Best Family-Friendly Attractions

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

Ontario Museum of History & Art

Ontario Museum of History & Art

Art museum with events & workshops. Museum in a historic building with exhibits on art & history, plus workshops & events.

Cooper Regional History Museum

Cooper Regional History Museum

Local history in an old fruit exchange. Regional & cultural history museum in a converted 1930's Art Moderne fruit exchange building.

Madonna of the Trail

Madonna of the Trail

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park

Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park

Lakes, fishing & a small water play park. Park featuring 2 lakes with fishing & pedal boats, as well as a small water play area with slides.

Chino Youth Museum

Chino Youth Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Claremont Lewis Museum of Art

Claremont Lewis Museum of Art

Cool venue with community art exhibits. Charming facility showcasing painting, sculpture & other works by local artists, past & present.

Red Hill Park

Red Hill Park

Playgrounds, a duck pond & ball fields. Open park with playgrounds, areas for baseball, soccer & horseshoes, an exercise trail & duck pond.

California Botanic Garden

California Botanic Garden

Native gardens, nursery plants & classes. Non-profit property boasts diverse native gardens & plants, regular classes, a nursery & gift shop.

Planes of Fame Air Museum

Planes of Fame Air Museum

Aviation exhibits to educate & inspire. Aviation museum featuring a collection of aircraft & memorabilia, plus a youth education center.

Hermosa Park

Hermosa Park

Small park with 2 playgrounds & a track. Compact neighborhood park with 2 kids' play areas, a paved track, fields & covered picnic shelters.

Higginbotham Park

Higginbotham Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Ganesha Park

Ganesha Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology

Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology

Famed museum with huge fossil collection. Notable paleontology museum offering a vast selection of fossils & specimens, plus history exhibits.

Central Park

Central Park

Playgrounds, a field & community centers. Public park featuring playgrounds, walking paths & a large field plus a community & senior center.

NHRA Motorsports Museum

NHRA Motorsports Museum

Hot-rod vehicles & memorabilia. Museum tracing the history of hot-rod racing with vintage cars, motorcycles & artifacts.

Heritage Community Park

Heritage Community Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

RailGiants Train Museum

RailGiants Train Museum

Train museum with real locomotives. Open the second weekend of each month, this museum on train history features locomotives on display.

The Escape Game Rancho Cucamonga

The Escape Game Rancho Cucamonga

Visit this great place for kids and families!

English Springs Park

English Springs Park

Scenic park with a pond & gazebos. Peaceful green space with basketball & volleyball courts, a pond & picnic areas with gazebos.

Chino Hills State Park

Chino Hills State Park

Wildlife park with miles of trails. State park offers biking, picnicking & hiking, plus on-site bathrooms & water spigots.

Riverwalk Park

Riverwalk Park

Green space for disc golf & picnics. Neighborhood recreation area with a disc golf course, playground, walking paths & a picnic pavilion.

Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park

Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

San Dimas Canyon Park

San Dimas Canyon Park

Multiple nature walks & animal sanctuary. Hiking trails through oaks, pines & foothills plus an enclosed sanctuary with rescued area wildlife.

San Dimas Canyon Nature Center

San Dimas Canyon Nature Center

Nature trails & an animal sanctuary. Nature center offering various walking & hiking trails, plus an animal sanctuary & junior programs.

Sycamore Canyon Park

Sycamore Canyon Park

Multilevel space for hiking & recreation. City land with a playground, ball field, BBQ grill, picnic tables, exercise stations & nature trail.

North Etiwanda Preserve

North Etiwanda Preserve

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Hidden Valley Wildlife Area

Hidden Valley Wildlife Area

Park with hiking & equestrian trails. Natural area featuring walking & riding trails, plus a picnic area, bird walks & seasonal events.

Pikes Peak Park

Pikes Peak Park

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Mary Vagle Nature Center

Mary Vagle Nature Center

Native plant gardens, a pond & trails. Nature center with exhibits on local natural history, plus native plant gardens, a pond & trails.

Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center

Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center

Nature-based activities for families. Nature-focused activities include an earth science museum & hands-on learning with rocks & fossils.

Fontana Park

Fontana Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Doty Trust Park

Doty Trust Park

Water park, hiking trails & playground. Nature site with a water park, playground, picnicking with grills & trails with an exercise course.

Finkbiner Park

Finkbiner Park

Multi-use recreation area with bandshell. Numerous sports fields & courts are offered here along with a bandshell, youth center & picnicking.

Rubel Castle

Rubel Castle

Unique, artsy building with guided tours. This historic, off-beat structure made with recycled materials offers tours by appointment.

Dalton Park

Dalton Park

Playground, basketball & a splash pad. Neighborhood park offering basketball courts, play structures & a splash pad (open in summer).

Galster Wilderness Park

Galster Wilderness Park

Nature park with hiking trails. Serene nature park that spans more than 40 acres offers hiking trails & views of the city.

