Best Family-Friendly Attractions

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

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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Antigua Park

Antigua Park

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Woodward Community Park

Woodward Community Park

Destination for sports & recreation. Neighborhood hub offering soccer fields, a walk/jog path with mile markers & a playground.

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Apolinar Sangalang Park

Apolinar Sangalang Park

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Michael Vega Park

Michael Vega Park

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Mavis Stouffer Park

Mavis Stouffer Park

Riverside spot for hiking & picnics. Scenic nature spot on the river with a picnic pavilion, walking trails, sports fields & a stadium.

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Caswell Memorial State Park

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.

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Paul E. Weston Park

Paul E. Weston Park

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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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Hogan Park

Hogan Park

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Tracy Historical Museum

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.

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Haggin Museum

Haggin Museum

20th-century paintings & local history. 3 stories of galleries with paintings by noted 20th-century artists & exhibits on local history.

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William Larsen Park

William Larsen Park

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Louis Park

Louis Park

Waterfront park for sports & boat launch. Riverfront park featuring a boat launch, sports fields, picnic shelters with BBQs & green space.

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Great Valley Museum and Planetarium

Great Valley Museum and Planetarium

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Funworks Modesto

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.

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Roosevelt Park

Roosevelt Park

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Jacob Myers Park

Jacob Myers Park

Picnicking, camping, fishing & hiking. Green space offering a boat ramp, camping area & fishing, plus a picnic gazebo, playground & trails.

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Sylvan Park

Sylvan Park

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Graceada Park

Graceada Park

Tree-topped park with playground & music. Community park with shaded paths & a large playground, plus tennis courts & live-music events.

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Modesto Children's Museum

Modesto Children's Museum

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ESCAPE Modesto

ESCAPE Modesto

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Modesto Arch

Modesto Arch

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McHenry Museum

McHenry Museum

History museum in a grand 1912 library. Regional history museum in a grand former library building completed in 1912.

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Orchard Park

Orchard Park

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East La Loma Park

East La Loma Park

Shaded trails, plus sports & play areas. Tree-lined city park offering basketball & tennis courts, disc golf, trails & a playground.

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Freedom Park

Freedom Park

Picnicking & a play area for children. Urban green space offering picnic areas & a playground along with restrooms & a seasonal splash pad.

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Sipherd Park

Sipherd Park

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Children's Play Park

Children's Play Park

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Dorada Park

Dorada Park

Park with an expansive playground & pool. Amenity-rich public park featuring a children's playground, open green spaces & a swimming pool.

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The Cowboy Museum

The Cowboy Museum

Local exhibits on ranching & rodeo life. Western history museum with a gift shop & exhibits exploring the area's ranching & rodeo traditions.

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Tower park

Tower park

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Brentwood City Park

Brentwood City Park

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Orchard Park

Orchard Park

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Augusta Bates Childrens PlayPark

Augusta Bates Childrens PlayPark

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Donnelly Park

Donnelly Park

Playground & a lake with ducks & geese. 10-acre, community park featuring a lake with geese & ducks, a wooden play structure & picnic areas.

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Veterans Park

Veterans Park

Park with picnic shelters, games & more. Park offering picnic shelters, BBQs, bocce, horseshoes, volleyball, a playground & restrooms.

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Monarch Park

Monarch Park

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Sungold Park

Sungold Park

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Markley Park

Markley Park

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Get Air Trampoline Park

Get Air Trampoline Park

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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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Broadway Park

Broadway Park

Park with picnic & water play areas. Modest park with a basketball court, water play area, playground & a picnic pavilion with tables.

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Dolphin Park

Dolphin Park

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Caboose Park

Caboose Park

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King Park

King Park

Agility equipment for small & large dogs. Dog park featuring separate areas for small & large canines, agility equipment, benches & fountains.

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Crane Park

Crane Park

Triangular park with tennis courts. Wedge-shaped outdoor area with tennis & basketball courts, a playground & picnic tables.

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Pistachio Park

Pistachio Park

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Rainbows End Park

Rainbows End Park

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Knights Ferry Recreation Area

Knights Ferry Recreation Area

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Nunn-Wilson Family Park

Nunn-Wilson Family Park

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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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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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Hilmar Cheese Company Visitor Center

Hilmar Cheese Company Visitor Center

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Dallas Ranch Park

Dallas Ranch Park

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Brannan Island State Recreation Area

Brannan Island State Recreation Area

Wetlands park with fishing & camping. Islands & marshes connected by waterways offer fishing, camping & wildlife viewing for visitors.

