Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids

Explore the best free & cheap things to do with kids options for kids and families in Citrus Heights

Stock Ranch Nature Preserve

Stock Ranch Nature Preserve

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Arcade Creek Park Preserve

Arcade Creek Park Preserve

Well-equipped natural park on a creek. Natural park on a creek with play & fitness equipment, trails & shaded picnic tables.

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Royer Park

Royer Park

Picnicking, playing & a kids' art center. Home to the Children's Art Center, the space also has picnic & play areas as well as horseshoe pits.

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Maidu Museum & Historic Site

Maidu Museum & Historic Site

Exhibits, tours & historic petroglyphs. This Maidu museum features interactive exhibits, tours & trails with historic petroglyphs & mortars.

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Carnegie Museum

Carnegie Museum

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Hillsborough Park

Hillsborough Park

Local sporting, picnic & play center. Neighborhood site offering ballfields, a basketball court & areas for picnicking & kids' play.

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Roseville Golfland Sunsplash

Roseville Golfland Sunsplash

Long-running choice for mini golf & more. Amusement chain featuring mini golf courses & arcades, some branches with water slides & laser tag.

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Round1 Bowling & Arcade Westfield Galleria at Roseville

Round1 Bowling & Arcade Westfield Galleria at Roseville

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Roseville Utility Exploration Center

Roseville Utility Exploration Center

Playful spot for environmental education. Learning center with creative exhibits on sustainability topics such as energy & water conservation.

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Wacky Tacky

Wacky Tacky

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Jensen Botanical Garden

Jensen Botanical Garden

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Scandia Fun Center

Scandia Fun Center

Amusement complex with rides & mini-golf. Outdoor amusement center offering rides, mini-golf, go-karts & batting cages, plus an indoor arcade.

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Folsom History Museum

Folsom History Museum

Museum of native & prospecting history. The history of the area's native peoples & the gold boom that made it famous is told at this museum.

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Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park

Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park

Tours of a historic electrical station. Historic landmark with tours of the first distribution point for a major city's electricity (1895).

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Johnson-Springview Park

Johnson-Springview Park

Large green space with play & dog areas. This expansive community resource features sport courts & fields, a playground & a dog park.

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Quarry Park Adventures

Quarry Park Adventures

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Carmichael Park

Carmichael Park

Dog park, sports fields & picnic spots. 38-acre park offering an off-leash area, sports fields & courts, a picnic shelter & a bandshell.

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Folsom City Lions Park

Folsom City Lions Park

City park known for events & baseball. City park with a playground, baseball field, pavilion & butterfly garden next door to the zoo.

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Effie Yeaw Nature Center

Effie Yeaw Nature Center

Exhibits & live animals plus trails. This attraction offers educational exhibits & over a dozen indigenous animals, plus 3 nature trails.

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Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary

Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary

Compact zoo with an educational focus. Quaint zoo with an educational bent providing sanctuary to varied animals, from monkeys to tigers.

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Folsom Valley Railway

Folsom Valley Railway

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Fun Zone Arcade

Fun Zone Arcade

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Sacramento Children's Museum

Sacramento Children's Museum

Interactive kids' museum for under-8s. Open since 2011, a museum for kids aged 8 and under which runs interactive events & activities.

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Folsom Kids Play Park (Castle Park)

Folsom Kids Play Park (Castle Park)

Big play structures & picnic areas. Park featuring a large, castle-themed playground with climbing equipment, swings & picnic tables.

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NorCal Aquarium and Wildlife

NorCal Aquarium and Wildlife

Hands-on animal park with rays & sloths. Up-close encounters & feeding sessions in a zoo home to stingrays, capybaras & two-toed sloths.

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Griffith Quarry Park & Museum

Griffith Quarry Park & Museum

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SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity

SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity

Hands-on, kid-centric exhibits & more. Interactive, kid-friendly science center featuring exhibits, after school & summer programs.

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California State Railroad Museum

California State Railroad Museum

Antique locomotives, rides & more. Colorful museum documenting railroad history via vintage locomotives, exhibits & rides.

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Dinos Alive - The Immersive Experience - Sacramento

Dinos Alive - The Immersive Experience - Sacramento

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William Land Regional Park

William Land Regional Park

Greenspace with a zoo & a golf course. Sizable park offering many amenities, including a zoo, amphitheater, golf course & ball fields.

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Fairytale Town

Fairytale Town

Long-standing kid-focused park. Enduring kid-friendly park featuring a storybook theme, animals for petting, gardens & a cafe.

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Recreation Park

Recreation Park

Community park with a swimming pool. Community park with playgrounds, a swimming pool, ball fields & a basketball court.

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Railhead Park

Railhead Park

Picnicking, soccer fields & a playground. Multipurpose park with 2 large soccer fields & a playground, plus a picnic shelter, trails & a pond.

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Funderland Amusement Park

Funderland Amusement Park

Amusement park with 10 attractions. Opened in 1946, this amusement park features 10 rides & attractions, plus a food & drink stand.

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Bernhard Museum

Bernhard Museum

Local museum in a hotel built in 1851. Museum of life in the mid-19th-century in an old hotel, with artifacts & furnishings from that era.

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Overlook Park

Overlook Park

Scenic natural area with a skate park. Picturesque recreation spot with a skate park, trails for hiking & horseback riding & canyon views.

