Merced, California Metropolitan Area

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Hotels near Merced, California:

Quality Inn Merced, Merced
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8.7 miles away
Vagabond Inn Merced, Merced
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9.1 miles away
Courtyard Merced, Merced
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11.1 miles away
Comfort Inn Merced, Merced
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11.1 miles away
Best Western Inn, Merced
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11.3 miles away
Days Inn Merced Gateway to Yosemite, Merced
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11.3 miles away
Travelodge Merced Yosemite, Merced
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11.5 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Merced, Merced
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11.9 miles away
Ramada Merced, Merced
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12 miles away
Hampton Inn Suites Merced, Merced
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12.1 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MERCED, Merced
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12.1 miles away
Days Inn Los Banos, Los Banos
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17.9 miles away
Knights Inn Los Banos, Los Banos
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18.4 miles away
VAGABOND EXECUTIVE LOS BANOS, Los Banos
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18.8 miles away
Travelodge Turlock, Turlock
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19 miles away
Economy Inn, Los Banos
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19.6 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn - Los Banos, Los Banos
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19.9 miles away
Best Western Executive Inn, Los Banos
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20 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.

Merced River Resort
10 miles away
We're fulltimers who've stayed at this park for two summers & will return again this summer for another stay. Management is friendly & helpful & there's a pool for cooling off during those hot summer days....

Olson Pond
13 miles away
Olson Pond is in the middle of Los Banos Wildlife Area and is closed to the general public during duck hunting season which runs October-January...

Yosemite Lake
14 miles away
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Yosemite and Bass lake are the most beautiful spots and experiences I have ever seen or done....

Dodge Ridge
68 miles away
Dodge Ridge is a great place for families and beginner skiers! You can't lose your kids like you can at the bigger resorts. They have a great all-day ski school program. They recently put in a new lodge, now all they need is some snow-making equipment....Dodge Ridge takes great pride in their reputation as a family-friendly destination and the new spacious Family Lodge that opened last season was designed with your family in mind. Inside, you will find an expanded Children's Snowsports Center, full service Ticketing & Guest Services Center, fully-equipped day-use locker rooms, and a cozy bistro. Guests will also enjoy our newly remodeled rental center. The rental center features improved guest flow, which makes renting your equipment quick, easy, and will have you on the slopes in minutes. With an improved rental center comes new top-of-the-line rental equipment from Elan, Dalbello, and Rossignol. To further enhance your tree skiing experience, Dodge Ridge spent the summer removing boulders, stumps, and scrub brush from some of our featured runs. Parking at Dodge Ridge has been improved as well by repaving and expanding our preferred parking lot with room for more than 100 vehicles....

Badger Pass
69 miles away
Badger Pass is the perfect place to learn to ski or snowboard. It has a really long bunny slope, and all the other trails are pretty easy too. The problem is that once you know how to ski without a V-shape thingy the place has little to offer. The staff is very friendly though....

Bear Valley
78 miles away
Lots of really great runs, too many to name. I go here as often as I have a chance....

Kirkwood
86 miles away
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Kirkwood Mountain Resort is located on Scenic Highway 88 at Carson Pass. Known for it's fantastic terrain and incredible amounts of annual snowfall, Kirkwood Mountain Resort is a ''must-see'' for visitors to Lake Tahoe. Home to Expedition: Kirkwood, California's only all mountain and backcountry education program, Kirkwood offers skiers and riders the opportunity to push their skills to levels never imagined....

Sierra at Tahoe
92 miles away
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...oul into grooming each night. Aiming to groom 70 percent of the open trails each night, including two high-angle, black diamond trails, Sierra Resort is a carver's paradise. The grooming crew also lays down corduroy on 100 percent of the beginner trails each night, creating a carpet of smooth, carvable snow that makes learning to ski or snowboard feel like cutting cold butter with a warm knife. Each morning, three Groomer's Choice runs (one for each ability level) are selected so skiers and riders always know where to go to find those perfect lines.

For expert skiers and riders, 480 inches of snowfall each winter means there are acres and acres of perfectly spaced old-growth Red Fir trees to explore. With innumerable steep lines through Jack's Bowl and mandatory rock drops in Avalanche Bowl, off-piste skiers and riders find Sierra Resort a powder paradise. Huckleberry Canyon, just outside the resort's boundary line, is a buffet of cornice drops, rock chutes, gladed runs, and snow pillows just begging to be slashed. Lauded by Tahoe locals as some of the steepest and deepest ter...


Campgrounds near Merced, California:

   Rancho Grande Mobile Home Park, Atwater, 5 miles away
      
   Merced River Resort, Delhi, 11 miles away
      ...for another stay. Management is friendly & helpful & there's a pool for cooling ...

   Turlock Lake State Rec Area, La Grange, 20 miles away
      
   McConnell State Recreation Area, Merced, 20 miles away
      
   San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area, Merced, 20 miles away
      



Ski Areas Near Merced, California:

   Dodge Ridge, California, 68 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
...great place for families and beginner skiers! You can't lose your kids like you ...

   Badger Pass, California, 70 miles away
      540 vertical feet
...to ski or snowboard. It has a really long bunny slope, and all the other trails ...

   Bear Valley, California, 78 miles away
      1900 vertical feet
Lots of really great runs, too many to name. I go here as often as I have a chan...

   Kirkwood, California, 87 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
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...Kirkwood Mountain Resort is a ''must-see'' for visitors to Lake Tahoe. Home to ...

   Sierra at Tahoe, California, 92 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
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... crew also lays down corduroy on 100 percent of the beginner trails each night, ...




Golf Courses Near Merced, California:

   Rancho Del Rey Golf Club, Atwater, 5 miles away
      
   Stevinson Ranch Golf Club, Stevinson, 15 miles away
      



Lakes Near Merced, California:

   Lake Honda, Merced CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      
   Little Buttonwillow Lake, Merced CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      



National Parks near Merced, California:

   Pinnacles National Monument, Paicines - CA, 48 miles away
      
   Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 69 miles away
      


  

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