Oakdale, CA

Oakdale sits along Highway 108 in California's Central Valley, about 15 miles northeast of Modesto. This agricultural town of 23,000 serves as a gateway to the Sierra foothills, with orchards and dairy farms stretching in all directions. Most visitors arrive via I-5 to Highway 120 north, then east on Highway 108, while locals commute daily to Modesto and Turlock on the same routes. The town calls itself the "Cowboy Capital of the World" and hosts a major rodeo each April.