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California State Parks announced May 13, 2011 a plan to close 70 of its 278 parks due to budget cuts. These cuts are mandated by AB 95, which was passed by the Legislature and signed into Law by the Governor. These closures are through the years 2011 – 13. This facility is one of the 70 closures.

Joseph Spenker Museum

Lodi, California

Culture, History, Historic House, Park, Specialized

The museum, located in the grove, houses artifacts exclusively from the ranch – many with photographs showing equipment in action. The ranch contains a natural 32 acre oak grove that illustrates how this valley looked before the advent of the farmer. Concerts are held in the grove for the public to enjoy. This sharing of the grove with the community recalls days of old when the grove was used as a community center for Lodi and Stockton. Come – enjoy – and remember those long ago days.

Park

Animal displays, photographs on history of the park, river ecology, Jedediah Smith's travels