Turlock Lake State Recreation Area

Stanislaus County, Central California (near La Grange, along the Tuolumne River) · State Recreation Area

A lakeside state recreation area on the Tuolumne River near La Grange, offering swimming, fishing, boating, kayaking, camping, and birdwatching along Turlock Lake's scenic shoreline in Central California.

Current alerts

• Park closed — other

Campgrounds

• Turlock Lake Campground — Closed (checked 2026-08-01) · Park closed; may reopen as soon as summer 2027 under a Stanislaus County operating agreement · 60 sites

Top trails

• Turlock Lake State Recreation Area Trail — 2.9 mi loop

Coordinates: 37.6259, -120.5909.

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