Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids
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Tuolumne County Veterans Hall And Museum
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Tuolumne County Museum
County history exhibits in a former jail. Photos, antiques & artifacts on county history & the California Gold Rush, displayed in an old jail.
The Motherlode Escape Rooms
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Dragoon Gulch Trail Head
Oak woodland with hiking trails. A 2.5-mile hiking trail system looping through 35 acres of scenic oak woodland.
Heaven For Kids Playground
Wooden play equipment & a skate pak. Popular spot with wooden play structures for young & older kids, a skate park & picnic tables.
Gold Prospecting Adventures
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Columbia State Historic Park
Preserved Gold Rush-era landmark town. Costumed reenactors demonstrate life in the 1850s, with tours, stagecoach rides & panning for gold.
California Gold Panning
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Indigeny Reserve
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Llamas of Circle Home
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Mark Twain Cabin
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Natural Bridges Trailhead
Hiking area with swimming caves. Scenic, riverside hiking area featuring a trail leading to natural pools & swimming caverns.
Coyote Creek Cave
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Moaning Caverns Adventure Park
Adventurous tours of a natural cavern. Rappelling & walking tours offered at a 165-foot-deep natural cavern with above-ground zip lines.
Glory Hole Recreation Area
Lakeside park with campgrounds & more. Waterfront park with campgrounds, trails, visitor center & amphitheater, plus fishing & boating.
Gold Rush Originals
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Angels Camp Museum
Museum of local history & gold mining. Museum featuring indoor & outdoor exhibits on local history, including gold mining & farming.
Murphys Community Park
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Hovey Winery Tasting Room
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Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum
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California Cavern State Historic Landmark
Stalactites, stalagmites & flowstones. Extensive cave system open for walking tours of limestone rock formations & underground lakes.
Knights Ferry Recreation Area
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Calaveras County Museum and Historical Society
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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.
Lake Tabeaud
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Oakdale Museum & History Center
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Butte Store
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Roaring Camp Mining Company
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Amador County Museum
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Detert Park
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Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
State park preserving Native history. Historic park with replica Miwok Indian village structures, a museum & bark house camping sites.
Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park
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Black Chasm Cavern National Natural Landmark
Cave with rock & crystal formations. Subterranean cave featuring stalactites, stalagmites & crystal outcrops, with tours & activities.
Kennedy Gold Mine Tours
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Jacob Myers Park
Picnicking, camping, fishing & hiking. Green space offering a boat ramp, camping area & fishing, plus a picnic gazebo, playground & trails.
Italian Picnic Grounds
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Dutch Hollow Farms
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McLaughlin's Daffodil Hill
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Sutter Creek Visitor Center
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Sanders Community Park
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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.
Kids Club
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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.
Davis Community Park
Playground, green space & sports fields. Picnic area, athletic fields, open green space & a playground are the draw at this expansive park.
Graceada Park
Tree-topped park with playground & music. Community park with shaded paths & a large playground, plus tennis courts & live-music events.
McHenry Museum
History museum in a grand 1912 library. Regional history museum in a grand former library building completed in 1912.
R.A.M. Farms Inc.
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Modesto Children's Museum
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Modesto Arch
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Crane Park
Triangular park with tennis courts. Wedge-shaped outdoor area with tennis & basketball courts, a playground & picnic tables.
Donnelly Park
Playground & a lake with ducks & geese. 10-acre, community park featuring a lake with geese & ducks, a wooden play structure & picnic areas.
Great Valley Museum and Planetarium
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PLAY Modesto
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Turlock Historical Society Museum
Exhibits focused on local history. Free museum dedicated to the history of Turlock, ranging from its founding to community life.
Broadway Park
Park with picnic & water play areas. Modest park with a basketball court, water play area, playground & a picnic pavilion with tables.
Boomers Modesto
Family fun center with mini-golf & more. National amusement center chain featuring mini-golf, go-karts, bumper boats & arcade games.
Pedretti Park
5-field baseball & softball complex. City facility featuring 5 fields for softball & baseball, a snack bar & a playground.
Carnegie Arts Center
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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.
Riverdance Farms Gate
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Get Air Trampoline Park
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McConnell State Recreation Area
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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.
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.
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.
Osborn Park
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Kids Discovery Station
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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.
Oh Wow Nickel Arcade
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Shasta Park
Neighborhood park with a playground. Low-key neighborhood park featuring maintained grassy expanses, shade trees & a playground.
Hilmar Cheese Company Visitor Center
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Hunter Farms
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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.
Laura's Fountain
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Kiwanis Kiddieland
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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.
Northgate Park
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Merced Multicultural Arts Center
Galleries holding temporary exhibitions. Galleries showcasing temporary exhibitions by local & national artists.
Manteca Historical Society
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Colony Park
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Joe herb park
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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.
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.
Play Adventures
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Children's Museum of Stockton
Museum with interactive exhibits. Museum with more than 40 interactive exhibits & an art studio for kids.
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