Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids

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

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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Locke Boarding House Museum State Park

Locke Boarding House Museum State Park

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The Isleton Crawdad Festival

The Isleton Crawdad Festival

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Children's Museum of Stockton

Children's Museum of Stockton

Museum with interactive exhibits. Museum with more than 40 interactive exhibits & an art studio for kids.

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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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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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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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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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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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Dinos Alive - The Immersive Experience - Sacramento

Dinos Alive - The Immersive Experience - Sacramento

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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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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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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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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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Jensen Botanical Garden

Jensen Botanical Garden

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Fun Zone Arcade

Fun Zone Arcade

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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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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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Italian Picnic Grounds

Italian Picnic Grounds

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Jepson Prairie Preserve

Jepson Prairie Preserve

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Sutter Creek Visitor Center

Sutter Creek Visitor Center

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Big Break Regional Shoreline

Big Break Regional Shoreline

Delta natural park & wetland habitat. Natural park on a river delta, a breeding ground for birdlife & turtles, with a visitor center.

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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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Detert Park

Detert Park

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Dos Reis Regional Park

Dos Reis Regional Park

Park with campsites, RV hookups & more. Park featuring RV hookups & tent campsites, plus a play area, picnic tables, a boat launch & more.

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Kennedy Gold Mine Tours

Kennedy Gold Mine Tours

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Amador County Museum

Amador County Museum

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Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park

Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park

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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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Nunn-Wilson Family Park

Nunn-Wilson Family Park

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Stock Ranch Nature Preserve

Stock Ranch Nature Preserve

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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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Dolphin Park

Dolphin Park

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Northgate Park

Northgate Park

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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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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 Valley Railway

Folsom Valley Railway

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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 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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Blue Goose Park

Blue Goose Park

Public water playground for kids. Flower-shaped water sprinklers & other playground attractions in a public park open 10 am–7 pm.

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Colony Park

Colony Park

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Brentwood City Park

Brentwood City Park

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Sungold Park

Sungold Park

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Butte Store

Butte Store

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Monarch Park

Monarch Park

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The Playhouse, Brentwood

The Playhouse, Brentwood

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UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden

UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden

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Mossdale Landing Community Park

Mossdale Landing Community Park

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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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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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Shasta Park

Shasta Park

Neighborhood park with a playground. Low-key neighborhood park featuring maintained grassy expanses, shade trees & a playground.

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Western Railway Museum

Western Railway Museum

Rides in electric trains & streetcars. Unique facility offering rides in restored electric trains & historic streetcars, plus exhibits.

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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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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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Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge

Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge

Sand dune habitat with monthly tours. Monthly tours are offered of this sand dune habitat that protects endangered plants & butterflies.

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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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Manteca Historical Society

Manteca Historical Society

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Northwest Park

Northwest Park

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Antioch City Park

Antioch City Park

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Mossdale Crossing Regional Park

Mossdale Crossing Regional Park

Picnicking, fishing & boating. Riverside park with a 2-lane boat ramp, floating dock & fishing access, plus picnic tables & BBQs.

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Great Wolf Lodge Water Park | Northern California

Great Wolf Lodge Water Park | Northern California

Lively resort with a water park & dining. Buzzy resort featuring bars & restaurants, plus mini-golf, an indoor water park & an outdoor pool.

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Antioch Water Park

Antioch Water Park

City park with pools, slides, waterfalls. Seasonal city water park with pools, slides & waterfalls, plus a floating bridge, amid big rocks.

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UC Davis Bee Haven

UC Davis Bee Haven

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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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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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Corteva Wetlands Preserve

Corteva Wetlands Preserve

472-acre waterfront wildlife habitat. This 472-acre tidal wetlands conservation area offers trails, wildlife-viewing & beaver ponds.

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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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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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Balfour-Guthrie Park

Balfour-Guthrie Park

Recreation spot for sports & picnics. 6-acre green space with sport courts & lighted fields, picnic tables with grills & a playground.

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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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Whaleback Park

Whaleback Park

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

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Calaveras County Museum and Historical Society

Calaveras County Museum and Historical Society

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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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Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum

Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum

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Contra Loma Regional Park

Contra Loma Regional Park

Neighborhood space for tennis & play. Community lawn covering 2 blocks & surrounded by trees, featuring 2 tennis courts & a playground.

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Carnegie Museum

Carnegie Museum

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Mistlin Sports Park

Mistlin Sports Park

Recreational facility with a playground. This 80-acre community space features a gazebo, play area with splash pad & multiple sports fields.

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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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