Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids
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Modesto Arch
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Modesto Children's Museum
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Pedretti Park
5-field baseball & softball complex. City facility featuring 5 fields for softball & baseball, a snack bar & a playground.
McHenry Museum
History museum in a grand 1912 library. Regional history museum in a grand former library building completed in 1912.
Graceada Park
Tree-topped park with playground & music. Community park with shaded paths & a large playground, plus tennis courts & live-music events.
Great Valley Museum and Planetarium
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Get Air Trampoline Park
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Columbia Park
Neighborhood park with a swimming pool. Leafy neighborhood park featuring children's play structures, basketball courts & a swimming pool.
Donnelly Park
Playground & a lake with ducks & geese. 10-acre, community park featuring a lake with geese & ducks, a wooden play structure & picnic areas.
Broadway Park
Park with picnic & water play areas. Modest park with a basketball court, water play area, playground & a picnic pavilion with tables.
Carnegie Arts Center
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PLAY Modesto
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Downey Community Park
Community green space with a playground. Recreational park offering picnic tables, a modest playground, restrooms & a tennis court.
Caswell Memorial State Park
Park running along the Stanislaus River. Covering more than 250 acres along Stanislaus River, this park is home to many endangered species.
Turlock Historical Society Museum
Exhibits focused on local history. Free museum dedicated to the history of Turlock, ranging from its founding to community life.
Hilmar Cheese Company Visitor Center
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Davis Community Park
Playground, green space & sports fields. Picnic area, athletic fields, open green space & a playground are the draw at this expansive park.
Boomers Modesto
Family fun center with mini-golf & more. National amusement center chain featuring mini-golf, go-karts, bumper boats & arcade games.
Crane Park
Triangular park with tennis courts. Wedge-shaped outdoor area with tennis & basketball courts, a playground & picnic tables.
Kids Club
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R.A.M. Farms Inc.
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Freedom Park
Picnicking & a play area for children. Urban green space offering picnic areas & a playground along with restrooms & a seasonal splash pad.
Ustach Park
Playgrounds, a bike path & picnic areas. Park with picnic facilities, a bike loop, basketball courts & playgrounds for toddlers & big kids.
Funworks Modesto
18-acre amusement center with go-karts. 18 acres of kid-centric fun, this amusement center offers go-karts, batting cages & miniature golf.
Sanders Community Park
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Dutch Hollow Farms
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Great Valley Grasslands State Park
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Mistlin Sports Park
Recreational facility with a playground. This 80-acre community space features a gazebo, play area with splash pad & multiple sports fields.
Jacob Myers Park
Picnicking, camping, fishing & hiking. Green space offering a boat ramp, camping area & fishing, plus a picnic gazebo, playground & trails.
Great Wolf Lodge Water Park | Northern California
Lively resort with a water park & dining. Buzzy resort featuring bars & restaurants, plus mini-golf, an indoor water park & an outdoor pool.
Manteca Historical Society
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McConnell State Recreation Area
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Shasta Park
Neighborhood park with a playground. Low-key neighborhood park featuring maintained grassy expanses, shade trees & a playground.
Riverdance Farms Gate
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Mossdale Crossing Regional Park
Picnicking, fishing & boating. Riverside park with a 2-lane boat ramp, floating dock & fishing access, plus picnic tables & BBQs.
Colony Park
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Tracy Historical Museum
Local history exhibits in quaint digs. Local museum housed in a former post office with exhibits devoted to the region's history.
Northgate Park
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Mossdale Landing Community Park
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Oakdale Museum & History Center
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The Cowboy Museum
Local exhibits on ranching & rodeo life. Western history museum with a gift shop & exhibits exploring the area's ranching & rodeo traditions.
Dos Reis Regional Park
Park with campsites, RV hookups & more. Park featuring RV hookups & tent campsites, plus a play area, picnic tables, a boat launch & more.
Osborn Park
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Castle Air Museum
Up-close views of vintage aircraft. Aircraft museum housing more than 40 WWII & Cold War airplanes including a Grumman US-2A Tracker.
