Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids

Explore the best free & cheap things to do with kids options for kids and families in San Jacinto

San Jacinto City Museum

San Jacinto City Museum

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Estudillo Mansion

Estudillo Mansion

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Rancho Park

Rancho Park

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Regional Park, Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District

Regional Park, Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District

Local recreation & picnicking area. Family park with covered picnic areas, playgrounds, sports fields & basketball & volleyball courts.

Hemet Museum

Hemet Museum

Quaint option for American history. Modest locale with an eclectic collection of early American, railway & Native American artifacts.

Airtopia Adventure Park - Hemet

Airtopia Adventure Park - Hemet

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Beyond the Lock Escape Rooms

Beyond the Lock Escape Rooms

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Bill Gray Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District

Bill Gray Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District

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Gibbel Park

Gibbel Park

Playground & various athletic facilities. Park offering a playground, picnic areas & facilities for baseball, basketball, tennis & horseshoes.

Mary Henley Park

Mary Henley Park

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Hemet Maze Stone

Hemet Maze Stone

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Arendt Family Lights

Arendt Family Lights

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Diamond Valley Lake Visitor Center

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

Western Science Center

Dinosaurs, fossils & science exhibits. Kid-friendly science museum with dinosaurs, fossils & history, plus hands-on science activities.

Valley-Wide's Diamond Valley Lake Community Park

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.

Simpson Park

Simpson Park

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McSweeny Park

McSweeny Park

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Lake Fulmor Day Use Area

Lake Fulmor Day Use Area

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Indian Vista Scenic Overlook

Indian Vista Scenic Overlook

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Eller Park - Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District

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

DropZone Waterpark

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La Paloma Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District

La Paloma Park, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District

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Cabazon Dinosaurs - World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Cabazon Dinosaurs - World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Outdoor display of prehistoric animals. Vintage attraction featuring enormous replicas including Brontosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex & more.

Mercado Park

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

Perris Valley Historical Museum

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Southern California Railway Museum

Southern California Railway Museum

Historic train cars & weekend rides. Sprawling educational museum with historic railway cars & locomotives, plus weekend rides.

Spirit Park

Spirit Park

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Enchanted Hills Park

Enchanted Hills Park

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California Dreamin' Balloon Adventures

California Dreamin' Balloon Adventures

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Canyon Hills Community Park

Canyon Hills Community Park

Park with fields, courts & shelters. 18-acre park featuring a splash pad, baseball fields, soccer pitch & basketball courts.

Discovery Park

Discovery Park

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UPTOWN JUNGLE FUN PARK | Murrieta, CA

UPTOWN JUNGLE FUN PARK | Murrieta, CA

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Temeku Hills Park

Temeku Hills Park

Spot with ball fields & a playground. Green space with baseball fields, a basketball court & a children's playground, plus picnic tables.

Glen Arbor Park

Glen Arbor Park

Busy park with off-leash dog areas. Tree-filled, grassy park & popular local haunt for dogs to run around off-leash.

Magical Adventure Balloon Rides

Magical Adventure Balloon Rides

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San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary

San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary

Multi-use trails amid woods & grassland. 200-acre park with hiking, biking & horseback riding trails through riparian & chaparral landscapes.

Mountain Pride Park

Mountain Pride Park

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Mulligan Family Fun Center- Murrieta

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.

Kidz Digz Gem Mining & Crystals Store

Kidz Digz Gem Mining & Crystals Store

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Town Square Park and Amphitheater

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.

Kimberly Crest House & Gardens

Kimberly Crest House & Gardens

1897 mansion & renaissance-style gardens. 1897 home & sprawling renaissance-style Italian gardens, with tours available several times weekly.

Lower Copper Canyon Park

Lower Copper Canyon Park

Retreat for outdoor sports & picnics. Neighborhood recreational park offering a baseball field, basketball hoops & trails.

Temecula Duck Pond

Temecula Duck Pond

Pocket park with veterans memorial. Compact park featuring ducks paddling in a petite pool & a memorial to war veterans.

