Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids

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

Town Square Park and Amphitheater

Town Square Park and Amphitheater

Public green space & event venue. Grassy outdoor area with paved walkways & shade trees, plus a stage for concerts & other events.

Mulligan Family Fun Center- Murrieta

Mulligan Family Fun Center- Murrieta

Go-karts, mini-golf & small rides. Amusement center features go-karts, batting cages, an arcade, mini-golf & small rides for kids.

Kidz Digz Gem Mining & Crystals Store

Kidz Digz Gem Mining & Crystals Store

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Mountain Pride Park

Mountain Pride Park

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Glen Arbor Park

Glen Arbor Park

Busy park with off-leash dog areas. Tree-filled, grassy park & popular local haunt for dogs to run around off-leash.

Lower Copper Canyon Park

Lower Copper Canyon Park

Retreat for outdoor sports & picnics. Neighborhood recreational park offering a baseball field, basketball hoops & trails.

UPTOWN JUNGLE FUN PARK | Murrieta, CA

UPTOWN JUNGLE FUN PARK | Murrieta, CA

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Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve

Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve

Rugged hiking site & a visitor center. 9,000-acre nature conservation with varying terrain & habitats, open trails & a visitor center.

Discovery Park

Discovery Park

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Temecula Duck Pond

Temecula Duck Pond

Pocket park with veterans memorial. Compact park featuring ducks paddling in a petite pool & a memorial to war veterans.

Sam Hicks Monument Park

Sam Hicks Monument Park

Park with a playground & restrooms. Public park featuring a play area, picnic tables, a stone monument, restrooms & more.

Temecula Valley Museum

Temecula Valley Museum

Regional history & author memorabilia. Historic museum featuring city artifacts & a permanent exhibit on author Erle Stanley Gardner.

Old Town Temecula

Old Town Temecula

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Town Square

Town Square

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Pennypickle's Workshop

Pennypickle's Workshop

Hands-on children's museum & gift shop. Family-friendly venue with an on-site gift shop offers interactive exhibits for kids of all ages.

Temeku Hills Park

Temeku Hills Park

Spot with ball fields & a playground. Green space with baseball fields, a basketball court & a children's playground, plus picnic tables.

Magical Adventure Balloon Rides

Magical Adventure Balloon Rides

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Rose Haven Heritage Garden

Rose Haven Heritage Garden

Botanical park with 1,600+ plants. This outdoor showcase for many rose varieties offers walking paths, picnic tables & kids' programs.

Canyon Hills Community Park

Canyon Hills Community Park

Park with fields, courts & shelters. 18-acre park featuring a splash pad, baseball fields, soccer pitch & basketball courts.

California Dreamin' Balloon Adventures

California Dreamin' Balloon Adventures

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Spirit Park

Spirit Park

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Vail Ranch Park

Vail Ranch Park

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La Paloma Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District

La Paloma Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District

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Lakepoint Park

Lakepoint Park

Scenic retreat for sports & lake views. Open recreational area offering a children's playground, trails, sports fields & views of the water.

Elm Grove Beach

Elm Grove Beach

Scenic lake shoreline for recreation. Public outdoor area with sand along Lake Elsinore, with shaded picnic tables & BBQ grills.

Ortega Falls

Ortega Falls

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Eller Park - Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District

Eller Park - Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District

Modest venue for kids' play & sports. 5 acres with a play structure, lighted ball field, basketball courts & picnic tables.

Southern California Railway Museum

Southern California Railway Museum

Historic train cars & weekend rides. Sprawling educational museum with historic railway cars & locomotives, plus weekend rides.

DropZone Waterpark

DropZone Waterpark

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Mercado Park

Mercado Park

Public recreation space with splash pad. City park offering shade trees, benches, a playground, picnic tables & a seasonal splash pad.

Perris Valley Historical Museum

Perris Valley Historical Museum

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Arendt Family Lights

Arendt Family Lights

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Western Science Center

Western Science Center

Dinosaurs, fossils & science exhibits. Kid-friendly science museum with dinosaurs, fossils & history, plus hands-on science activities.

Enchanted Hills Park

Enchanted Hills Park

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Diamond Valley Lake Visitor Center

Diamond Valley Lake Visitor Center

Exhibits on natural & cultural history. Local-history museum featuring excavated fossils & exhibits on regional settlers & dam building.

Valley-Wide's Diamond Valley Lake Community Park

Valley-Wide's Diamond Valley Lake Community Park

Many baseball fields & a fitness trail. Straightforward, 85-acre park with multiple ball fields, picnic areas & a fitness trail.

McSweeny Park

McSweeny Park

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Mary Henley Park

Mary Henley Park

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Hemet Maze Stone

Hemet Maze Stone

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Gibbel Park

Gibbel Park

Playground & various athletic facilities. Park offering a playground, picnic areas & facilities for baseball, basketball, tennis & horseshoes.

