Wow, great to see so many Oregonians on the Disboards. We live in Canby and also plan to visit Disneyland at the end of July.
We have family in Modesto Ca. so we plan to drive there and then go the rest of the way the following day. Lathrop is just outside of Stockton and I agree with pp that you should drive just a little further on to another town. If you are planning on taking interstate 5 all the way to Anahiem Santa Nella is a nice small town and much safer than Lathrop. If you plan on cutting over to highway 99 around Stockton or Manteca, then Ripon and Turlock have some new Hotels right off highway 99 and then you would only have about a 6 hour drive to Disneyland.
We have family in Modesto Ca. so we plan to drive there and then go the rest of the way the following day. Lathrop is just outside of Stockton and I agree with pp that you should drive just a little further on to another town. If you are planning on taking interstate 5 all the way to Anahiem Santa Nella is a nice small town and much safer than Lathrop. If you plan on cutting over to highway 99 around Stockton or Manteca, then Ripon and Turlock have some new Hotels right off highway 99 and then you would only have about a 6 hour drive to Disneyland.