Known as the "Almond Capital of the World" with the city motto "Jewel of the Valley" source
Community character
Ripon is a small, agriculture-based city in San Joaquin County known for almond growing and a family-oriented, small-town character. Development since the late 1990s has added housing and commercial centers along Highway 99. source
Clarence Smit Museum
Local history museum run by the Ripon Historical Society source
Veteran's Memorial Museum
Veterans museum and honor wall in Ripon's restored old city hall source
Ripon Almond Blossom Festival
Annual February festival with a parade, carnival and fun run source
Mistlin Sports Park
50-acre city sports park with soccer and baseball fields that hosts the Almond Blossom Festival source
