Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids
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West Kern Oil Museum
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Hide N Seek Adventure Park
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The Park at River Walk
Park with an amphitheater on the water. 32-acre park with an amphitheater surrounded by water featuring various live music performances.
Ingenious Escape Rooms - Bakersfield Stockdale
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Stiern Park
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Saunders Park
Basketball courts & picnic areas. Tucked-away green space offering lighted basketball courts, playground & picnic areas with BBQ pits.
Kids Empire Bakersfield
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Yokuts Park
Green space with a playground & concerts. Park with concerts & other special events, plus a playground, picnic areas & bike trail access.
Beale Park
Neighborhood park where parakeets live. Family park offering horseshoe pits, ballfields, a Greek theater & large flock of wild parakeets.
Jastro Park
Play area for kids plus tennis courts. Recreational area offering lighted tennis & basketball courts, horseshoe pits & a jungle gym.
Weedpatch Camp
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Mural Alley Bakersfield
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Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science
Educational exhibits on earth history. Hands-on exhibits & artifacts exploring earth sciences such as geology, archaeology & paleontology.
Central Park at Mill Creek
Linear park with waterside paths. Popular park & photography area running along both sides of a canal with a covered bridge.
Bakersfield Museum of Art
Fine-art institute dating to 1956. Longtime art museum offering exhibits by Californian artists, education programs & kids' classes.
Shafter Depot Museum
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Kern County Museum
16-acre museum for local history. Dozens of artifacts & displays chronicling the area's Native American, frontier & oil history.
Lori Brock Discovery Center
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Stramler Park
Ball fields, RC car raceway & playground. 3-acre park featuring baseball fields, batting cages, a playground & radio-controlled car raceway.
BLOOM Mural Bakersfield
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Minter Field Air Museum
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California Living Museum (CALM)
Indoor & outdoor displays & exhibits. Museum exploring California's diverse flora & fauna, with a reptile house & botanical gardens.
Rose Valley Falls
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The Big Red Barn, Murray Family Farms
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Sarzotti Park
Park with a rec center & sports fields. Green space with multiple sports fields plus a rec center with classes, picnic areas & a playground.
Ojai Meadows Preserve - Lomita Ave Entrance
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Ojai Meadows Preserve
Nature preserve with a wetlands trail. Protected meadows & wetlands area with a hiking trail, plant nursery & spring wildflowers.
Ojai Valley Museum
Art exhibits in a historic church. Town history exhibits & contemporary local artwork showcased in a former Catholic church.
Libbey Park
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Soule County Park
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Casitas Water Adventure
Aquatic activities for all ages. Small water park with a playground for young children, a lazy river inner-tube ride & a snack bar.
Lake Casitas Recreation Area
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Lookout Park
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Frog Wall
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Rocky Nook Park
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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Exhibits featuring area history & nature. Landmark with various exhibits including regional history, art, a planetarium & a butterfly garden.
Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park
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Santa Barbara Zoo
Compact zoo with hundreds of animals. Small zoo with hundreds of animals in natural habitats, a miniature train ride & picnic spots.
Lizards Mouth Rock
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Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden
Park with botanical collections & ponds. Lush garden with an array of tree & plant species, koi ponds, a picnic area & a butterfly garden.
Kids World
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Alameda Park
Green space with a pond & playground. Tranquil 2-block park with a pond, vintage bandstand, sizable play structure & many rare trees.
Carpinteria Seal Sanctuary
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Shipwreck Playground
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Chase Palm Park
Tree-lined green space along the ocean. Waterfront park lined with tall palm trees, offering lounging lawns & a walking/biking path.
MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation
Hands-on science, math & tech exhibits. Contemporary museum devoted to science, technology & the arts, with a focus on interactive exhibits.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center
Interactive facility for ocean education. Aquatic exploration center with live shark touch pools, a tidepool tank & magnified sea specimens.
Pier Santa Barbara
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The Aviator Casino
Gambling hub with card games & a grill. Local casino with a variety of card games, frequent tournaments & an American grill with kids' menu.
Lake Woollomes
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Delano Heritage Park
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Shoreline Park
Grassy areas & playground with sea views. Popular park overlooking the water offers a playground, grassy areas, walking paths & beach access.
1000 Steps Beach
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Foster Park
Recreation area with river & camping. Green-hilled park with a river flowing through it, multi-use trail & campgrounds.
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