Fun Town

Fun Town Amusement Park at Micke Grove

Fun Town, formerly known as Funderwoods, is located inside of Micke Grove Regional Park in Lodi. The park’s Miler coaster features a giraffe and adults are welcome to ride the coaster. The roller coaster costs only $1 to ride. Admission into the amusement park is free. Admission into Micke Grove Regional Park is $5 per vehicle. Other rides include a carousel, train, tilt-a-whirl, antique cars, scrambler, and kids’ rides such as transportation vehicles and fish. The park is open weekdays from 11:00 — 5:00 and weekends and holidays from 11:00 — 6:00 from April to September and reduced hours in the winter. Other Micke Grove attractions include the Micke Grove Zoo and the San Joaquín County Historical Museum. For more information, visit: http://www.funtownmg.com/

If you are in the area, you might also want to visit Pixie Woods in Stockton. Pixie Woods does not have a roller coaster, but the park was featured in the movie This is Spinal Tap. Pixie Woods has a train, a boat, and a carousel. For details, see: http://www.stocktongov.com/pixiewoods/

If you contact Emi, she has some leftover ride coupons for Fun Town and discount coupons for Pixie Woods that she can mail you.

— Emi Pearce

— photos: Emi and Matthew Pearce