Best Family-Friendly Attractions

Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in Colfax

Lions Children's Park

Lions Children's Park

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Devils Falls

Devils Falls

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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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Empire Mine State Historic Park Visitors Center

Empire Mine State Historic Park Visitors Center

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Northstar Mining Museum

Northstar Mining Museum

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Wolf Creek Trail

Wolf Creek Trail

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Minnie Park

Minnie Park

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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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Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

Museum of local transportation history. Museum with a collection of railroad & aviation artifacts, photographs & documents.

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Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park

Picnicking, a pool & recreational sports. Green space housing picnic/BBQ areas & an outdoor pool, plus ball fields & basketball/tennis courts.

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Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Nevada City

Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Nevada City

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Firehouse No. 1 Museum

Firehouse No. 1 Museum

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Hirschman's Pond trailhead

Hirschman's Pond trailhead

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Black Hole of Calcutta Falls

Black Hole of Calcutta Falls

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Western Gateway Park

Western Gateway Park

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The Gold Rush Museum

The Gold Rush Museum

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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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Hoyt’s Crossing

Hoyt’s Crossing

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Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Old Town Auburn

Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Old Town Auburn

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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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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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South Yuba River State Park

South Yuba River State Park

Historic bridges & a wheelchair trail. Riverside park spanning 20 miles, with 4 historic bridges & a wheelchair-accessible nature trail.

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Buttermilk Bend Trail

Buttermilk Bend Trail

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Historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge

Historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge

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Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park

Historic park shaped by hydraulic mining. Camping, fishing, trails & Gold Rush-era buildings in a park with cliffs carved by hydraulic mining.

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Crystal Hermitage Gardens

Crystal Hermitage Gardens

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Henningsen Lotus Park

Henningsen Lotus Park

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Griffith Quarry Park & Museum

Griffith Quarry Park & Museum

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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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Whitney Community Park

Whitney Community Park

Redeveloped park with a wet play area. Renovated local park with playgrounds, baseball courts & a splash pad, plus picnic & barbecue areas.

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Quarry Park

Quarry Park

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Quarry Park Adventures

Quarry Park Adventures

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El Dorado County Historical Museum

El Dorado County Historical Museum

Space for local historical exhibits. Educational history center collecting articles relating to the development of the local area.

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Fountain & Tallman Museum

Fountain & Tallman Museum

Local artifacts in a former soda factory. Museum in an 1852 stone-&-brick soda factory, showcasing period photos, furniture & memorabilia.

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West Coast Falconry

West Coast Falconry

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Harry Crabb Park

Harry Crabb Park

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Free Halloween Fun

Free Halloween Fun

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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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Olympus Pointe Sculpture Park

Olympus Pointe Sculpture Park

Trailhead with a landmark sculpture. Park known for its large, abstract "Cosmos" sculpture & access to a cycling/jogging trail.

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Wacky Tacky

Wacky Tacky

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Promontory Community Park

Promontory Community Park

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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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Maidu Regional Park

Maidu Regional Park

City park for sports & culture events. A 152-acre park that includes a community center, library & museum, plus many sports facilities.

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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Feather River Parkway

Feather River Parkway

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Donner Summit SNO-Park

Donner Summit SNO-Park

Mountain park for skiing & sledding. Site for cross-country skiing, dog sledding & other snow sports in winter, plus hiking in summer.

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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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Happy Park

Happy Park

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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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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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NorCal Escape Co.

NorCal Escape Co.

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Hagan Community Park

Hagan Community Park

Sizable park for sports, swimming & more. Large green space with lots of amenities, including athletic fields, an aquatic center & a dog park.

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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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Donner Memorial State Park

Donner Memorial State Park

Scenic area with trails, a lake & museum. This park offers hiking, camping, fishing, boating, the Emigrant Trail Museum & a historic monument.

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Donner Memorial State Museum

Donner Memorial State Museum

Displays on a historic traveling group. Simple facility with interpretive exhibits & artifacts related to the 19th-century Donner Party.

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Pioneer Monument

Pioneer Monument

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KidZone Museum

KidZone Museum

Hands-on exhibits & programs for kids. Playful children's museum offering indoor & outdoor interactive exhibits, plus classes & camps.

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Sutter National Wildlife Refuge

Sutter National Wildlife Refuge

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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Indoor trampoline activity center. Large-scale indoor trampoline center hosting open jump, fitness classes, dodgeball & parties.

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Gatekeeper's Museum

Gatekeeper's Museum

Local history in an old-fashioned cabin. Quaint reconstructed cabin with local historical exhibits, including photos & a research library.

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Old Truckee Jail Museum

Old Truckee Jail Museum

Historic building with seasonal tours. Open seasonally, this preserved, 19th-century jailhouse offers local, historical artifacts & tours.

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Truckee Railroad Museum

Truckee Railroad Museum

Museum of local railroad history. This museum looks at how the railroad brought change to Truckee & its surrounding region.

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Historic Downtown Truckee & Visitor Center

Historic Downtown Truckee & Visitor Center

Historic setting for shopping & dining. Shopping, dining & cultural-arts district offering a historical walking tour & scenic views.

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Truckee River Regional Park

Truckee River Regional Park

Riverside park with a disc-golf course. Charming riverside park featuring a children's playground, hiking paths & a disc-golf course.

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Sutter's Fort State Historic Park

Sutter's Fort State Historic Park

Costumed docents re-enact pioneer life. The oldest restored fort in the U.S. depicts pioneer life via costumed docents, programs & exhibits.

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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 Capitol Museum

California State Capitol Museum

The state's history in exhibits. Elegant, long-standing museum documenting the history of California via exhibits, artifacts & more.

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Old Sacramento Waterfront

Old Sacramento Waterfront

Guided tours, museums & a visitor center. Founded in the 1960s, this 28-acre area has a visitor center, museums & a variety of history tours.

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Hollow Falls

Hollow Falls

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Crocker Art Museum

Crocker Art Museum

Historic museum with diverse works. Established museum with exhibitions & permanent collections featuring diverse international works.

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Sand Cove Park

Sand Cove Park

American River access & a nature area. This green space & beach is along the American River & also features a nature area.

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Amador Whitney Museum

Amador Whitney Museum

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Phantom Falls

Phantom Falls

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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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Sacramento Zoo

Sacramento Zoo

Giraffes & over 120 species on 14 acres. Longtime, 14-acre animal park housing native & endangered species, plus a giraffe encounter exhibit.

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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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