Caswell Memorial State Park
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The Stanislaus River in Caswell Memorial State Park
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| Location | San Joaquin County, California, USA |
| Nearest city | Ripon, California |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 258 acres (104 ha) |
| Established | 1952 |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Caswell Memorial State Park is a state park of California, USA, preserving a riparian forest along the Stanislaus River. It is located in southern San Joaquin County southwest of the town of Ripon. 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 258-acre (104 ha) park was established in 1952.[1]
The average temperature is 45–50 °F (7–10 °C) in the winter and 85–100 °F (29–38 °C) in the summer. It is common to exceed 100 °F (38 °C) for several consecutive days in the summer. Caswell is home to lots of mosquitoes.
This park has been named after the landowner, Thomas Caswell. He enjoyed this beautiful forest and wanted to preserve it. In the 1950s, 134 acres (54 ha) 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.[2]
The jungle scenes in Disney's 1973 film The World's Greatest Athlete were shot here.[citation needed]
