Best Family-Friendly Attractions
Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in Fountain Valley
Shipley Nature Center
Fenced area with native plants & animals. Opened in 1974, this 18-acre fenced nature preserve features native plants & animals, plus trails.
Heritage Museum of Orange County
Restored buildings from the 1890s. Attraction featuring restored homes & buildings from the 1890s set amid extensive floral gardens.
TeWinkle Park
Park for recreation & picnicking. This 49-acre park with a lake offers play areas, ball fields, tennis courts & picnic shelters.
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
Protected coastal estuary & bird habitat. 1300 acre ecological preserve with over 200 avian species spread around the coastal wetlands.
Lions Park
Park with playground & community center. Small park featuring a playground, picnic tables, baseball field & community center.
Seabridge Park
Playground & picnicking with water views. 3.9-acre neighborhood park offering a playground, facilities & picnic tables with water vistas.
Discovery Cube
Rotating displays & interactive exhibits. Educational museum with a focus on kids offers over 100 hands-on exhibits, plus special programs.
Jessie's Critter Carousel
Pixar-themed attraction for kids. Gentle, kid-friendly carousel ride featuring brightly painted animals from the Pixar universe.
Pixar Pier
Themed waterfront spot with rides. Waterfront, Pixar-themed place in Disneyland featuring a boardwalk, rides, characters & eateries.
Paradise Gardens Park
Lakeside garden with rides & food stands. Landscaped lakeshore park with classic carousels & kids' rides, plus a bandstand & hot-dog stalls.
Santa Ana Zoo
Home to over 350 animals. Zoo attracts animal lovers of all ages with 350+ animals, a petting barnyard & a mini-train ride.
Disney California Adventure Park
Modern theme park with dining & shows. Contemporary theme park with innovative attractions, multiple dining options & live entertainment.
Ancient Sanctum
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Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island
Secret island from Mark Twain stories. Open since 1956, an island with caves, rope bridges & hideaways inspired by Tom Sawyer's adventures.
Adventure City
Amusement park for children. Children's amusement park for family fun via rides, a petting zoo, an arcade & more.
Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough
Fanciful, fairy-tale castle replica. Disney family attraction built to mimic the castle of the renowned fairy-tale character.
King Arthur Carrousel
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Casey Jr. Circus Train
Mini railway through fairytale scenery. Children's railway passing miniature landscapes from Frozen, Peter Pan, Cinderella & more.
Storybook Land Canal Boats
Boat ride amid mini fairytale scenes. Gentle outdoor boat ride through a whale's mouth & past miniature replicas of storybook settings.
Minnie's House
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Victory Park
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Anaheim Founders' Park
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Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center
Unique art exhibits for kids & adults. This contemporary museum hosts three inventive art exhibits a year & caters to all ages.
Knott's Soak City
Seasonal spot with aquatic attractions. Waterslide park with multi-person raft slides, lazy river & toddler areas as well as shops & snacks.
Knott's Berry Farm
Old-school theme park with rides & charm. Classic theme park boasts fast rides, old-fashioned charm & famous fried chicken.
El Dorado Nature Center
Wide-ranging park for flora & fauna. 105-acre park featuring a visitor center, flora & fauna, lakes, a stream & walking trails.
Turtle Rock Nature Center
Educational nature preserve with trails. Five-acre nature preserve with trails for viewing wildlife & habitats, plus an outdoor classroom.
Pirates Dinner Adventure
Dinner theater set on a Spanish galleon. Diners enjoy dinner & a show with an 18th-century ship replica as the stage at this thrilling event.
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
Serene garden with a pond & a waterfall. Scenic park featuring a koi pond, a waterfall & 3 bridges, plus a black rock beach & a Zen garden.
Citrus Ranch Park
Orchard, playground & hilltop views. Park with a lemon orchard, a playground, picnic areas with grills & a hilltop gazebo with views.
Blue Gum Park
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Wild Goose Escape Rooms - Fullerton
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Cerritos Heritage Park
Sports facilities & historic Play Island. Park has playgrounds & sports areas, plus a Play Island with slides attached to historic buildings.
Bixby Park
Park with a playground, sports & more. Park featuring a bandshell, a community center, a playground, sports facilities & more.
