life is beautiful" "Enjoying the simple things in life" Sincerely VD

Great place to inner tube down the river. Why do reviews have to be 85 words... who put the English…read moreteacher in charge... what am I writing an essay?

Really nice park! Quiet, clean and safe! Definitely a nice place to enjoy lunch in the car! Lots of…read moregreenery! Highly recommended!

This is a medium sized park in the area, and the space can be used for many different thing. First,…read moreif you are driving or walking by, you'll notice that trees ring the park. This is really nice because it provides shaded areas to hangout in without obstructing the open are. In this tree lined area there is a pick nick table area that is easily accessible from the street, and there has to be almost 10 tables. So, plenty to go around. There are also 2 BBQ pits on opposite sides of the table area. The playground is also within or by the shaded ring area. So, parents bring your kids and let them play while you chill in the shade. There is also a basketball court, and a beach volleyball court. I think you have to get a hold of the Parks and Recreation division of the City of Modesto because there is a lock on the gate for the volleyball court. One of the best parts of this park is the very large open space that they have. I have driven by this park on the weekend and have seen multiple kids soccer games going on at the same time. Also, ultimate frizz bee and football are excellent uses of this open space. I was there this morning and a guy was chucking a ball for his dog. This space is large enough for a multitude of different activities to go on at the same time. There are also bus stops that run along this park, so if you want to use public transport to get here, that is an option. I give this park 5 stars because a park is what you make of it, and there is a lot of potential here. So, come here and have a good time and make use of this park.

We had a privilege of going on a " Path of the Padres" guided tour here at Los Banos Creek…read moreReservoir on 2/25/2018 Sunday. There's no exit from 152 or I-5 to get to the reservoir , you'd have to drive to Volta Rd , then on to Canyon Rd to get to the boat launching area. A little winding but not too bad. A beautiful lake full of wildlife , while we were riding on a tour boat we saw a couple of ospreys , deer, koots, herriers , red-tails ( hawks). While we hiked our 9 -mile trail , we saw tons of cows, footprints of raccoons and deer, coyote scats . Bobcats and mountain lions been spotted here also. We learned history of Yokuts Indians , saw a could of acorn grinding holes on a rock, learned about the native plants such as wild cucumbers, Willow , dark blue elderberry trees and how the Yokuts Indians used to use them for medicinal purposes. We were welcomed by the nice cool breeze and the warm sun while we hiked but it was freezing cold while sitting in a boat. Luckily , we were prepared and had our down jackets , scarves and gloves. The tour is guided by two extremely knowledgeable and friendly park rangers. Richard has 14 year of experience in this area and very knowledgeable about the Yokuts Indian and the history of California. Nathan is a very skilled boat operator and friendly, skilled outdoor ranger. They made this experience much more memorable and fun. We hike an extra mile and a half to see the abandoned barn and houses by Basque immigrants. Old abandoned barns were pictureristique . It was fun watching the cows grazing up close and walk away as we approached them. Two of the ospreys we saw were so beautiful and majestic. They were perched proudly on the tree branches. Some area of the trail are very steep , narrow and slippery. We had to do some creek and river crossings. I wouldn't recommend it for small children but they do offer school trips there. Overall, a great outdoor experience of hiking , learning and a boat riding. $20 per person for the tour and you have to register through California State Park website. Tours only offered on the weekends during end of February to April.

Oct 2021 I stopped by the reservoir to fly RC Gliders. Jorge the ranger was very helpful letting…read moreme know where to go, unlocking the gate and welcoming this first timer to the park. Had a great time flying my Pittbull fully ballasted the first day in 15 + mph winds till sunset. Next day the lift wasn't so good, but I had a great time flying other planes. I told my other RC Glider buddies and they are stoked to make a trip up. Talking with Jorge and knowing this great park is so welcoming to RC Glider and RC planes, I will sure plan another trip out here in 2022.

WORSE CITY HALL EVER!! This place should be wiped clean and new staff put in place every single…read moreemployee except one is completely unprofessional and rude. They act as if they come to work to get attitudes and give the customers a hard time. I'm ready to call the utilities commission on this business thats how bad it is!!

I agree to all of the comments for this city. People who works for the city of Patterson are not…read morevery helpful. They don't do good service to the city of Patterson. Their process is very inefficient. The policemen in this city is useless very much. They are victim blamers due to the fact that they don't want to do anything they just want their stomach failed with food and parade as if they are doing something but they are actually not doing anything. It's a waste of money for the taxpayers to have these people in place. They need to be replaced with people who can really do a good service for the city. The city of Patterson when they disconnect services, they will send it through your mail instead of putting it into your door. If you are a person who is very busy traveling to San Francisco to work you don't necessarily go through your emails on a daily basis so having a warning on your mail is not a very efficient way of giving warning for your bills. They will hang a warning on your door only after they discontinue the service or water service. They need to do a better job in giving warnings to the bills that wasn't paid before disconnection. Instead of just disconnecting your water supply. The policemen need to do a better job in solving crimes in this city as well. When they are being called, it takes forever for them to respond. They should be in another job because they can't do a policeman job properly.

This part is pretty freaking cool. The splash pad area is smaller than the new park next to LPD,…read morebut imo it's way better. Here's why: The play structures, bathrooms, water play area, picnics and shade are all right next to eachother. As a mom with young kids, I felt comfortable sitting down and watching them run back and forth from water play to the pirate ship, back to the picnic table to grab a snack, ect. The other park in town with a large splash pad area is large enough that I felt the need to follow my kiddos around. The picnic areas here are way nicer because they have good established shade. And, for potty training parents - the bathrooms are literally right there. Across the large flat field (perfect if you want to play soccer) there was adult exercise equipment, basketball courts, and tennis courts. They even had a handicap swing and one of those cool ones for both baby and an older rider, that face eachother. 10/10 reccomend this park! As we got into early afternoon, the park got super busy and there were lots of rough older kids. We decided that the crowd was getting a little too rough for our littles so we decided it was time to go. I would say that if you have toddlers, morning hours are best before it gets super crowded.

This is a pretty new park even though it's been open a few years but I would say it's a better park…read morethan any other Lathrop park. It's near an elementary school but not as close with a whole grass field between. The pathway that's between the school and park is wide and shady, filled with places to sit, workout and eat. There is a restroom at the park and on the Slate Street side closer to the school. The water splash pads runs continuously during the day in the summer because the water is recycled and filtered. They have city workers that check up the area regularly. I see them in the mornings when I go for a walk sometimes. They added a new pergola type area next to the tennis courts. More tables to enjoy and a bbq pit I believe The parking is pretty much street parking but it seems that a lot of the visitors are from the area so they most likely walk to it. Ice cream trucks, well vans come by and sometimes the school would invite Kona Ice usually on Wednesdays sometimes. Kona would usually be on the Slate Street side FYI