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Caswell Memorial State Park
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State Park Overview
The park is located along the Stanislaus River - the town of Ripon, California. The parks 258 acres protect a fine example of the threatened and still declining riparian oak woodland, which once flourished throughout Californias Central Valley. Caswell is home to several endangered animal species, including the riparian brush rabbit which is not known to occur anywhere else.
The Native Americans who lived along this river and collected acorns among these ancient groves were Yokuts. In the early 1800s, Spanish explorers traversed this area and
fur trappers found the river bountiful.
Thomas Caswell, landowner, enjoyed this wonderful forest and felt it should be preserved. In 1950 the children and grand children donated 134 acres to the people of California. Additional donations and state purchases brought Caswell to its current size of 258 acres. Caswell Memorial State Park was open to the public in 1958.
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donations and state purchases brought Caswell to its current size of 258 acres. Caswell Memorial State Park was open to the public in 1958. LocationDirections From 99, take the Austin Rd. exit
Area Effie Yeaw Nature Center/American River Parkway Folsom Lake State Recreation Area Caswell Memorial State Park Los Banos Wildlife Area/Valley Grasslands Joseph Grant County Park Lake San
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...tinations | Country city.modesto elevation 87 population 178,559 Country terrain Farmlands west Sierra Nevada Mtn. location Stanislaus County California Central Valley on Hwy.99 @ jct. Hwy.132
...arian Forest and River Meanders Aerial Caswell Memorial State Park, - Manteca California. March 1989 Caswell Memorial State Park along the Stanislaus River preserves a small remnant of the
Caswell Memorial State Park