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Oakdale California

The Cowboy Capital of the World!

Oakdale is located in the heart of California's Central Valley. Situated on the eastern edge of the valley, the city is a gateway to Yosemite Village National Park as well as the entire Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.

Oakdale was primarily an agricultural community, but population pressures have supplanted many farms and ranches with huge housing tracts for cheaper homes for commuters to Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Oakdale is also home to several large manufacturing firms including Hershey's Chocolate, Hunt-Wesson Foods and the United Can Company.

Oakdale is located just southeast of Stockton between Stockton and Modesto along Highway 108 on the banks of the Stanislaus River near the Woodward and Modesto reservoirs. There is also an Oakdale, Louisiana.

Oakdale is part of the Modesto, California metro area.