A great park to lounge and enjoy a picnic before or after embarking on the Dragoon Gulch trail…read more Woods Creek Rotary Park is a fantastic park for all ages. It has a playground, BBQ pits, picnic tables, and a baseball field. It's lined by elms - as well as a year-round creek. I came here a couple of weeks back to meet up with some friends and I was thoroughly impressed with it's accessibility. I was particularly appreciative of their public bathrooms. The grounds are well maintained, it's fairly easy to park nearby, and there's a nice combination of shady and sunny areas. I look forward to manifesting more adventures here. Trust.

Railtown State Historic Park is extremely cool and fun for all ages! We got to stand on the caboose…read morebuilt for Back To The Future III, viewed the train smoke stack from Little House on the Prairie train, coal powered steam engines, and we saw the Well from the olddddddd show Peticoat Junction: We also were able to see some old trains including ones with wooden grates in the front, and lots of train parts!! He enjoyed explaining things to me.. For a very small fee you can take a ride on a train. Walk around the grounds and see old engines, workshops with all sorts of parts, machines of all sorts. A map is providing for easy understanding of the grounds. It is a trek to get across the grounds and would be difficult for someone with mobility issues. Both of my children grew up coming to not only this park, but to Columbia also. Our family has made many trips here over the years. We love combining, education, history and adventure. They host Christmas events here like the Polar Express train ride to North Pole. This was such a spectacular event I brought my daughter to when she was little. We watched the movie the night before. When we arrived in our pajamas for our VIP seat, we stood in line where we were lovingly harassed by actors. We boarding the train after getting a golden ticket! We sat in the back car. Actors were dancing and singing and chasing hobos off the train while we enjoyed a ride and spilled hot cocoa out of polar express keepsake mugs. Arriving at North Pile and seeing the elves and Santa pushed it over the edge for my young daughter. She was beyonnnnnd excited!! Will I return: We always do. There's something incredibly nostalgic about this place!

This review is for the polar express train ride. Let's cut right to the sleigh bells: At a cool $85…read morea pop, this ride definitely costs more than a lump of coal. For my family of three, we signed up for the holiday hype, and while it wasn't exactly perfect, it was certainly an event to remember! Singing Christmas carols was an absolute delight! My personal highlight? The hot chocolate scene. The performers were fantastic, and the cocoa itself was surprisingly delicious & paired with a yummy snickerdoodle cookie. The trip to the North Pole, while blessedly short, felt truly magical. Watching all the kids scramble to one side of the train to catch a glimpse of Santa's HQ was a sight. Now, for the "improvements" section. The train apparently needs a gallon of WD-40. Parts of the ride were punctuated by a noise I can only describe as "ears-piercing squeaky"--a sound that could shatter a candy cane. Also, when the classic Polar Express story was being read, those of us in the back were left playing a fun game called "Can You Hear Me Now?" (Spoiler: We could not). Finally, the outside scenery was less "winter wonderland" and more "passing landscape." It would have been brilliant if they had just added a few festive Christmas decorations along the route. Just a few! We aren't asking for a full-scale holiday village, just something besides barren trees. While our ride came with a few minor mechanical and auditory "features," we still had a magical time. It wasn't perfect, but what ever is?

By Twain Harte standards, this is a great park! The play structure/tot lot is decent sized, and…read morenever overly crowded. There's a skate park across the parking lot. The brick & mortar bathrooms are usually clean-ish. There's always space in the parking lot. They have a concrete ping-pong table, and sometimes people leave paddles and balls to use. I've never seen it patrolled by police, but it feels family friendly without a lot of riffraff hanging about. We enjoy coming here. :)

Love our Park, clean nice equipment. Great place to spend the day with your kids. Love all the…read moreevents they have all summer long. Nice bathrooms. Beautiful location.

White Pines exploring this weekend was insane. My daughter and I had a blast riding some of the…read morefire roads with unreal views. There's miles of roads and trails everywhere that lead down to the river. Super chill people out and about enjoying the weather. Will definitely be back next time in Arnold.

