The Great Outdoors

If you love the great outdoors, then you’re going to love Manteca.

It’s got everything you need within minutes — 1,000 miles of meandering Delta waterways for boating, waterskiing & fishing; rafting on the Stanislaus River, wind surfing at Woodward Reservoir, the last big stand riparian woodlands at Caswell State Park; idyllic river access, and Bass Pro Shops.

▶BASS PRO SHOPS is America’s most unique outdoors sporting goods store. Where else do you enter a store by passing through a 56-foot replica of the General Sherman — the world’s largest tree by volume — that’s in Sequoia National Park? You can spend hours just meandering through the 120,000-squarefoot store marveling at 125 native fish species in a 24,000-gallon freshwater aquarium bellow a 30-foot soaring replica of Yosemite’s El Capitan as well as trout swimming in a pond, checking out the replica, view numerous murals depicting the great Northern California outdoors and enjoy more than 3,500 area artifacts, antiques, pictures, mounts and memorabilia plus pictorial and tributes to John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt. Bass Pro Shops is in the Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley lifestyle center at the Highway 120 and Union Road interchange. For more information go to www.basspro.com or call (209) 825-8400.

▶THE CALIFORNIA DELTA is unparalleled for water activities with 1,000 miles of meandering waterways. The Delta with its nooks and crannies hiding water fowl and secret fishing places alike to its 19th century Delta towns and unique touches such as Sunday brunch at the Grand Mansion that was once the largest mansion in all of California makes it suitable for the fisherman, the explorer and the sightseer. The best source to enjoy all the eastern side of the Delta has to offer is to contact the California Delta Chambers & Visitors Bureau online at www.californiadelta.org or call (916) 777-4041.

▶STANISLAUS RIVER PARKS stretch for some 20 miles from historic Knights Ferry with the longest covered wooden bridge to Manteca’s back yard. There is hiking, picnicking, camping, fishing, rafting, and more along the lazy river with its canopy of shade blocking out the hustle and bustle of everyday life. For information on the park system, go to www.spk.usace.army.mil/organizations.cespkco/lakes/stansilaus or call (209) 881-3517, for information on rafting go ion line to Sunshine Rafting Adventures at www.raftadventure.com or call 1-800-829-7238 or contact River Journey by going on line to www.riverjourney.com or calling 1-800-292-2938.

The Stanislaus River south of Manteca has numerous access points. Caswell State Park is popular with rafters, swimmers, and those wishing to play on a beach along a river.

of the biggest remaining riparian woodlands that once dominated the Central Valley landscape. The park is six miles south of Manteca via Austin Road off the Highway 99 interchange. There is swimming, hiking, trails and camping. For more information go to www. parks.ca.gov and click on Caswell under Visit a Park or call (209) 599-3810.

▶WOODWARD RESERVOIR is located 16 miles northeast of Manteca. It is popular with campers, swimmers and fishermen but it really catches a lot of attention for wind surfers. For information call (209) 847-3304.

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