Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids
Explore the best free & cheap things to do with kids options for kids and families in Ontario
Ontario Museum of History & Art
Art museum with events & workshops. Museum in a historic building with exhibits on art & history, plus workshops & events.
Ontario Town Square
Entertainment hub with shops & eateries. Well-known gathering place with an outdoor amphitheater & an array of shops & cafes.
Conservation Park
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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.
Lucky Art Crayonology
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Upland Memorial Park
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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's Old Schoolhouse Museum
Landmark site of a 19th-century school. The local historical society operates this museum set in a small late-1800s school.
Chino Youth Museum
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Claremont Lewis Museum of Art
Cool venue with community art exhibits. Charming facility showcasing painting, sculpture & other works by local artists, past & present.
Claremont Depot
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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
Native gardens, nursery plants & classes. Non-profit property boasts diverse native gardens & plants, regular classes, a nursery & gift shop.
Milliken Park
Sports facilities & a playground. Neighborhood spot with a playground & areas for basketball, volleyball, baseball & picnics.
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
Playgrounds, a field & community centers. Public park featuring playgrounds, walking paths & a large field plus a community & senior center.
NHRA Motorsports Museum
Hot-rod vehicles & memorabilia. Museum tracing the history of hot-rod racing with vintage cars, motorcycles & artifacts.
K1 Speed - Indoor Go Karts, Corporate Event Venue, Team Building Activities
Indoor go-kart racing. Chain of indoor racing centers featuring electric go-karting for all skill levels, plus food.
RailGiants Train Museum
Train museum with real locomotives. Open the second weekend of each month, this museum on train history features locomotives on display.
Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park
Interpretive trails & a visitor's center. Water conservation-themed park with walking trails, wildlife stations & an interpretive center.
Potato Mountain
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The Escape Game Rancho Cucamonga
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English Springs Park
Scenic park with a pond & gazebos. Peaceful green space with basketball & volleyball courts, a pond & picnic areas with gazebos.
Turtle Beach
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Discovery Park
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Phillips Mansion
Stately historic manor built in 1875. Second Empire-style mansion constructed in 1875, damaged by earthquakes, now used for events.
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
Nature trails & an animal sanctuary. Nature center offering various walking & hiking trails, plus an animal sanctuary & junior programs.
Pacific Railroad Society
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North Etiwanda Preserve
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Hidden Valley Wildlife Area
Park with hiking & equestrian trails. Natural area featuring walking & riding trails, plus a picnic area, bird walks & seasonal events.
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Serene place with multi-use trails. Tranquil nature preserve offering scenic views & trails for hiking, cycling & horseback riding.
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.
Pumpkin Rock
Landmark hilltop painted rock. Painted like a large jack-o'-lantern, this rock sits at the top of a hill with sweeping views.
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
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Martin Tudor Jurupa Hills Regional Park
Ball fields, picnic spots, trails, games. Family-oriented park with ball fields, picnic tables & trails plus horseshoe & bocce courts.
Doty Trust Park
Water park, hiking trails & playground. Nature site with a water park, playground, picnicking with grills & trails with an exercise course.
Rubel Castle
Unique, artsy building with guided tours. This historic, off-beat structure made with recycled materials offers tours by appointment.
World Museum of Natural History
University natural history museum. Natural history museum on a university campus with animal, plant & mineral exhibits.
Susanna Bixby Bryant Museum and Botanic Garden
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Friendship Park
Simple outdoor space with a playground. Modest recreational park providing a children's playground, a baseball field & picnic facilities.
Jensen Alvarado Historic Ranch and Museum
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Carbon Canyon Regional Park
Redwood trees, sports facilities & more. Sprawling, 124-acre park showcasing various redwood trees, sports complexes & other features.
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.
Vista Del Verde Park
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Buccaneer Cove at Castle Park
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Castle Park
Carnival-style rides, shows & food. Compact carnival-style amusement park with live entertainment, arcade games & American fare.
Cameron Park Community Center
Multiuse community center for all ages. Community center for all ages featuring a basketball gym, game room & outdoor green space.
Azusa Wilderness Park
Hilly canyon preserve with trails. Covering 60+ acres of canyon terrain, this wilderness areas has trails for hiking & biking.
Carolyn Rosas County Park
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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
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Riverside Heritage House
Furnished 19th-century house & gardens. Museum in a grand Victorian residence with period furnishings & decor, plus landscaped gardens.
Fairmount Park
Rose gardens, lakes & a golf course. Serene park featuring picnic areas, rose gardens, lakes, rental pedal boats & a golf course.
Seascape Kids Fun
Indoor playground & fun center for kids. Children's indoor amusement center for parties includes playground, ball pen & more.
Oak Canyon Nature Center
Nature park with an interpretive center. Nature park featuring oak forests, scrubland & canyons, plus wildlife & an interpretive center.
Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park
Recreation area with hiking & tennis. 575-acre park with protected stream, tennis courts & abundant trails & natural areas.
Museum of Riverside
Regional history, culture & nature. Museum dedicated to the history, culture & nature of the region, including 2 landmark homes.
California Citrus
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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.
Santa Fe Dam Nature Center
Educational center & display garden. Nature center & natural area featuring trail walks, garden of native plants & educational programs.
Craig Regional Park
Recreation on 124 acres with a lake. 124-acre recreational park with biking, hiking & picnicking, plus hills, a rose garden & a lake.
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area
Park with 70-acre lake & swimming beach. Vast park boasting a 70-acre lake for fishing & boating, plus a summer swim beach & water play area.
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.
Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum
Historical landmark open to the public. This Los Angeles historical landmark features a country home from 1870 & hosts a variety of events.
World's Largest Paper Cup
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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
Local artifacts in a historic library. Local-history collection in a neoclassical former library featuring artifacts, programs & a shop.
Eisenhower Park
Sizable green space with a duck pond. Large park featuring a pond filled with fish & ducks, plus walking paths, playgrounds & BBQ grills.
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
8 acres of native Southwestern animals. 8-acre city park zoo features native Southwestern animals & plants, plus regular programs & events.
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
Park, playground, rides & rentals. Park offers train & pony rides, plus paddle boat rentals, the Orange County Zoo & picnic areas.
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
Amusement center with varied attractions. Family amusement center featuring go-karts, laser tag, carnival rides & arcade games.
Blair Park
Outdoor area for sports & picnics. Recreation space with 2 baseball diamonds & 3 tennis courts, plus picnic tables & playgrounds.
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.
Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA)
Ceramics & ancient Egyptian artifacts. Diverse mix of ancient & contemporary art, with a special focus on ceramics & Egyptian relics.
Fullerton Train Museum
Vintage train cars & cabooses on display. Historic train cars & cabooses with period decor, open the first & third Saturday of every month.
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