Truly a rare and beautiful place to fish or just relax. This is one nice place to go fishing as the…read moreStanislaus River runs along the south side of this park. With plenty of trees and water areas one could hike for hours. It is a good raft or canoe launch site as well. From what many of the locals tell me this place has a history of producing large strippers and black bass. When I went today many of the ponds were full of algae but fortunately the river ran clean. From what I gather if I had a canoe I probably would have landed some good size black bass. Unlike some of the other people fishing I did have a few bites on my line. Of course if I told you what lure I was using I would have to k.... you. Just kidding or am I?

This is a beautiful park just to sit and relax or go for a walk or hike if your so inclined, I love…read morethe Stanislaus River. Very peaceful here, I really enjoyed it although I didn't get to stay long.

It's a nice, clean park right on the Stanislaus River with multiple river access points and free…read moreloaner PFDs. There are two parking lots... one with about 10 parking spots and the other has about 25 spots... some spots are reserved for campers so campers always have a spot. We had a nearby early Saturday morning event and we wanted to avoid bay area traffic in the morning so we camped here Friday night. It's a small walk-in campground... you can't park next to your spot and the parking lot is about 1/4 mile way do we brought a wagon. Most camping spots are pretty close together and some dont have much room for a tent. They have modern bathrooms but no showers. Most people visit for day use to access the river and cookout facilities. The closest grocery stores are 10+ minutes away and once the gates are closed an hour before sunset you can only leave for emergencies because a spike strip prevents anyone from re-entering. So bring what you need because running to the store at 9pm is not an option. The river was slow moving during our mid-August visit & if we return we'll bring our fishing poles and canoe with us. If you don't have a kayak or canoe it's a perfect river to float on a big tractor tube or pool raft in August

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

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.

Worst place to camp!! Overnight was miserable SOOO much loud music going on. There was a lot of…read moredrunk people that were doing dumb stuff like one was doing donuts late at night in the parking lot nexts to the bathrooms and people literally could go in fear this person was gonna hit them. They have no rangers which you'd think they have more since the shooting that took place here not too long ago but no. They also don't really enforce the noise ordinance!! Which I can't stress enough after a long day of having fun in the sun as your trying to sleep all you hear is incredibly loud banda music for the whole lake to listen too until 3am.

Loved seeing all the salmon babies. Not a lot of fish on the ladder. Wasn't able to get in to see…read morethe actual process

The fish hatchery itself is a neat little informative spot where you can learn all about the fish…read moreand walk through the hatchery to see the fish at different stages. It's interesting to do and we have walked through many times. Just as enjoyable, though, are the nature areas just before the hatchery and the river access. We like to come here to enjoy the sounds of the water and take short walks with our dog. It's really a lovely place to stop for an hour or two and just enjoy the peace and quiet. The trails are very short but they do have picnic tables and we have enjoyed a nice lunch here by the lake as well. I think a more fitting name would be the Mokelumne Fish Hatchery and nature area because we happened upon this location by chance but I am so glad we did. We probably make the drive here 3-5 times a year and it is definitely worth checking out if you are in the area.

Great place for fishing and swimming. Plenty of spaces to explore and swim…read moreThere are several picnic tables and bbq pits around the lake

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.

Drove out here to get some lunch on River Road…read more I noticed a dock here. Walked down and found it. I was exploring the Delta and I tried to find this dock two years ago but gps was not being kind. This is a free dock. Boat House boat storage down the street charges to dock. No fishing allowed from dock. Great find.

Just a nice simple dock to go fishing off, or launch a kayak. Parking on the road is limited, and…read moreit's some serious stairs down to the dock, but it's never crowded when I've been there. Bring a chair, a rod and some food and enjoy the day.

Nice chill spot to picnic and fish and relax. Didn't get any keepers but I'll try back another day…read more That's why it's called fishing

We've been coming to this park since 2018. It's a lovely quick get away not far from home…read more Campground Hosts are ALWAYA, kind, welcoming, accommodating and helpful. Just really nice people. However, through the years, the neglect of this park is starting to show dramatically. Roads are torn up, overgrown trees oftentimes scratch RVs and way too many stray cats. Our last two visits with friends were ruined due to faulty electrical equipment but worst of all sewage backup into the camp site. This is unacceptable but more importantly, pretty sure the health department would find this to be in several violations. We would be so disappointed to have to stop coming here but these issues are happening at different sites, not sure we want to be part of a crap shoot. SJ Parks department, please do better for your customers. UPDATE: Someone came and sprayed the area. All he accomplished was to spread the sewage leak to a bigger area of the campsite. EWWWWW

Take a hike! Seriously... the trail is well marked and easy. Bring a picnic and enjoy a day at the…read morelake

Just a very nice 2 1/2 mile walk around this pretty lake. Nothing special necessarily, but very…read morepretty.

It will reopen in about 2 weeks from when I'm posting this review(05/23/2026). They let us in…read morebecause we traveled from San Francisco and didn't realize that they were remodeling. They still need to add tables, running water, set the restrooms up, open up the restaurant/store and set the boat rental. I expect great things when they open again. Great experience we had today; amazing view, weather and access to get into the lake.

The lake is closed down as of 2025...sadly. I think they…read morehave a buyer from out of state to upgrade all the things that the owners did not fix up to date with the county. Lets just hope this was our yearly family go to spot at the cabins...