Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids
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Children's Museum of Stockton
Museum with interactive exhibits. Museum with more than 40 interactive exhibits & an art studio for kids.
Cosumnes River Preserve
Wetland area with trails & wildlife. Wetland walking trails, a boardwalk with a wildlife viewing deck & a visitor's center with tours.
Locke Boarding House Museum State Park
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The Isleton Crawdad Festival
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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.
Northgate Park
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Colony Park
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Shasta Park
Neighborhood park with a playground. Low-key neighborhood park featuring maintained grassy expanses, shade trees & a playground.
Mossdale Landing Community Park
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Manteca Historical Society
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Mossdale Crossing Regional Park
Picnicking, fishing & boating. Riverside park with a 2-lane boat ramp, floating dock & fishing access, plus picnic tables & BBQs.
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.
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.
Mistlin Sports Park
Recreational facility with a playground. This 80-acre community space features a gazebo, play area with splash pad & multiple sports fields.
Dolphin Park
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Brentwood City Park
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Nunn-Wilson Family Park
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Blue Goose Park
Public water playground for kids. Flower-shaped water sprinklers & other playground attractions in a public park open 10 am–7 pm.
The Playhouse, Brentwood
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Sungold Park
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Monarch Park
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Tracy Historical Museum
Local history exhibits in quaint digs. Local museum housed in a former post office with exhibits devoted to the region's history.
Antioch Water Park
City park with pools, slides, waterfalls. Seasonal city water park with pools, slides & waterfalls, plus a floating bridge, amid big rocks.
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.
Balfour-Guthrie Park
Recreation spot for sports & picnics. 6-acre green space with sport courts & lighted fields, picnic tables with grills & a playground.
Antioch City Park
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Italian Picnic Grounds
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Funderland Amusement Park
Amusement park with 10 attractions. Opened in 1946, this amusement park features 10 rides & attractions, plus a food & drink stand.
Fairytale Town
Long-standing kid-focused park. Enduring kid-friendly park featuring a storybook theme, animals for petting, gardens & a cafe.
William Land Regional Park
Greenspace with a zoo & a golf course. Sizable park offering many amenities, including a zoo, amphitheater, golf course & ball fields.
Caswell Memorial State Park
Park running along the Stanislaus River. Covering more than 250 acres along Stanislaus River, this park is home to many endangered species.
Detert Park
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Amador County Museum
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Sutter Creek Visitor Center
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Kennedy Gold Mine Tours
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Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park
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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.
Corteva Wetlands Preserve
472-acre waterfront wildlife habitat. This 472-acre tidal wetlands conservation area offers trails, wildlife-viewing & beaver ponds.
Jepson Prairie Preserve
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Boomers Modesto
Family fun center with mini-golf & more. National amusement center chain featuring mini-golf, go-karts, bumper boats & arcade games.
Contra Loma Regional Park
Neighborhood space for tennis & play. Community lawn covering 2 blocks & surrounded by trees, featuring 2 tennis courts & a playground.
Butte Store
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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.
Calaveras County Museum and Historical Society
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Jacob Myers Park
Picnicking, camping, fishing & hiking. Green space offering a boat ramp, camping area & fishing, plus a picnic gazebo, playground & trails.
PLAY Modesto
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Western Railway Museum
Rides in electric trains & streetcars. Unique facility offering rides in restored electric trains & historic streetcars, plus exhibits.
Dinos Alive - The Immersive Experience - Sacramento
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Round Valley Regional Preserve
Hiking & camping in a historic setting. Once home to Native Americans, this 1,911-acre wildlife habitat offers camping, hiking & cycling.
Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Exhibits & live animals plus trails. This attraction offers educational exhibits & over a dozen indigenous animals, plus 3 nature trails.
California State Railroad Museum
Antique locomotives, rides & more. Colorful museum documenting railroad history via vintage locomotives, exhibits & rides.
Highlands Ranch Park
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Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Historic area with hiking trails. Former coal mining site featuring expansive green space, underground tours & hiking trails.
Funworks Modesto
18-acre amusement center with go-karts. 18 acres of kid-centric fun, this amusement center offers go-karts, batting cages & miniature golf.
Pittsburg Historical Museum
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SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity
Hands-on, kid-centric exhibits & more. Interactive, kid-friendly science center featuring exhibits, after school & summer programs.
Riverview Park
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Carmichael Park
Dog park, sports fields & picnic spots. 38-acre park offering an off-leash area, sports fields & courts, a picnic shelter & a bandshell.
Oakdale Museum & History Center
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Kids Club
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The Cowboy Museum
Local exhibits on ranching & rodeo life. Western history museum with a gift shop & exhibits exploring the area's ranching & rodeo traditions.
Small World Park
Amusement center with train & carousel. Intimate family amusement park with a train, carousel, pond, boat, nature activities & playgrounds.
Davis Community Park
Playground, green space & sports fields. Picnic area, athletic fields, open green space & a playground are the draw at this expansive park.
Greathouse Visitor Center
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Jensen Botanical Garden
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Buchanan Park
Green space with picnic areas & a pond. This 16-acre community park has shaded picnic areas with BBQ pits, a duck pond & bocce courts.
Great Valley Museum and Planetarium
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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.
Fun Zone Arcade
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Ustach Park
Playgrounds, a bike path & picnic areas. Park with picnic facilities, a bike loop, basketball courts & playgrounds for toddlers & big kids.
Lake Tabeaud
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Sanders Community Park
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Scandia Fun Center
Amusement complex with rides & mini-golf. Outdoor amusement center offering rides, mini-golf, go-karts & batting cages, plus an indoor arcade.
Downey Community Park
Community green space with a playground. Recreational park offering picnic tables, a modest playground, restrooms & a tennis court.
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.
Graceada Park
Tree-topped park with playground & music. Community park with shaded paths & a large playground, plus tennis courts & live-music events.
Freedom Park
Picnicking & a play area for children. Urban green space offering picnic areas & a playground along with restrooms & a seasonal splash pad.
Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum
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Dutch Hollow Farms
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McHenry Museum
History museum in a grand 1912 library. Regional history museum in a grand former library building completed in 1912.
Modesto Children's Museum
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Modesto Arch
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Explorit Science Center
Fun & interactive exhibits for kids. Science museum with vibrant & hands-on activities & exhibits for children, plus summer camps.
Northwest Park
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