Caswell Memorial State Park is a
state park of
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, United States, preserving a
riparian forest
A riparian forest or riparian woodland is a forested or wooded area of land adjacent to a body of water such as a river, stream, pond, lake, marshland, estuary, canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered chann ...
along the
Stanislaus River. It is located in southern
San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County (; Spanish: ''San Joaquín'', meaning " St. Joachim"), officially the County of San Joaquin, is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 779,233. The county seat is Stockton.
San ...
southwest of the town of
Ripon
Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ...
. Riparian Oak Woodland, located in this park, is threatened and the park is trying to protect it. It once flourished through California's
Central Valley. Caswell is also the home to several endangered species. The park was established in 1952.
The average temperature is in the winter and in the summer. It is common to exceed for several consecutive days in the summer. Caswell is home to many mosquitoes.
This park has been named after the landowner, Thomas Caswell. He enjoyed this beautiful forest and wanted to preserve it. In the 1950s, of this forest were donated by his children and grandchildren to California before it was opened to the public as a state park in 1958.
See also
*
List of California state parks
This is a list of parks, historic resources, reserves and recreation areas in the California State Parks system.
List of parks
See also
* California State Beaches
*List of California State Historic Parks
* Parks in California
* California Dep ...
References
External links
Caswell Memorial State Park
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State parks of California
Parks in San Joaquin County, California
Stanislaus River
Campgrounds in California
1952 establishments in California
Protected areas established in 1952
Parks in the San Joaquin Valley