Outdoor activities abound in Lodi

By News-Sentinel Staff

If the great outdoors is your cup of tea, then Lodi, the Delta and the Mother Lode offer as wide a variety of activities imaginable on a year-round basis.

Some of the activities available include:

Camping, fishing and hiking

Key: (B) Boating, (C) Camping, (F) Fishing, (H) Hiking, (JS) Jet Skiing, (S) Swimming, (W) Water-skiing, (WS) Windsurfing.

Those who want to learn or experience once again the thrill of skydiving can do so at the Lodi Parachute Center. (Jennifer M. Howell/News-Sentinel)

All phone numbers, unless otherwise noted, begin with the 209 area code.

Angels Camp RV & Camping Resort: C, F, H
3069 Highway 49, Angels Camp
736-0404

Camanche Recreation Area: B, C, F, H, JS, S, W, WS
200 Camanche Road, lone
763-5121, 763-5178

Cannery Landing RV Campground: B, C, F, JS, W
14450 State Highway 160, Walnut Grove
(916) 777-6653

Delta: B, C, F, H, JS, S, W, WS

French Camp RV Park: C
3919 French Camp Road, Manteca
234-3001

Gold Strike Village: C, F, H
1925 Golden Strike Road, San Andreas
754-3180

Island Park: B, C, F, JS, S, W, WS
3505 Gateway Road. Bethel Island
(925) 684-2144

Ko-Ket Resort: B, C, F, JS, S, W, WS
14174 Isleton Road, Isleton
(916) 776-1488

Lake Pardee: B, C, F, H, JS, S, W
Southwest of Jackson on Highway 88
772-1472

Lodi KOA: C
2851 E. Eight Mile Road
(800) 562-1229

Lunborg Landing: B, C, F, JS, S, W, WS
6777 Riverview Road, Bethel Island
(925) 684-9351

Mokelumne Beach Resort RV Park: B, C, F JS. S, W
18450 N. Highway 99, Lodi
333-0340

New Hogan Lake: B, C, F, H, JS, S, W
2713 Hogan Dam Road, Valley Springs
772-1343

New Hope Landing: B, C, F, JS, S, W
1395 Riverview Road, Bethel Island
794-2627

New Melones Lake: B, C, F, H, JS, S, W
Angels Camp
785-3300

Rancho Seco Recreation Area: C, F, H
14440 Twin Cities Road, Herald
748-2316, (916) 732-4913

Sacramento River: B, C, F, JS, S, W, WS

Snug Harbor Resort: B, C, F, JS, S, W
3356 Snug Harbor Dr., Walnut Grove
(916) 775-1455

Sugar Barge RV Park & Marina: B, C, F JS, W WS
1440 Sugar Barge Road, Bethel Island
(800) 799-4100

Sugar Pine RV Park: C, F, H
23699 Highway 108, Twain Harte
586-4631

South Lake Tahoe campground: B, F, H, JS, S, W, WS
South Lake Tahoe
(530) 541-2222

Yosemite Lakes Resort: C, H, H, S
31191 Hardin Flat Road, Groveland
962-0121, (800) 333-1101

River rafting

A Whitewater Connection
(800) 336-7238

Those who think all of California is concrete and asphalt will be delighted at the abundant wildlife in the Lodi, Delta and Mother Lode areas. (Jerry R. Tyson/News-Sentinel)

All-Outdoors Adventure Trips Whitewater Rafting
1026 Lotus Road, Walnut Creek
(800) 247-2387

River Journey
1482 Orange Blossom Road, Oakdale
(800) 292-2938

Sunshine River Adventures
Oakdale
(800) 829-7238

Caverns

Moaning Caverns
Calaveras County
736-2708

Mercer Caverns
On the outskirts of Murphys, an historic and scenic town in Calaveras County, Mercer Caverns is a fascinating place to visit and explore. Phone: 728-2101; web site: www.mercercaverns.com

Skydiving

Parachute Center
23597 N. Highway 99, Acampo
369-1128

Nature preserves and wildlife

Consumes River Preserve
13501 Franklin Blvd., Galt
(916) 684-2816

Woodbridge Ecological Preserve
Take I-5 north, go west at Woodbridge exit
(916) 358-2869

Grizzly Island Wildlife Area
Take Highway 12 west toward Rio Vista. Just east of Rio Vista, turn south on Grizzly Island Road

Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Take I-5 north about 20 miles. Exit on Hood Franklin Road. Go west on Hood Franklin
(916) 775-4421

Oak Grove Park
Go west on Highway 12 to I-5. Go south about four miles to Eight Mile Road. Exit and go east on Eight Mile. Park is on the right
953-8814

Woodbridge Regional Park
Go north on Lower Sacramento Road to Mokelumne Street. Mokelumne will turn into Woodbridge Road. Turn north on Meadowlark Drive and then east on River Meadows Drive. River Meadows dead ends at the park

Cruises and charters

Sacramento Steam Navigation Co.
(916) 638-7212

Spirit of Sacramento
(916) 552-2933