Crystal Cove State Park
Beach, hiking trails, coves & tide pools. Park has 3.2-mile beach with sandy coves & tide pools, plus 2,400 acres of land for hiking & biking.
Great Park
Park known for its giant helium balloon. Public space popular for a huge helium balloon tethered to the ground offering views from up high.
Great Park Balloon Ride
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Discovery Well Park
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Ralph B Clark Park
104-acre park at foot of Coyote Hills. Sprawling park covering more than 100 acres includes a softball complex & plenty of open fields.
Parasol Park
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Irvine Spectrum Center Giant Wheel
Family-friendly ride with city views. Day or night attraction with 52,000 LED lights & panoramic city views from the top.
Beacon Park
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Irvine Spectrum Center Carousel
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Hilltop Park
Small park with sweeping city views. Compact green space offering panoramic vistas, BBQ & picnic areas & walking paths.
Irvine Regional Park
Park, playground, rides & rentals. Park offers train & pony rides, plus paddle boat rentals, the Orange County Zoo & picnic areas.
Signal Hill Park
Basketball, playground & picnic area. A 10-acre community park offering a basketball court, playground, BBQ areas & picnic shelters.
Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton
26-acre botanical garden. A sprawling, 26-acre greenspace featuring 4,000+ types of plants, walking trails & a museum.
Rainbow Lagoon Park
Japanese-style park with open turf lawns. Turf recreational lawns & waterfront walkways are the draw at this traditional Japanese-style park.
Pretend City Children's Museum
Imaginary town & exhibits for kids. Set up as a pretend city, this kids' museum has a post office, cafe, farm & other interactive areas.
Irvine Park Railroad
Recreation area with train & pony rides. Outdoor park featuring family activities including train rides, pony rides & paddle boat rentals.
Shoreline Village
Charming boardwalk shops & restaurants. Charming shopping village features colorful boardwalk shops & restaurants amid scenic harbor views.
Orange County Zoo
8 acres of native Southwestern animals. 8-acre city park zoo features native Southwestern animals & plants, plus regular programs & events.
Panorama Nature Preserve
Short hiking trail offering scenic views. Small nature reserve with a paved & gravel walking trail offering sweeping views.
Lions Lighthouse
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ShoreLine Aquatic Park
Green space for picnics & water views. Grassy, open park on the water offering picnic areas, a lighthouse & special events.
Mountain View Park
Landscaped park with broad views. Brass plaques in this landscaped park tell visitors what they can see in the wide-spread views.
Aquarium of the Pacific
Sea-life exhibits in a waterfront space. Pacific Ocean dwellers on display at this large aquarium with touch tanks & behind-the-scenes tours.
Crescent Bay Point Park
Blufftop retreat with water views. This green space sits on a bluff that provides panoramic views of the ocean and a tide pool.
Cesar E. Chavez Park
Waterfront esplanade with ample parking. Grassy, tree-filled waterside park & plaza offers paths along the bay & a large central parking lot.
Heisler Park
Seaside tide pools & sculptures. This beach area offers artsy park benches, sculptures, ocean views, rocky shores & tide pools.
Laguna Art Museum
Waterfront gallery with contemporary art. Contemporary art museum with a permanent collection of over 3,500 works & a waterfront setting.
Oak Canyon Nature Center
Nature park with an interpretive center. Nature park featuring oak forests, scrubland & canyons, plus wildlife & an interpretive center.
Laguna Beaches
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum
Library, museum, birthplace, burial site. President Nixon's dedicated library has artifacts, a Watergate gallery, his birthplace & gravesite.
The Children's Museum at La Habra
7 galleries & 14 hands-on exhibits. Kids' museum with exhibits including a hand-carved carousel & guided tour of a 1942 railroad car.
Bluebird Park
City park for activities & summer music. City park featuring sports courts, a children's play area, picnic tables & a summer concert series.
Lake Forest Heritage Hill Historic Park
Calm park hosting 4 historic buildings. Petite park featuring heritage landscaping & guided tours of 4 restored buildings erected 1863-1908.
Grand Park
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Yorba Regional Park
Picnicking, fishing, hiking & biking. Mile-wide park adjacent to the Santa Ana River has 140 acres of picnic tables, lakes, trails & more.
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