Vail Ranch Park

Vail Ranch Park

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Sylvan Park

Sylvan Park

Spot for free-play, picnics & sports. Public green space with play equipment & picnic tables plus facilities for basketball & baseball.

Lincoln Memorial Shrine

Lincoln Memorial Shrine

Historic presidential monument & museum. This 1930s structure commemorates the life of Abraham Lincoln with artwork & exhibits.

Temecula Valley Museum

Temecula Valley Museum

Regional history & author memorabilia. Historic museum featuring city artifacts & a permanent exhibit on author Erle Stanley Gardner.

Sam Hicks Monument Park

Sam Hicks Monument Park

Park with a playground & restrooms. Public park featuring a play area, picnic tables, a stone monument, restrooms & more.

Lakepoint Park

Lakepoint Park

Scenic retreat for sports & lake views. Open recreational area offering a children's playground, trails, sports fields & views of the water.

Orange Street Alley

Orange Street Alley

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Town Square

Town Square

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Old Town Temecula

Old Town Temecula

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Pennypickle's Workshop

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.

Rose Haven Heritage Garden

Rose Haven Heritage Garden

Botanical park with 1,600+ plants. This outdoor showcase for many rose varieties offers walking paths, picnic tables & kids' programs.

Elm Grove Beach

Elm Grove Beach

Scenic lake shoreline for recreation. Public outdoor area with sand along Lake Elsinore, with shaded picnic tables & BBQ grills.

Hulda Crooks Park

Hulda Crooks Park

Park with a playground, tennis & more. 19.6-acre park featuring a playground, volleyball, tennis courts, grassy areas, restrooms & more.

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.

Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve

Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve

Rugged hiking site & a visitor center. 9,000-acre nature conservation with varying terrain & habitats, open trails & a visitor center.

San Bernardino County Museum

San Bernardino County Museum

Cultural & natural-science exhibits. Educational exhibits on local culture & natural science, plus cactus gardens & a live-animal center.

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.

World's Largest Paper Cup

World's Largest Paper Cup

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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.

Museum of Riverside

Museum of Riverside

Regional history, culture & nature. Museum dedicated to the history, culture & nature of the region, including 2 landmark homes.

Norton Air Force Base Museum

Norton Air Force Base Museum

Air Force photos, uniforms & memorabilia. Small military museum with tours & a collection of Air Force photos, uniforms & memorabilia.

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.

California Citrus

California Citrus

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Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park

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

Peace Tower

Peace Tower

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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.

Riverside Heritage House

Riverside Heritage House

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

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.

Ortega Falls

Ortega Falls

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E Street Alley Murals

E Street Alley Murals

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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.

Jensen Alvarado Historic Ranch and Museum

Jensen Alvarado Historic Ranch and Museum

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Perris Hill Park

Perris Hill Park

Baseball, picnic areas & playgrounds. Park for baseball, tennis, swimming, picnicking & grilling plus Roosevelt Bowl stadium.

Buccaneer Cove at Castle Park

Buccaneer Cove at Castle Park

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Tom's Farms

Tom's Farms

Old-time attraction with restaurants. Family-friendly park with restaurants & a farmer's market, plus a steam train, pony rides & more.

Castle Park

Castle Park

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

INLAND EMPIRE MILITARY MUSEUM

INLAND EMPIRE MILITARY MUSEUM

Small army memorabilia museum. Small army museum with a collection of military artifacts & uniforms from the civil war, WWI & WWII.

Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert

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 Cross Hiking Trail

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.

Cal Fire Museum

Cal Fire Museum

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Yin Yang

Yin Yang

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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.

World Museum of Natural History

World Museum of Natural History

University natural history museum. Natural history museum on a university campus with animal, plant & mineral exhibits.

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center

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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.

Blair Park

Blair Park

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

Martin Tudor Jurupa Hills Regional Park

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.

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