Central Valley (between Stockton and Fresno)

State parks, state recreation areas, and national wildlife refuges in the great Central Valley cluster around bodies of water: rivers, reservoirs, and seasonal marshes.

Parks Visited (Click Photos) :

• Caswell Memorial State Park
• Pacheco State Park
• San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge
  
• San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
  
• San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex (info)
  

Parks to Visit:

• George J. Hatfield SRA (info)
• Great Valley Grasslands State Park (info)
• McConnell SRA (info)
• Merced NWR (info)
• Millerton Lake SRA (info)
  
• San Luis Reservoir SRA (info)
• Turlock Lake SRA (info here and here)

Caswell Memorial State Park

Pacheco State Park

San Joaquin River NWR

San Luis NWR