Best Family-Friendly Attractions
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Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Nevada City
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Firehouse No. 1 Museum
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Pioneer Park
Picnicking, a pool & recreational sports. Green space housing picnic/BBQ areas & an outdoor pool, plus ball fields & basketball/tennis courts.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
Museum of local transportation history. Museum with a collection of railroad & aviation artifacts, photographs & documents.
Hirschman's Pond trailhead
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Empire Mine State Historic Park
Hiking, biking & equestrian trails. The site of this state's oldest gold mine has miles of trails to hike, bike or explore on horseback.
Empire Mine State Historic Park Visitors Center
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Condon Park
Fenced dog run with trees & water. Large, forested off-leash dog run with fencing, water & bench seating for owners.
Hoyt’s Crossing
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Minnie Park
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Wolf Creek Trail
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Northstar Mining Museum
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Crystal Hermitage Gardens
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Buttermilk Bend Trail
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South Yuba River State Park
Historic bridges & a wheelchair trail. Riverside park spanning 20 miles, with 4 historic bridges & a wheelchair-accessible nature trail.
Historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge
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Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
Historic park shaped by hydraulic mining. Camping, fishing, trails & Gold Rush-era buildings in a park with cliffs carved by hydraulic mining.
Western Gateway Park
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Lions Children's Park
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Devils Falls
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West Coast Falconry
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Hidden Falls Regional Park
Tranquil spot for hiking, biking & more. Scenic warren of trails for hiking, biking & horseback riding amid foothills & waterfalls.
Black Hole of Calcutta Falls
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The Gold Rush Museum
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Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Old Town Auburn
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Bernhard Museum
Local museum in a hotel built in 1851. Museum of life in the mid-19th-century in an old hotel, with artifacts & furnishings from that era.
Railhead Park
Picnicking, soccer fields & a playground. Multipurpose park with 2 large soccer fields & a playground, plus a picnic shelter, trails & a pond.
Griffith Quarry Park & Museum
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Henningsen Lotus Park
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Gold Rush birthplace with gold panning. Replica of the sawmill that spawned the Gold Rush, 20+ historic mining buildings & gold panning.
Feather River Parkway
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Gold Discovery Museum
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Whitney Community Park
Redeveloped park with a wet play area. Renovated local park with playgrounds, baseball courts & a splash pad, plus picnic & barbecue areas.
Sutter County Museum
Local history exhibits & a gift shop. Rotating displays documenting the region's past, plus a cool store for books & handmade goods.
Quarry Park
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Quarry Park Adventures
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Happy Park
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Harry Crabb Park
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NorCal Escape Co.
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Donner Summit SNO-Park
Mountain park for skiing & sledding. Site for cross-country skiing, dog sledding & other snow sports in winter, plus hiking in summer.
Hollow Falls
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Roseville Golfland Sunsplash
Long-running choice for mini golf & more. Amusement chain featuring mini golf courses & arcades, some branches with water slides & laser tag.
Wacky Tacky
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Olympus Pointe Sculpture Park
Trailhead with a landmark sculpture. Park known for its large, abstract "Cosmos" sculpture & access to a cycling/jogging trail.
Phantom Falls
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Carnegie Museum
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Roseville Utility Exploration Center
Playful spot for environmental education. Learning center with creative exhibits on sustainability topics such as energy & water conservation.
Maidu Museum & Historic Site
Exhibits, tours & historic petroglyphs. This Maidu museum features interactive exhibits, tours & trails with historic petroglyphs & mortars.
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.
El Dorado County Historical Museum
Space for local historical exhibits. Educational history center collecting articles relating to the development of the local area.
Maidu Regional Park
City park for sports & culture events. A 152-acre park that includes a community center, library & museum, plus many sports facilities.
Fountain & Tallman Museum
Local artifacts in a former soda factory. Museum in an 1852 stone-&-brick soda factory, showcasing period photos, furniture & memorabilia.
Promontory Community Park
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Free Halloween Fun
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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.
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.
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).
Folsom Kids Play Park (Castle Park)
Big play structures & picnic areas. Park featuring a large, castle-themed playground with climbing equipment, swings & picnic tables.
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.
Sutter National Wildlife Refuge
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Donner Memorial State Park
Scenic area with trails, a lake & museum. This park offers hiking, camping, fishing, boating, the Emigrant Trail Museum & a historic monument.
Donner Memorial State Museum
Displays on a historic traveling group. Simple facility with interpretive exhibits & artifacts related to the 19th-century Donner Party.
Pioneer Monument
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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.
KidZone Museum
Hands-on exhibits & programs for kids. Playful children's museum offering indoor & outdoor interactive exhibits, plus classes & camps.
Old Truckee Jail Museum
Historic building with seasonal tours. Open seasonally, this preserved, 19th-century jailhouse offers local, historical artifacts & tours.
Truckee Railroad Museum
Museum of local railroad history. This museum looks at how the railroad brought change to Truckee & its surrounding region.
Historic Downtown Truckee & Visitor Center
Historic setting for shopping & dining. Shopping, dining & cultural-arts district offering a historical walking tour & scenic views.
Truckee River Regional Park
Riverside park with a disc-golf course. Charming riverside park featuring a children's playground, hiking paths & a disc-golf course.
Scandia Fun Center
Amusement complex with rides & mini-golf. Outdoor amusement center offering rides, mini-golf, go-karts & batting cages, plus an indoor arcade.
Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Exhibits & live animals plus trails. This attraction offers educational exhibits & over a dozen indigenous animals, plus 3 nature trails.
Gatekeeper's Museum
Local history in an old-fashioned cabin. Quaint reconstructed cabin with local historical exhibits, including photos & a research library.
Hagan Community Park
Sizable park for sports, swimming & more. Large green space with lots of amenities, including athletic fields, an aquatic center & a dog park.
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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