Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids
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Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert
Hands-on exhibits & toddler spaces. Sizable children's museum featuring 50-plus interactive exhibits, a giant loom & areas for toddlers.
Palm Desert Civic Center Park
Sports fields, concerts & public art. Palm Desert's biggest park, with tennis courts, sports fields, picnic areas, concerts & public art.
Palm Desert Aquatic Center
3 pools, slides, concessions & classes. Popular aquatic center features 3 pools, slides & spray areas, plus fitness classes & concessions.
Desert Holocaust Memorial
Sculpture garden with educational info. Bronze sculpture garden & interpretive information commemorating Holocaust victims.
Palm Desert Cross Hiking Trail
Hiking destination with hilltop cross. Illuminated cross mounted on top of a hill, popular for moderate desert hikes with scenic views.
Yin Yang
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Get Air Trampoline Park
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Native species & animals since 1970. Over 1,000 acres of desert ecosystem featuring a bighorn sheep enclosure & small animal exhibits.
Eisenhower Walk of Honor
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Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center
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City of Palm Desert Freedom Park
Recreation area with sports facilities. Community park with facilities for basketball, baseball, volleyball, dog walking & a playground.
Coachella Valley Vista Point
Panoramic roadside desert overlook. Observation point off of Highway 74 offering scenic views of the surrounding desert landscape.
Covered Wagon Tours
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Coachella Valley Preserve - Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve
Palm-lined oasis & desert hiking. Nature reserve around a palm-filled oasis offering picnics & hikes in a desert wilderness setting.
La Quinta Park
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La Quinta Museum
Local history & cultural arts exhibits. Museum with local history & cultural arts exhibits, including dioramas & old photos, plus a shop.
Fred Wolff Nature Preserve
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Fritz Burns Park
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Civic Center Campus
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Miles Avenue Park
Playground with picnic & sports areas. Fenced city park with benches, shaded picnic areas, a playground & sport courts.
Coachella Valley History Museum
Local history & a museum about dates. Complex including a restored 1909 school house, a 1930s home & a museum dedicated to the date palm.
North Jackson Park
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South Jackson Park
Spot with a play area, baseball & soccer. Community park featuring a playground, picnic facilities & fields for baseball & soccer.
George S Patton Park
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Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Modern lodging with a casino & dining. Contemporary casino resort offering an outdoor pool, multiple dining options & golf course access.
Dateland Park
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Indian Vista Scenic Overlook
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Lake Fulmor Day Use Area
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Cap Rock
Joshua trees, desert shrubs & boulders. Short trail through desert scrub dotted with Joshua & juniper trees, plus huge monzogranite rocks.
Cabazon Dinosaurs - World's Biggest Dinosaurs
Outdoor display of prehistoric animals. Vintage attraction featuring enormous replicas including Brontosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex & more.
Keys Ranch
Tours of a remote ranch & orchard. Ranger-led tours of a historic ranch, old schoolhouse, workshop & orchard in a remote canyon.
Barker Dam
Historic reservoir along nature trail. Small lake reservoir built by ranchers in early 1900s to store water; part of a 1.5-mi. loop trail.
Hi-Desert Nature Museum
Educational museum of desert ecosystems. Interactive museum detailing the flora, fauna & geological nature of the surrounding desert.
Desert View Conservation Area
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World Famous Crochet Museum
Unique collection of crocheted items. An eclectic assortment of crocheted animals & other creations in a converted drive-thru photo stand.
Bill Gray Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District
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Split Rock Loop Trail
Scenic path in a desert boulder field. Gentle 2-mile circuit in a boulder field with picturesque rock formations & colorful desert plants.
Simpson Park
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Beyond the Lock Escape Rooms
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Rancho Park
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Indian Cove Boy Scout Trail
Hiking area with rock formations. Secluded hiking area with a large campground, surrounded by rock formations popular with climbers.
San Jacinto City Museum
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Estudillo Mansion
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Hemet Museum
Quaint option for American history. Modest locale with an eclectic collection of early American, railway & Native American artifacts.