Airtopia Adventure Park - Hemet

Airtopia Adventure Park - Hemet

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Hemet Museum

Hemet Museum

Quaint option for American history. Modest locale with an eclectic collection of early American, railway & Native American artifacts.

Simpson Park

Simpson Park

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Regional Park, Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District

Regional Park, Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District

Local recreation & picnicking area. Family park with covered picnic areas, playgrounds, sports fields & basketball & volleyball courts.

San Jacinto City Museum

San Jacinto City Museum

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Estudillo Mansion

Estudillo Mansion

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Beyond the Lock Escape Rooms

Beyond the Lock Escape Rooms

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Rancho Park

Rancho Park

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Tom's Farms

Tom's Farms

Old-time attraction with restaurants. Family-friendly park with restaurants & a farmer's market, plus a steam train, pony rides & more.

Bill Gray Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District

Bill Gray Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District

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Heritage Park & Museum

Heritage Park & Museum

Historic buildings & a gazebo. Park featuring many early 1900s buildings from downtown Oceanside & a gazebo for events.

Alta Vista Botanical Gardens

Alta Vista Botanical Gardens

Botanical park integrating art & gardens. Botanical gardens dotted with works of art offering native plants, a lotus pond & ongoing classes.

Pavion Park

Pavion Park

Public park with kids' facilities. A modern playground with interactive games is the highlight at this public park for families.

Buddy Todd Park

Buddy Todd Park

Grassy retreat with grills & a play area. Shady outdoor park featuring a children's playground & a covered picnic area with grills & outlets.

Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary

Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary

Wildlife preserve & science center. University-run wildlife sanctuary in a canyon with a science center, amphitheater & 3 trails.

Sea Lion Island

Sea Lion Island

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Oceanside Harbor Village

Oceanside Harbor Village

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Oceanside Museum of Art

Oceanside Museum of Art

National & global artwork in a mod space. This contemporary building presents a rotating collection of modern art pieces & cultural events.

California Surf Museum

California Surf Museum

Historic boards, iconic surfers & more. Surf museum chronicles the history of the sport with exhibits of surfboards, famous surfers & more.

Oceanside Pier Amphitheater

Oceanside Pier Amphitheater

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California Citrus State Historic Park

California Citrus State Historic Park

Park dedicated to CA's citrus history. Park dedicated to preserving the history of California's great citrus boom of the 20th century.

Oceanside Municipal Pier

Oceanside Municipal Pier

Iconic 1,942-ft. wooden ocean pier. Originally built in 1888, this iconic wooden fishing pier stretches 1,942 ft. into the ocean.

California Citrus

California Citrus

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Hidden Canyon Park

Hidden Canyon Park

Green space with a shaded playground. Park with a playscape shaded by huge umbrellas, plus grassy open space & undeveloped land.

Buccaneer Park

Buccaneer Park

Municipal basketball courts & play areas. Tiny public green with basketball courts & a playground, plus a path along the Loma Alta Marsh.

Lake Forest Heritage Hill Historic Park

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.

Castle Park

Castle Park

Carnival-style rides, shows & food. Compact carnival-style amusement park with live entertainment, arcade games & American fare.

Buccaneer Cove at Castle Park

Buccaneer Cove at Castle Park

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Dinosaur Park

Dinosaur Park

Fields & a dinosaur-themed playground. Large park offering athletic fields as well as a playground with dinosaur- & fossil-themed elements.

Magee Park

Magee Park

Scenic park with a rose garden & gazebo. This 2.1-acre public park features a rose garden, gazebo & historic buildings, plus picnic spots.

Laguna Niguel Regional Park

Laguna Niguel Regional Park

Lakefront fishing, sports & amphitheater. Surrounding a fishing lake, this park offers trails, sports courts, picnic space & an amphitheater.

Sheep Hills Park

Sheep Hills Park

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Niguel Botanical Preserve

Niguel Botanical Preserve

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Rod McLeod Park

Rod McLeod Park

Picnicking, a playground & walking path. 18-acre green space offering a tot lot, paved trail & restrooms, plus benches, picnic tables & BBQs.

K1 Speed - Indoor Go Karts, Corporate Event Venue, Team Building Activities

K1 Speed - Indoor Go Karts, Corporate Event Venue, Team Building Activities

Indoor go-kart racing with an arcade. Electric-powered go-karting for adults & children on an indoor track, plus small arcade & gift shop.

Riverside Heritage House

Riverside Heritage House

Furnished 19th-century house & gardens. Museum in a grand Victorian residence with period furnishings & decor, plus landscaped gardens.

Mountain View Park

Mountain View Park

Urban green space with amenities. City recreational site with a playground, tennis courts, a walking trail, picnic tables & restrooms.

Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation (Discovery Center)

Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation (Discovery Center)

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