Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids

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West Kern Oil Museum

West Kern Oil Museum

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The Park at River Walk

The Park at River Walk

Park with an amphitheater on the water. 32-acre park with an amphitheater surrounded by water featuring various live music performances.

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Hide N Seek Adventure Park

Hide N Seek Adventure Park

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Ingenious Escape Rooms - Bakersfield Stockdale

Ingenious Escape Rooms - Bakersfield Stockdale

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Shafter Depot Museum

Shafter Depot Museum

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Stiern Park

Stiern Park

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Kids Empire Bakersfield

Kids Empire Bakersfield

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Saunders Park

Saunders Park

Basketball courts & picnic areas. Tucked-away green space offering lighted basketball courts, playground & picnic areas with BBQ pits.

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Yokuts Park

Yokuts Park

Green space with a playground & concerts. Park with concerts & other special events, plus a playground, picnic areas & bike trail access.

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Jastro Park

Jastro Park

Play area for kids plus tennis courts. Recreational area offering lighted tennis & basketball courts, horseshoe pits & a jungle gym.

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Beale Park

Beale Park

Neighborhood park where parakeets live. Family park offering horseshoe pits, ballfields, a Greek theater & large flock of wild parakeets.

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Minter Field Air Museum

Minter Field Air Museum

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Mural Alley Bakersfield

Mural Alley Bakersfield

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Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science

Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science

Educational exhibits on earth history. Hands-on exhibits & artifacts exploring earth sciences such as geology, archaeology & paleontology.

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Central Park at Mill Creek

Central Park at Mill Creek

Linear park with waterside paths. Popular park & photography area running along both sides of a canal with a covered bridge.

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Bakersfield Museum of Art

Bakersfield Museum of Art

Fine-art institute dating to 1956. Longtime art museum offering exhibits by Californian artists, education programs & kids' classes.

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Lori Brock Discovery Center

Lori Brock Discovery Center

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Kern County Museum

Kern County Museum

16-acre museum for local history. Dozens of artifacts & displays chronicling the area's Native American, frontier & oil history.

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Stramler Park

Stramler Park

Ball fields, RC car raceway & playground. 3-acre park featuring baseball fields, batting cages, a playground & radio-controlled car raceway.

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BLOOM Mural Bakersfield

BLOOM Mural Bakersfield

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Weedpatch Camp

Weedpatch Camp

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California Living Museum (CALM)

California Living Museum (CALM)

Indoor & outdoor displays & exhibits. Museum exploring California's diverse flora & fauna, with a reptile house & botanical gardens.

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The Big Red Barn, Murray Family Farms

The Big Red Barn, Murray Family Farms

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The Aviator Casino

The Aviator Casino

Gambling hub with card games & a grill. Local casino with a variety of card games, frequent tournaments & an American grill with kids' menu.

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Delano Heritage Park

Delano Heritage Park

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Lake Woollomes

Lake Woollomes

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Rose Valley Falls

Rose Valley Falls

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Cecil Park

Cecil Park

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Ojai Meadows Preserve - Lomita Ave Entrance

Ojai Meadows Preserve - Lomita Ave Entrance

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Sarzotti Park

Sarzotti Park

Park with a rec center & sports fields. Green space with multiple sports fields plus a rec center with classes, picnic areas & a playground.

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Ojai Meadows Preserve

Ojai Meadows Preserve

Nature preserve with a wetlands trail. Protected meadows & wetlands area with a hiking trail, plant nursery & spring wildflowers.

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Ojai Valley Museum

Ojai Valley Museum

Art exhibits in a historic church. Town history exhibits & contemporary local artwork showcased in a former Catholic church.

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Libbey Park

Libbey Park

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Lizards Mouth Rock

Lizards Mouth Rock

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Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

Restored early 20th-century sites. Historic state park featuring restored early 20th-century landmark buildings, plus tours & camping.

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Soule County Park

Soule County Park

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