Carbon Canyon Regional Park

Carbon Canyon Regional Park

Redwood trees, sports facilities & more. Sprawling, 124-acre park showcasing various redwood trees, sports complexes & other features.

Yorba Regional Park

Yorba Regional Park

Picnicking, fishing, hiking & biking. Mile-wide park adjacent to the Santa Ana River has 140 acres of picnic tables, lakes, trails & more.

Buccaneer Cove at Castle Park

Buccaneer Cove at Castle Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Castle Park

Castle Park

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

Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum

Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum

Library, museum, birthplace, burial site. President Nixon's dedicated library has artifacts, a Watergate gallery, his birthplace & gravesite.

Corona Heritage Park & Museum

Corona Heritage Park & Museum

Historical exhibits & gardens. Park with vintage buildings, city heritage displays, gardens, an arts colony & event space.

Mount Rubidoux Park

Mount Rubidoux Park

Mountain hiking, vistas & a dog run. Natural terrain for dog-running, hiking & views, centered around a giant white cross at the summit.

Peace Tower

Peace Tower

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Riverside Heritage House

Riverside Heritage House

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

Ryan Bonaminio Park

Ryan Bonaminio Park

Community area for sports & recreation. Neighborhood park featuring athletic fields & courts, a playground, picnic shelters & concessions.

Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park

Rose gardens, lakes & a golf course. Serene park featuring picnic areas, rose gardens, lakes, rental pedal boats & a golf course.

Citrus Park

Citrus Park

Play equipment, splash pad & lawns. Public green space with 2 playgrounds, a splash pad, picnic tables & grassy areas for sports.

White Park

White Park

Vibrant place with gardens & a gazebo. Scenic park featuring walking paths, a gazebo & gardens with exotic plants, plus various festivals.

Oak Canyon Nature Center

Oak Canyon Nature Center

Nature park with an interpretive center. Nature park featuring oak forests, scrubland & canyons, plus wildlife & an interpretive center.

Riverside Festival Of Lights

Riverside Festival Of Lights

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Riverside Art Museum

Riverside Art Museum

Museum with art shows, classes & talks. Exhibition space that features art classes, workshops, lectures & a museum store selling local art.

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.

Allen J. Martin Park

Allen J. Martin Park

Playground, basketball & splash pad. Renovated park with a colorful playground, basketball court, splash pad & community building.

Mountain View Park

Mountain View Park

Landscaped park with broad views. Brass plaques in this landscaped park tell visitors what they can see in the wide-spread views.

Morgan park

Morgan park

Park with playgrounds & green space. Community park offering playgrounds, open lawns, a splash pad & recreation center.

Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton

Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton

26-acre botanical garden. A sprawling, 26-acre greenspace featuring 4,000+ types of plants, walking trails & a museum.

Bordwell Park

Bordwell Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Panorama Nature Preserve

Panorama Nature Preserve

Short hiking trail offering scenic views. Small nature reserve with a paved & gravel walking trail offering sweeping views.

Hunter Hobby Park

Hunter Hobby Park

City park with mini steam-train rides. Green space with softball fields, picnic tables, grills & free mini steam-train rides twice a month.

Colton Area Museum

Colton Area Museum

Local artifacts in a historic library. Local-history collection in a neoclassical former library featuring artifacts, programs & a shop.

The Children's Museum at La Habra

The Children's Museum at La Habra

7 galleries & 14 hands-on exhibits. Kids' museum with exhibits including a hand-carved carousel & guided tour of a 1942 railroad car.

Orange County Zoo

Orange County Zoo

8 acres of native Southwestern animals. 8-acre city park zoo features native Southwestern animals & plants, plus regular programs & events.

Irvine Park Railroad

Irvine Park Railroad

Recreation area with train & pony rides. Outdoor park featuring family activities including train rides, pony rides & paddle boat rentals.

Irvine Regional Park

Irvine Regional Park

Park, playground, rides & rentals. Park offers train & pony rides, plus paddle boat rentals, the Orange County Zoo & picnic areas.

Walnut Creek Nature Park

Walnut Creek Nature Park

Picnicking, kids' play areas & walkways. Enduring park with an obstacle course, trails & a playground, plus solar lighting & a picnic gazebo.

San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum

San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum

Exhibits on trains & local history. Set in an 1918 train depot, this museum showcases artifacts dedicated to railroad & local history.

Fiesta Village Family Fun Park

Fiesta Village Family Fun Park

Amusement center with varied attractions. Family amusement center featuring go-karts, laser tag, carnival rides & arcade games.

Blair Park

Blair Park

Outdoor area for sports & picnics. Recreation space with 2 baseball diamonds & 3 tennis courts, plus picnic tables & playgrounds.

UC Riverside Botanic Gardens

UC Riverside Botanic Gardens

Forty green acres open to tours. University's garden offers 40 leafy acres of 3,500+ plant species & 200+ bird types. Open daily.

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