McSweeny Park
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Regional Park, Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District
Local recreation & picnicking area. Family park with covered picnic areas, playgrounds, sports fields & basketball & volleyball courts.
Airtopia Adventure Park - Hemet
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Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum
Found art in a rustic desert landscape. This open-air desert museum features an offbeat collection of found folk-art assemblages.
Noah Purifoy Foundation
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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.
Diamond Valley Lake Visitor Center
Exhibits on natural & cultural history. Local-history museum featuring excavated fossils & exhibits on regional settlers & dam building.
Western Science Center
Dinosaurs, fossils & science exhibits. Kid-friendly science museum with dinosaurs, fossils & history, plus hands-on science activities.
Mary Henley Park
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Gibbel Park
Playground & various athletic facilities. Park offering a playground, picnic areas & facilities for baseball, basketball, tennis & horseshoes.
Knott Sky Park
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Galleta Meadows
Ricardo Breceda's giant metal sculptures. Sprawling desert sculpture park with massive metal "Sky Art" creatures by artist Ricardo Breceda.
Arendt Family Lights
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Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center
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Oasis Of Mara Nature Trail Trailhead
Historic desert oasis with nature trail. Spring-fed oasis & nature trail in desert terrain, the historic site of Indian & other settlement.
Luckie Park
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Hemet Maze Stone
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Glass Outhouse Art Gallery
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Splash Park
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California Dreamin' Balloon Adventures
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La Paloma Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District
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Magical Adventure Balloon Rides
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Vail Ranch Park
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Temeku Hills Park
Spot with ball fields & a playground. Green space with baseball fields, a basketball court & a children's playground, plus picnic tables.
Discovery Park
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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.
DropZone Waterpark
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Rose Haven Heritage Garden
Botanical park with 1,600+ plants. This outdoor showcase for many rose varieties offers walking paths, picnic tables & kids' programs.
The End of The World sign
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Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area
Stark landscape with off-road trails. Vast desert area for off-road exploration, with sand dunes, bubbling mud pools & campsites.
Ocotillo Wells Discovery Center
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UPTOWN JUNGLE FUN PARK | Murrieta, CA
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Temecula Duck Pond
Pocket park with veterans memorial. Compact park featuring ducks paddling in a petite pool & a memorial to war veterans.
Town Square
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Temecula Valley Museum
Regional history & author memorabilia. Historic museum featuring city artifacts & a permanent exhibit on author Erle Stanley Gardner.
Old Town Temecula
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Sam Hicks Monument Park
Park with a playground & restrooms. Public park featuring a play area, picnic tables, a stone monument, restrooms & more.
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.
Spirit Park
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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
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Southern California Railway Museum
Historic train cars & weekend rides. Sprawling educational museum with historic railway cars & locomotives, plus weekend rides.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Large park with campground & wildflowers. Huge desert park featuring hiking trails & fields of wildflowers, plus trees, shrubs & cacti.
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.
San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary
Multi-use trails amid woods & grassland. 200-acre park with hiking, biking & horseback riding trails through riparian & chaparral landscapes.
Glen Arbor Park
Busy park with off-leash dog areas. Tree-filled, grassy park & popular local haunt for dogs to run around off-leash.
Kimberly Crest House & Gardens
1897 mansion & renaissance-style gardens. 1897 home & sprawling renaissance-style Italian gardens, with tours available several times weekly.
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.
Kidz Digz Gem Mining & Crystals Store
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Mountain Pride Park
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Sylvan Park
Spot for free-play, picnics & sports. Public green space with play equipment & picnic tables plus facilities for basketball & baseball.
Canyon Hills Community Park
Park with fields, courts & shelters. 18-acre park featuring a splash pad, baseball fields, soccer pitch & basketball courts.
Enchanted Hills Park
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Lincoln Memorial Shrine
Historic presidential monument & museum. This 1930s structure commemorates the life of Abraham Lincoln with artwork & exhibits.
Orange Street Alley
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Lower Copper Canyon Park
Retreat for outdoor sports & picnics. Neighborhood recreational park offering a baseball field, basketball hoops & trails.
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