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McHenry Recreation Area

5.0 (2 reviews)
Open • 6:00 am - 6:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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I had a lot of parking. It was very nice and the staff was even nicer. I will definitely recommend it for anyone.

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Woodward Reservoir

Woodward Reservoir

2.7
(188 reviews)
9.8 mi

It had been years since I have been here. People still party hard till late at night. They have…read moreadded many tables in the undeveloped areas and try as they might people are just gross going to the bathrooms. Without any boats there are so many birds that is quite nice, we saw a huge pelican catching the fish we could not. Camped for one both with son in law and grand dog and had a nice time.

Came here on Father's Day weekend and it was super packed. We stayed at campsite 84. Majority of…read morethe sites are RV's but they allow tents as well. The campsites are very close together and not really a relaxing camping experience. People are blasting music all day until 10pm due to the noise restriction. I could still hear music from other campsites and people talking and drinking until 1am. If you're looking for a more lively campsite with a lot of people and kids, this may be for you. There's a lot of trash everywhere including around the lake. The lake is pretty dirty, i recommend bringing water shoes. Oh my the bathrooms..... they get hosed down every morning but throughout the day it gets pretty bad. It runs out of toilet paper and there's trash everywhere because there are not trash cans in the stalls, only one big one right outside the bathroom. Both nights we were there, there was human feces in the shower stall. The showers have lukewarm water and the women's side has 3 shower stalls while the men's have 1. My boyfriend said the men's bathroom was horrendously dirty (pee on and around the toilet, feces on the ground, etc). The day use area is next to the campground so sometimes theres a wait for the bathroom. The campground is dog friendly but occasionally there were loose dogs running around with no owners in sight. There was occasionally a ranger or workers that drove thru the campsite but I don't think they enforce much. Also they do allow a 3rd car but they are subject to pay the price of a full campsite.

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Woodward Reservoir
Woodward Reservoir
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Caswell Memorial State Park

Caswell Memorial State Park

3.3
(124 reviews)
10.2 mi

It's a beautiful park with great tubing. Just beware the mosquitos. Not even bug spray can repel…read morethem... bring the strongest spray you can find, zapper lamps, etc

Was surprised to show up for our weekend camping trip to see no camp host again. It was self check…read morein at the gate and we drove through as we had reserved online. Thankfully nobody was in our camp site as there wasn't a board or anything indicating what camp sites were not previously reserved. Got lucky as the spot we love, #49 was empty. Was impressed the grounds seemed to be mowed down and not too overgrown. The wind drops lots of leaves through the day but the open loop seems well maintained. They still have the feral cat issue, that been years in the making sadly. I will say there were less cats then the past few years, at least that showed themselves during our weekend. Bathrooms were very clean, even with many familes/groups tent camping throughout the grounds. We never had to wait to use them. Well stocked with soap and tp. With no camp host, there was nobody there to keep the noise to a minimum when it got late. It wasn't too bad but I did hear laughing and talking well past midnight. didn't bother us as we were in a RV, but maybe an issue for any families with small kids. There were a few other dogs on site, all dog owners kept their pups on a leash and I only heard one bark. Well done my fellow dog people. Can't blame the camp grounds, but the mosquitos here are AWFUL! We had the wrist bands, candles, bug spray with 45% deet. We went overboard with protection and ended up coming home with 4 bites. Them skeeters were humming early in the morning through the night. Overall we had a great weekend and will continue to come back to Caswell.

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Campsite 35
Campsite 35
Greenery could use a trimming...
Greenery could use a trimming...
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Mavis Stouffer Park

Mavis Stouffer Park

4.3
(24 reviews)
5.6 mi

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.

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