Best Family-Friendly Attractions
Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in South Lake Tahoe
Road sign of Carson City Nevada’s Capital
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Fuji Park
Green space for picnics, play & events. Many events take place at this 14-acre site with a playground, picnic tables & heated restrooms.
Kings Canyon Waterfalls
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Gatekeeper's Museum
Local history in an old-fashioned cabin. Quaint reconstructed cabin with local historical exhibits, including photos & a research library.
Sand Harbor State Park
Scenic swim area & park on Lake Tahoe. Popular Lake Tahoe site for swimming, boating & seasonal open-air entertainment with mountain views.
Nevada State Railroad Museum
Stop for historical railroad exhibits. This center for the preservation of Nevada's railroad history features many historic trains & cars.
Nevada Day Parade
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Carson City Ghost Walk
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Nevada State Museum
Cultural & natural history of Nevada. Museum featuring exhibits on the history of Nevada, particularly the historic Carson City Mint.
Children's Museum of Northern Nevada
Interactive exhibits for kids & events. Long-standing, festive museum offering a variety of interactive exhibits for kids & special events.
Mills Park
Park for skating, swimming & picnics. Venue offering picnic tables & pavilions along with an aquatic center, skate park & athletic courts.
Historic Stateline Fire Lookout
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Carson River Park
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Moon Dunes
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UC Davis Tahoe Science Center
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North Tahoe Nevada Welcome Center
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Preston Field & Playground
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North Tahoe Regional Park
Outdoor recreation with scenic views. Regional park offering sports fields, hiking trails & camping grounds in a scenic setting.
Hang Gliding Tahoe
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Washoe Lake State Park
Recreation & camping with mountain views. Scenic mountain views on 8,053-acre preserve offering boating, hiking, camping & other activities.
Bowers Mansion Regional Park
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Truckee River Regional Park
Riverside park with a disc-golf course. Charming riverside park featuring a children's playground, hiking paths & a disc-golf course.
Truckee Railroad Museum
Museum of local railroad history. This museum looks at how the railroad brought change to Truckee & its surrounding region.
Historic Downtown Truckee & Visitor Center
Historic setting for shopping & dining. Shopping, dining & cultural-arts district offering a historical walking tour & scenic views.
Old Truckee Jail Museum
Historic building with seasonal tours. Open seasonally, this preserved, 19th-century jailhouse offers local, historical artifacts & tours.
Historical Society of Dayton Valley
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KidZone Museum
Hands-on exhibits & programs for kids. Playful children's museum offering indoor & outdoor interactive exhibits, plus classes & camps.
Donner Memorial State Park
Scenic area with trails, a lake & museum. This park offers hiking, camping, fishing, boating, the Emigrant Trail Museum & a historic monument.
Pioneer Monument
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Donner Memorial State Museum
Displays on a historic traveling group. Simple facility with interpretive exhibits & artifacts related to the 19th-century Donner Party.
Dayton State Park
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Donner Summit SNO-Park
Mountain park for skiing & sledding. Site for cross-country skiing, dog sledding & other snow sports in winter, plus hiking in summer.
Idlewild Park
Rose garden & recreation along the river. Large Truckee River park has a rose garden, playgrounds, ball fields, a swimming pool & skate park.
The Discovery
Interactive science museum. Science & technology museum presenting interactive exhibits & temporary exhibitions.
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
Former ranch with recreation facilities. Park on a former ranch with picnic & recreation facilities, as well as a museum & botanical garden.
Fountain & Tallman Museum
Local artifacts in a former soda factory. Museum in an 1852 stone-&-brick soda factory, showcasing period photos, furniture & memorabilia.
El Dorado County Historical Museum
Space for local historical exhibits. Educational history center collecting articles relating to the development of the local area.
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
Paths through lush forests & giant trees. Large state park featuring hiking trails through verdant forests filled with immense sequoia trees.
Black Chasm Cavern National Natural Landmark
Cave with rock & crystal formations. Subterranean cave featuring stalactites, stalagmites & crystal outcrops, with tours & activities.
Free Halloween Fun
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Devils Falls
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Gold Discovery Museum
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Gold Rush birthplace with gold panning. Replica of the sawmill that spawned the Gold Rush, 20+ historic mining buildings & gold panning.
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.
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