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Dai Loy Museum

Dai Loy Museum

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Locke Memorial Park

Locke Memorial Park

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Locke Boarding House Museum State Park

Locke Boarding House Museum State Park

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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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Rio Vista Museum

Rio Vista Museum

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Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve

Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve

Historic area with hiking trails. Former coal mining site featuring expansive green space, underground tours & hiking trails.

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Amador Valley Community Park

Amador Valley Community Park

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Museum on Main

Museum on Main

Museum with local-history exhibits. Museum featuring exhibits on the Tri Valley region's history in the former city hall & library.

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Mission Hills Park

Mission Hills Park

Green space with a 50-ft. slide. Neighborhood park featuring grassy open space, a playground, a BBQ pit & a 50-ft. slide.

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McConnell State Recreation Area

McConnell State Recreation Area

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Mount Diablo Summit Visitor Center

Mount Diablo Summit Visitor Center

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Mount Diablo State Park

Mount Diablo State Park

Picnicking, camping & hiking with views. Sizable park with a summit visitor center & observation deck, plus trails, campsites & picnic areas.

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Val Vista Park

Val Vista Park

Neighborhood source for sports & picnics. This 15-acre spot features a skatepark, play & picnic areas, soccer fields & an in-line hockey rink.

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Sunol Regional Wilderness

Sunol Regional Wilderness

Park with hiking trails & a scenic gorge. 6,859-acre park with varied terrain & a scenic gorge for hiking, a visitor center & more.

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Alviso Adobe Community Park

Alviso Adobe Community Park

Interpretive park with historic home. Park with an original adobe house & reproduced historic buildings offering kids' camps & programs.

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Small World Park

Small World Park

Amusement center with train & carousel. Intimate family amusement park with a train, carousel, pond, boat, nature activities & playgrounds.

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Niles Canyon Railway

Niles Canyon Railway

Vintage train rides & history exhibits. Living history museum providing rides on vintage trains (1910-1960) & exhibits on railroad history.

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Pittsburg Historical Museum

Pittsburg Historical Museum

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Sycamore Valley Park

Sycamore Valley Park

Sports facilities, BBQ pits & more. Park with ball fields, bocce courts & paths, plus a playground, picnic area & BBQ pits.

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Dublin Historic Park and Museums

Dublin Historic Park and Museums

Local history & 1850s-era buildings. A 10-acre park with preserved buildings from the 1850s tells the story of the city's early settlers.

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Central Park

Central Park

Community park with sports facilities. Grassy park with a playground, community center, sports fields, skate park & seasonal splash pad.

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Charles Howard Park

Charles Howard Park

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Angels Camp Museum

Angels Camp Museum

Museum of local history & gold mining. Museum featuring indoor & outdoor exhibits on local history, including gold mining & farming.

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Calaveras Visitors Bureau

Calaveras Visitors Bureau

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Utica Park

Utica Park

Recreational retreat with a playground. Shady public park offering a children's playground, grassy lawn areas & a picnic pavilion.

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Gold Rush Originals

Gold Rush Originals

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Angels Camp (California Historical Landmark No. 287)

Angels Camp (California Historical Landmark No. 287)

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Mission Peak Regional Preserve

Mission Peak Regional Preserve

3,000 mountain acres for recreation. Vast mountain preserve popular for biking, hiking, horseback riding, R/C flying and hang-gliding.

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Vargas Plateau Regional Park

Vargas Plateau Regional Park

Hiking trails, birds of prey & sea views. Grasslands & wooded canyons home to eagles & hawks, with gentle walking routes leading to bay views.

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Oak Hill Park

Oak Hill Park

Scenic setting for hikes & picnics. Picturesque park offering a picnic area, hiking & horseback trails, plus a summer concert series.

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Mark Twain Cabin

Mark Twain Cabin

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MuseumSRV

MuseumSRV

Local history in a former railway depot. Quaint exhibits dedicated to local history in a restored 1891 railway depot, with a gift shop.

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Castle Rock Regional Recreation Area

Castle Rock Regional Recreation Area

Woodlands, fields, a pool & picnic site. Scenic land along Pine Creek with a pool, volleyball courts, a softball field & a large picnic area.

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