Caswell Memorial State Park

Caswell Memorial State Park
28000 South Austin Road Ripon, CA 95366
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N June
Oct 10, 2024

My family did a day visit. We found a great spot with trees 🌳 for shade and picnic tables and close to the bathrooms. We bbq and played football and board games. We did not bring our dog there due to a lot of cats that run free. We had 5 that just waited on the side for scraps, but we didn't feed them. One thing I would recommend is taking a mosquito repellent. There are a lot of mosquitoes there🦟. The restrooms are clean. Parking was no problem. Just get their early. And all day pass $10 a car, but Seniors $9 and military I believe are free.

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Talia Karasinski
Aug 30, 2024

Great spot for camping and floating on the river! Bathrooms and campsites were well maintained for the most part. I don’t think they sell firewood here but fires were allowed in the pit at the site. We were there on a weekend and it’s a party spot for sure - expect music and noise well into the night. And if not that, it’s the sounds coyotes and feral cats all night.

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Jennifer Sullivan
Jul 31, 2024

Beautiful and serene river to visit and relax. Considering the summers here can reach well over 100° F the cool, clear water is a welcome relief. Caswell is a gorgeous hidden gem. I can't give any insight to the walking trails, but if they're anything like the rest of the area, you won't be disappointed. The major drawback is the mosquitoes. They are plentiful, hungry and large. They also seem to not be deterred by mosquito repellent. Luckily they are not at the little beach area or river. You just have to make it from the parking lot, down the trail to the beach. The beach area has no shade, so you need to bring your own and is a really steep slant. There are plenty of picnic areas available throughout the park and a few restrooms as well. Keep in mind these are outdoor restrooms in a forest, so they have bugs and things. You can camp here too but I have never done that. For the price it's worth a visit.

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ruthy
Jul 18, 2024

Water is fresh bring a life jacket because the current is fast . Little kids need an extra eye because of the current. The water was not deep and by the sand area gets really crowded and no shade if you want to be by the water. There is picnic tables and a lot of mosquitos

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Jacqueline Jackson
Jun 12, 2024

Nice clean and quiet place for camping sites are space out very well. And plenty of 😎 shade nice small beach and a clean day camp as well.