Halleck Lake and Halleck Park

 This park is very impressive, just to the west of Papio Bay.  There again are softball diamonds, pickle ball courts and tennis courts, football fields, Fricke Field and horseshoe pitching.  I saw three playgrounds.  The most impressive thing is the walk around the lake with butterfly benches and a place with exercise equipment.

Canadian goose

Fricke Field

Manteca Park: Palmer Memorial Park

Palmer Memorial Park is new to Manteca; and the walk way with exercise equipment is even newer.  There is a plaque honoring a veteran killed in action during the Vietnam War who was from Manteca, Joseph Anthony Lewis.  This park is south of Woodward between Union and Airport, closer to Union.  Just a few weeks ago, a walkway starting at Woodward and continuing a couple blocks south, connecting with the park was opened.  Tony did not give the park very high marks.  The playground is geared toward younger children.  There were no good climbing structures, other than the net.  What this park does have is three exercising apparatus.  They seem to be very effective.  I am sore today, the day after visiting.  I did notice was we were getting through that the suggested age is fourteen and older.  One of the apparatus is wheel chair accessible.  The park is still new, and lacks trees.  It does have a large grassy area, as well as a half court basketball area (no three-point line.)