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Placer County Museum

Placer County Museum

Local artifacts in a historic courthouse. Museum in a courthouse exploring county history, with Native American artifacts & a gold collection.

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The Gold Rush Museum

The Gold Rush Museum

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Black Hole of Calcutta Falls

Black Hole of Calcutta Falls

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Hidden Falls Regional Park

Hidden Falls Regional Park

Tranquil spot for hiking, biking & more. Scenic warren of trails for hiking, biking & horseback riding amid foothills & waterfalls.

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Black Hole of Calcutta Falls Trailhead

Black Hole of Calcutta Falls Trailhead

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Auburn State Park Kiosk

Auburn State Park Kiosk

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Bridgeway Lakes Community Park

Bridgeway Lakes Community Park

Recreational hub with an amphitheater. 12-acre park with athletic fields & a water play area, plus a community building & an amphitheater.

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Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

Wetland habitat for a variety of birds. Sprawling wetland providing habitat for birds, amphibians & reptiles as well as bats & native flora.

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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

Gold Rush birthplace with gold panning. Replica of the sawmill that spawned the Gold Rush, 20+ historic mining buildings & gold panning.

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Gold Discovery Museum

Gold Discovery Museum

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Halsey Forebay Picnic Area

Halsey Forebay Picnic Area

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Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary

Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary

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Auburn State Recreation Area

Auburn State Recreation Area

Hiking trails & river recreation. Large park on the American River with extensive hiking trails, whitewater boating & gold panning.

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Free Halloween Fun

Free Halloween Fun

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Explorit Science Center

Explorit Science Center

Fun & interactive exhibits for kids. Science museum with vibrant & hands-on activities & exhibits for children, plus summer camps.

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MOSAIC Children's Museum

MOSAIC Children's Museum

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Northstar Park

Northstar Park

City park with restrooms & a playground. Public park facility with a bike path, walking trails, a playground & on-site restrooms.

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Hattie Weber Museum of Davis

Hattie Weber Museum of Davis

Davis-area history & culture exhibits. Museum featuring exhibits on the history & culture of Davis in a library building dating to 1911.

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Central Park

Central Park

Community picnic area & event space. Park offering picnic facilities, fields & play areas, as well as farmers' markets, festivals & more.

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Spenceville Wildlife Area

Spenceville Wildlife Area

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UC Davis Botanical Conservatory

UC Davis Botanical Conservatory

Housing more than 3,000 plant species. University greenhouse featuring an expansive collection of diverse plants from around the world.

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Bohart Museum of Entomology

Bohart Museum of Entomology

Museum with displays of insects. Many preserved insects are on display at this museum with an active research department.

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UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden

UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden

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Beale Falls

Beale Falls

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Arroyo Park

Arroyo Park

City park with play facilities for kids. Community park with a reservable picnic area, a pool complex & playgrounds for kids & tots.

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UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery

UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery

Spacious garden park with free admission. 100 acres of gardens, educational exhibits, paths, lawns & picnic areas. Free admission & open 24/7.

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Whaleback Park

Whaleback Park

Leafy spot with a playground. Compact neighborhood park offering a playground, picnic shelter & shaded lawn areas.

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UC Davis Bee Haven

UC Davis Bee Haven

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Apple Hill

Apple Hill

Information on tickets, events & dining. Visitor center with guidance on a region with cider tasting on apple farms, restaurants & breweries.

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Museum of the Forgotten Warriors

Museum of the Forgotten Warriors

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Putah Creek Riparian Reserve

Putah Creek Riparian Reserve

Sprawling creekside nature reserve. This 640-acre nature reserve along Putah Creek features native plants & wild animals.

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Cosumnes River Preserve

Cosumnes River Preserve

Wetland area with trails & wildlife. Wetland walking trails, a boardwalk with a wildlife viewing deck & a visitor's center with tours.

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Happy Park

Happy Park

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Sutter Creek Visitor Center

Sutter Creek Visitor Center

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Locke Boarding House Museum State Park

Locke Boarding House Museum State Park

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Western Gateway Park

Western Gateway Park

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Holly Tree Park

Holly Tree Park

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Italian Picnic Grounds

Italian Picnic Grounds

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Northwest Park

Northwest Park

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Orchard Springs Campground

Orchard Springs Campground

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Kennedy Gold Mine Tours

Kennedy Gold Mine Tours

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Sutter County Museum

Sutter County Museum

Local history exhibits & a gift shop. Rotating displays documenting the region's past, plus a cool store for books & handmade goods.

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Sutter National Wildlife Refuge

Sutter National Wildlife Refuge

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Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park

Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park

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Northstar Mining Museum

Northstar Mining Museum

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Detert Park

Detert Park

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Hardrock Trailhead

Hardrock Trailhead

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Empire Mine State Historic Park Visitors Center

Empire Mine State Historic Park Visitors Center

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Empire Mine State Historic Park

Empire Mine State Historic Park

Hiking, biking & equestrian trails. The site of this state's oldest gold mine has miles of trails to hike, bike or explore on horseback.

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Minnie Park

Minnie Park

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Amador County Museum

Amador County Museum

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Condon Park

Condon Park

Fenced dog run with trees & water. Large, forested off-leash dog run with fencing, water & bench seating for owners.

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Lola and Jack

Lola and Jack

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