Hunter Farms
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Merced National Wildlife Refuge
Revered wintering spot for waterfowl. 10.2-acre wetlands & grasslands known as a legendary wintering habitat for waterfowl & shorebirds.
Children's Museum of Stockton
Museum with interactive exhibits. Museum with more than 40 interactive exhibits & an art studio for kids.
Knights Ferry Recreation Area
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Fahrens Park
Outdoor space with a paved biking trail. The Black Rascal Bike Path passes through this recreation area with a playground & disc-golf course.
Merced's Applegate Park Zoo
Green space & zoo with rescued animals. This park with picnic areas & a playground is home to a small zoo that shelters native wildlife.
Elmer Murchie Park
Playground, sports courts & picnic space. A fenced playground, walking path, sports courts & picnic area with BBQs are the draw at this park.
Kiwanis Kiddieland
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Merced Multicultural Arts Center
Galleries holding temporary exhibitions. Galleries showcasing temporary exhibitions by local & national artists.
Merced County Courthouse Museum
Exhibits on local history & a gift shop. Local history museum in a restored 1875 building housing rotating exhibits, artifacts & a gift shop.
Kids Discovery Station
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Laura's Fountain
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McNamara Park
Local park with a pool & playground. Community park offering over 8-acres of green space & recreational amenities, including a pool.
Oh Wow Nickel Arcade
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Play Adventures
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Alum Rock Park
Large park with mineral springs & trails. Spacious park featuring hiking & biking trails, mineral springs & several picnic areas.
Joe herb park
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Hellyer County Park
Urban park with a multi-use, paved trail. Green space featuring a 15-mile paved trail, plus picnicking, disc golf, a dog park & a velodrome.
Emma Prusch Farm Park
Community farm with orchards & gardens. Compact community farm features heirloom vegetable gardens, orchards, chickens & a fair.
Mission Peak Regional Preserve
3,000 mountain acres for recreation. Vast mountain preserve popular for biking, hiking, horseback riding, R/C flying and hang-gliding.
Kelley Park
172-acre green space with lawn bowling. This park, which contains a zoo & living history museum, offers picnic spots & lawn bowling greens.
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Animals, activities & conservation focus. Small zoo with an array of animals & rides, plus an education center, petting zoo & puppet theater.
Japanese Friendship Garden
Spacious & tranquil traditional garden. Covering 5.5 acres, this serene Japanese garden features a koi pond & a quaint red arch bridge.
Mission Hills Park
Green space with a 50-ft. slide. Neighborhood park featuring grassy open space, a playground, a BBQ pit & a 50-ft. slide.
Niles Canyon Railway
Vintage train rides & history exhibits. Living history museum providing rides on vintage trains (1910-1960) & exhibits on railroad history.
The Tech Interactive
Interactive displays & an IMAX theater. Accessible, hands-on exhibits for all ages in a spacious facility, plus an attached IMAX theater.
Bill's Backyard
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Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Shows, workshops & interactive exhibits. Children of all ages explore more than 150 interactive exhibits including a full-size fire truck.
Discovery Meadow
Children's museum & sizable green space. Children's museum situated atop a sprawling green lawn used for summer festivals.
Monopoly in the Park
Green space with a giant monopoly board. Tiny park featuring a larger-than-life monopoly board, plus animal statues & benches.
Rotary PlayGarden
Accessible children's playground. Interactive & accessible children's playground with slides, climbing equipment & seating areas.
Washington Township Museum of Local History
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Lincoln Glen Park
Small park with playground & green space. Small community park offering a playground & tot lot, water spray area, green space & picnic tables.
Round Valley Regional Preserve
Hiking & camping in a historic setting. Once home to Native Americans, this 1,911-acre wildlife habitat offers camping, hiking & cycling.
Brentwood City Park
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The Playhouse, Brentwood
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Little Free Art Museum ("SJ FLAG")
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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
Exhibits featuring mummies & artifacts. Museum with displays on Egyptian burial practices, plus artifacts including jewelry & bronze tools.
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