Came up here for 4th of July weekend, and what a cool little gem it is! Lots of nice beach area,…read morehiking, frisbee golf, fishing, and just general fun on the lake with swimming, inflatables, etc. I totally recommend! :)

Very nice, clean. You can tell it is a nice place... surrounded by solid. single family well-kept…read morehomes. Restrooms are better than at an average park.

This park is okay. My daughter broke her arm at this park and no one cared! They took down the…read moreswings after we complained! It's not very clean and they don't update stuff. There used to be two slides next to the monkey bars and now it's just wood and a kid could break that wood at any time and fall down! The water is gross and so are the bathrooms. Please update, clean, and make it more accessible for children! And please don't let bikes be here. My bike got stolen. And please get rid of the rocks! My son fell down into the rocks and broke his leg and dislocated his elbow and fractured his wrist! He also got a concussion and had to go to the ER! Get rid of the rocks!

Great park, next to the library, go see the frog statue!!…read more Many picnic benches, trees for shade - really nice here! Climbing structures, story book lane.

Great place to sit back have a picnic lunch or beverages and watch the creek pass by. Relax your…read moretired feet in the creek feels great after walking the town of Murphy's shops.

Really pleasant, recently renovated neighborhood park! We walked here but there seems to be plenty…read moreof parking, updated restroom facilities, picnic tables, play structures, as well as grassy fields for sitting or playing. Loved the variety of play structures for kids (and adults) of all ages, including chime-based structures to hit with a mallet, a carousel, swings, slides and exercise activities for adults too. Everything seemed in good condition, clean, and safe.

Great shady area for a picnic or to let your dog run around. Tall Redwood and Sycamore trees, grass…read moreall around, large covered picnic area, BBQ and good size playground.

Perfect pit stop on the way to Yosemite! One adult went to Mar-Val across the street for groceries,…read morethe other took the kids to the playground here to burn off some of that pent up car ride energy. Playground equipment is in good condition and there are picnic tables around it as well as lots of grass. Plenty of parking, a youth center, and a little museum, with old/replica mining equipment for some little educational moments for those inclined.

Just a small park but very nice and clean. Especially They have a lot of car charging station for…read moreall type of ev around the park area! I think they just build their new toilets room. It's all new clean and modernized. Gas station and supermarket near by with some small restaurants. This place is perfect if you are around Yosemite and look for rest stop for yrself and car fuel .

Best homestyle cooking around. Great daily specials and…read moreextremely friendly staff. Logan is the best server, ever! Prices are in line with all the other restaurants but quality is superb. Im diabetic so i cant rate desserts. Ambiance is good but not great.

Our visit to Cover's Apple Ranch started as a "quick breakfast stop" and somehow turned into a…read morefull-blown farm hangout like we'd been adopted by the property. Breakfast came first. Simple, hearty, and exactly what you want before pretending you're outdoorsy. The baked goods? Dangerous. I'm pretty sure the apple pastries are laced with something addictive because suddenly I was considering buying six pies "for later" like I live in a cabin and churn butter. But the real plot twist? The animals. We came for eggs and toast, and stayed because a goat made prolonged eye contact with me like it knew my secrets. There were chickens strutting around like they run the place (honestly, they probably do), and every animal had that "you're in our house now" energy. At one point, I realized we'd been there way longer than planned, just casually hanging out with farm animals like this was part of our daily routine. City life who? Come for the breakfast, stay because a goat emotionally manipulates you into never leaving.

Update: Wow! Amazing. After all of the frustration dealing with the court office they still sent…read morethe wrong paperwork to the state!!!! The county administrator finally called me back and rather than taking care of anything himself directly, he gave me three new names and numbers of people to call! He did say the court is not part of the county any longer, and of course, had to make a crack about how years ago the courts became no longer part of the county "due to legislative wisdom". Part of me does want to spend my time contacting the three other people to voice my concerns, but it just feels like the end of the road is not that any of these incompetent, rude people are going to be terminated, schooled or even otherwise educated on dealing with other humans....so screw it....and them. I hope I never have to call them again while I reside in this county.