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Stockton from Turlock: Waterfront, Museums, Food & a Night Out

Stockton waterfront with the arena in 2006, before its Adventist Health naming
Stockton waterfront and arena in 2006. Photo: Christopher Bauer / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0. cropped and resized.

A waterfront ballgame, a museum with a full-size Caterpillar tractor, a movie palace with a restored theater organ: Stockton gives a Turlock day trip plenty to work with. The city sits farther up Highway 99, beyond Modesto, where the Valley’s agricultural story meets the Delta’s waterways. Getting to Stockton from Turlock Highway 99 is the direct northbound corridor from Turlock. For the waterfront, Highway 4 takes you west toward downtown; the Ports’ directions page explains… Keep Reading

Modesto from Turlock: Downtown, Graffiti, Museums & a Night Out

The Modesto Arch and its Water Wealth Contentment Health sign against a blue sky, photographed in January 2016.
Modesto Arch after renovation, January 15, 2016. Photo: Amy Vickery / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

A concert at the Gallo Center, a movie in a 1934 Art Deco theater, a Victorian mansion and a children’s museum: Modesto gives Turlock residents several good reasons to head north on Highway 99. Downtown brings much of it within a few blocks, with restaurants in between. Modesto is Stanislaus County’s larger urban neighbor, reached through Ceres on Highway 99. Directions from Turlock to downtown Modesto will get you to the historic center rather than… Keep Reading

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West Main to Patterson: The Road Between Highway 99 and I-5

Fountain in a Patterson roundabout, photographed in 2006
A Patterson roundabout fountain in 2006. Photo: Michael Patrick / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain. Compressed.

Main Street continues west from Turlock through farmland, across the San Joaquin River and into Patterson. The route connects Highway 99 with the west side of the Valley; Patterson’s streets lead on to Interstate 5. Where Main Street actually goes In Turlock, the road is West Main Street. Beyond town, maps label the rural stretch West Main Avenue. At the San Joaquin River it becomes Las Palmas Avenue, carrying you into Patterson. The city’s directions… Keep Reading

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