Yosemite Lake Recreation Area

Gorgeous lake in Merced with such a huge body of water and grass land, complete with BBQ pit, lots of picnic tables, plenty of trees for shade, and it also allows fishing, so its perfect getaway for the summer months to catch some breeze and have a good family fun. What makes this place unique is the isolation you get, and the privacy since its quite a long stretch and everyone would have a private space. Also my favorite is the view itself, so serene and picturesque, ultimately contributed by the many bridges and stone work giving this place the rustic look, plus small streams and small river flows with grass and aquatic plants on the side. The lake itself is very breezy and the water is clean –lake style of course (this is not a swimming pool). The park is safe and is guarded.
Its only 1 hour from Fresno, so traveling here isn’t too bad for a nice lake getaway — definitely a must visit if your in Fresno. Its only going to cost $ 6 per vehicle– and plenty of parking, and this places come with a complete facility of trash cans, and clean restrooms. Its literally ½ a mile to University of Merced –you could see it from the lake area, so its also a great opportunity to see the newest and most modern UC campus and at the same time going to downtown to visit the historical old courthouse museum.
Plan to be here for hours, as you can bring plenty of food with you, for an all day picnic, lazing around on the matt and catching a good breeze under the shade of large trees and some sun if you like to suntan. Also great for kids and adults activity with volleyball and football since its so vast in grassland space, enough to run around. Recreational fishing is also a fun activity here, and it allowed.
There are also many boat docks but I haven’t sienna boats being used. Overall its a really neat and cool place to have a good picnic and family time or friends time in the central valley.