This is a pretty new park even though it's been open a few years but I would say it's a better park…read morethan any other Lathrop park. It's near an elementary school but not as close with a whole grass field between. The pathway that's between the school and park is wide and shady, filled with places to sit, workout and eat. There is a restroom at the park and on the Slate Street side closer to the school. The water splash pads runs continuously during the day in the summer because the water is recycled and filtered. They have city workers that check up the area regularly. I see them in the mornings when I go for a walk sometimes. They added a new pergola type area next to the tennis courts. More tables to enjoy and a bbq pit I believe The parking is pretty much street parking but it seems that a lot of the visitors are from the area so they most likely walk to it. Ice cream trucks, well vans come by and sometimes the school would invite Kona Ice usually on Wednesdays sometimes. Kona would usually be on the Slate Street side FYI

Moved here about 6 months ago from Stockton. This park is beautiful and huge. Lots of open space…read morefor field activities, tennis court, kids play area, baseball field, and they even have gym equipment. My house is just right around the corner so I will now do my daily cardio here since they have nice pathways. Great job Lathrop!

Great neighborhood park with a Splash Pad, playground, baseball fields, basketball court, exercise…read morearea, paved paths, gazebo picnic areas, couple of small BBQ's AND restrooms which is rare in most parks around here. There's plenty of handicap parking. Parking is also right next to the playground, splash pad, basketball courts and picnic area. It gets busy on the weekends; however, the weekends it's mostly the locals only. When it's crazy hot and you're tired of being inside and you want an alternative to the rivers, this is a great local option that's FREE as in paid for by our taxpayers $.

Free water park + park + gazebo Went here for a small…read moreMother's Day bbq with my family, so much fun and so relaxing! Definitely coming back for another family event.

There's so many good things happening here!…read more - toddler pirate ship - rope climbing - impressive larger play structure - grass fields - across from nice walking paths for mom - really nice covered picnic tables - clean and well maintained The only downfall to this park for me was that it didn't have a bathroom. It also didn't have swings but we didn't miss them. We loved playing and hanging out here, and between the park, and walking down the walking path to Central Park, we burned 4 hours of the day which was just what we needed.

This park is legit!! My kids could play here for hours. We were visiting the Great Wolf Lodge in…read morenearby Manteca and stumbled upon this park before check in. While there is no bathroom, it's an absolutely epic play structure with three stories flanked by another climbing structure and an awesome pirate ship. There is also a huge grassy area. Would return!

Cute park for kids. Has two structures - one for littles and the other for bigger kids. Regular…read moreand baby swings. 6 benches around the parks. Very large open grassy field next to the park. A little further down from the playgrounds is a covered picnic table shelter area and some bathrooms. Bathrooms are far enough away from the playgrounds to where the homeless aren't right next to where the kids are playing.

My little nephew plays baseball here, I always have a good time watching him play! The president…read morehere takes good care of the field!

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.

This is such a well kept and clean park. There are 2 separate play structures and an entire row of…read moreswings. Our daughter loves to visit different parks and she loves the swings here. I love the mature trees and the walking paths that go around and through the park. Plenty of open space and grassy areas to frolic in are always nice. This park is backed up against an elementary school. The sound of the birds and nature is broken by the sound of the school kids as they break from class, but it doesn't bother us.

Cute park next to a huge grassy field and sidewalk walking area. Large and small structure with…read moretons of swings. Right against a school fence. Other unique playground structures that I don't normally see. No bathrooms, but plenty of picnic tables.

Cool little park for my toddler ages 2 and 5. They have a splash pad and parking is generally open…read more They have basketball court and open field to run some routes on.

It was boring. It didn't have a whole lot of flavor. There wasn't really much to do besides play…read morebasketball but the courts nice

Cute park with nice structures. Large and small (separate) playground structures. Sidewalk goes…read moreall the way around the structures for those who like to walk while their kids play. 4 picnic tables. No swings. No bathrooms.

Something about this park is very relaxing to me. Very clean and plenty to keep the kids busy. Tgis…read morepark is equipped with a play grpund and tot lot, plenty of benches, and a cluster of picnic tables and BBQ pits to host a small event. No bathrooms at this park.