text: Caswell Memorial State Park is located outside of Ripon, California, on the Stanislaus River. (Google Map) Leaving Fremont at about 3 pm on a Friday afternoon, it took us almost exactly 2.5 hours to get there.
  Inexpensive ($5/bundle) firewood is available from private sellers just outside the park (it was the only place it was available when we were there) so you can stock up on your way in.