| all offer microwaves, minifridges and desks. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. the unassuming rooms featuring colorful accent walls have free wi-fi, satellite tv and exterior entrances. a 2-minute walk from the nearest bus stop, this streamlined, low-rise motel is 5 minutes by foot from the 19th-century mchenry mansion and a 6-minute walk from the stanislaus county library. family rooms sleep up to 4 guests. parking is complimentary
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Freedom Park (13 min)
Urban green space offering picnic areas & a playground along with restrooms & a seasonal splash pad. Funworks Modesto (14 min)
18 acres of kid-centric fun, this amusement center offers go-karts, batting cages & miniature golf. Great Valley Museum (10 min)
Museum, natural history, and nature McClatchy Square (5 min) Modesto Arch (6 min) Mary Grogan Community Park (15 min)
42-acre site with 7 lighted soccer fields, including 3 with turf, plus restrooms & a jogging track. McHenry Mansion (4 min)
Modesto’s original 19th-century Victorian home, open for events & tours of its preserved interior. McKinney Colony Park (12 min) Ceres River Bluff Regional Park (15 min)
76-acre park with 5 soccer fields & 2 softball fields, plus a basketball & a volleyball court. Graceada Park (8 min)
Community park with shaded paths & a large playground, plus tennis courts & live-music events. Davis Community Park (8 min)
Picnic area, athletic fields, open green space & a playground are the draw at this expansive park. Caswell Memorial State Park (23 min)
Covering more than 250 acres along Stanislaus River, this park is home to many endangered species. Hillier Air Museum (7 min)
Hangar-based museum with a collection of working aircraft from the 1930s & 1940s. McHenry Museum (6 min)
Regional history museum in a grand former library building completed in 1912. | 
