Best Family-Friendly Attractions

Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in West Sacramento

Crocker Art Museum

Crocker Art Museum

Historic museum with diverse works. Established museum with exhibitions & permanent collections featuring diverse international works.

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Old Sacramento Waterfront

Old Sacramento Waterfront

Guided tours, museums & a visitor center. Founded in the 1960s, this 28-acre area has a visitor center, museums & a variety of history tours.

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SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity

SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity

Hands-on, kid-centric exhibits & more. Interactive, kid-friendly science center featuring exhibits, after school & summer programs.

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California State Capitol Museum

California State Capitol Museum

The state's history in exhibits. Elegant, long-standing museum documenting the history of California via exhibits, artifacts & more.

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Sand Cove Park

Sand Cove Park

American River access & a nature area. This green space & beach is along the American River & also features a nature area.

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Sutter's Fort State Historic Park

Sutter's Fort State Historic Park

Costumed docents re-enact pioneer life. The oldest restored fort in the U.S. depicts pioneer life via costumed docents, programs & exhibits.

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William Land Regional Park

William Land Regional Park

Greenspace with a zoo & a golf course. Sizable park offering many amenities, including a zoo, amphitheater, golf course & ball fields.

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Sacramento Zoo

Sacramento Zoo

Giraffes & over 120 species on 14 acres. Longtime, 14-acre animal park housing native & endangered species, plus a giraffe encounter exhibit.

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Fairytale Town

Fairytale Town

Long-standing kid-focused park. Enduring kid-friendly park featuring a storybook theme, animals for petting, gardens & a cafe.

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Funderland Amusement Park

Funderland Amusement Park

Amusement park with 10 attractions. Opened in 1946, this amusement park features 10 rides & attractions, plus a food & drink stand.

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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Indoor trampoline activity center. Large-scale indoor trampoline center hosting open jump, fitness classes, dodgeball & parties.

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Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

Wetland habitat for a variety of birds. Sprawling wetland providing habitat for birds, amphibians & reptiles as well as bats & native flora.

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Scandia Fun Center

Scandia Fun Center

Amusement complex with rides & mini-golf. Outdoor amusement center offering rides, mini-golf, go-karts & batting cages, plus an indoor arcade.

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Explorit Science Center

Explorit Science Center

Fun & interactive exhibits for kids. Science museum with vibrant & hands-on activities & exhibits for children, plus summer camps.

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Toad Hollow

Toad Hollow

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Hagan Community Park

Hagan Community Park

Sizable park for sports, swimming & more. Large green space with lots of amenities, including athletic fields, an aquatic center & a dog park.

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Effie Yeaw Nature Center

Effie Yeaw Nature Center

Exhibits & live animals plus trails. This attraction offers educational exhibits & over a dozen indigenous animals, plus 3 nature trails.

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Hattie Weber Museum of Davis

Hattie Weber Museum of Davis

Davis-area history & culture exhibits. Museum featuring exhibits on the history & culture of Davis in a library building dating to 1911.

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Jack Slaven Park

Jack Slaven Park

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Bohart Museum of Entomology

Bohart Museum of Entomology

Museum with displays of insects. Many preserved insects are on display at this museum with an active research department.

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Sacramento Children's Museum

Sacramento Children's Museum

Interactive kids' museum for under-8s. Open since 2011, a museum for kids aged 8 and under which runs interactive events & activities.

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UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery

UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery

Spacious garden park with free admission. 100 acres of gardens, educational exhibits, paths, lawns & picnic areas. Free admission & open 24/7.

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Whaleback Park

Whaleback Park

Leafy spot with a playground. Compact neighborhood park offering a playground, picnic shelter & shaded lawn areas.

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Putah Creek Riparian Reserve

Putah Creek Riparian Reserve

Sprawling creekside nature reserve. This 640-acre nature reserve along Putah Creek features native plants & wild animals.

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Roseville Utility Exploration Center

Roseville Utility Exploration Center

Playful spot for environmental education. Learning center with creative exhibits on sustainability topics such as energy & water conservation.

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Royer Park

Royer Park

Picnicking, playing & a kids' art center. Home to the Children's Art Center, the space also has picnic & play areas as well as horseshoe pits.

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Carnegie Museum

Carnegie Museum

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Wacky Tacky

Wacky Tacky

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Maidu Regional Park

Maidu Regional Park

City park for sports & culture events. A 152-acre park that includes a community center, library & museum, plus many sports facilities.

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Maidu Museum & Historic Site

Maidu Museum & Historic Site

Exhibits, tours & historic petroglyphs. This Maidu museum features interactive exhibits, tours & trails with historic petroglyphs & mortars.

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Olympus Pointe Sculpture Park

Olympus Pointe Sculpture Park

Trailhead with a landmark sculpture. Park known for its large, abstract "Cosmos" sculpture & access to a cycling/jogging trail.

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Northwest Park

Northwest Park

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Roseville Golfland Sunsplash

Roseville Golfland Sunsplash

Long-running choice for mini golf & more. Amusement chain featuring mini golf courses & arcades, some branches with water slides & laser tag.

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Folsom History Museum

Folsom History Museum

Museum of native & prospecting history. The history of the area's native peoples & the gold boom that made it famous is told at this museum.

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Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park

Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park

Tours of a historic electrical station. Historic landmark with tours of the first distribution point for a major city's electricity (1895).

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Harry Crabb Park

Harry Crabb Park

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Folsom City Lions Park

Folsom City Lions Park

City park known for events & baseball. City park with a playground, baseball field, pavilion & butterfly garden next door to the zoo.

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Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary

Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary

Compact zoo with an educational focus. Quaint zoo with an educational bent providing sanctuary to varied animals, from monkeys to tigers.

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Quarry Park Adventures

Quarry Park Adventures

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Quarry Park

Quarry Park

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Whitney Community Park

Whitney Community Park

Redeveloped park with a wet play area. Renovated local park with playgrounds, baseball courts & a splash pad, plus picnic & barbecue areas.

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NorCal Aquarium and Wildlife

NorCal Aquarium and Wildlife

Hands-on animal park with rays & sloths. Up-close encounters & feeding sessions in a zoo home to stingrays, capybaras & two-toed sloths.

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Folsom Kids Play Park (Castle Park)

Folsom Kids Play Park (Castle Park)

Big play structures & picnic areas. Park featuring a large, castle-themed playground with climbing equipment, swings & picnic tables.

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Locke Boarding House Museum State Park

Locke Boarding House Museum State Park

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Locke Memorial Park

Locke Memorial Park

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Dai Loy Museum

Dai Loy Museum

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Promontory Community Park

Promontory Community Park

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Jepson Prairie Preserve

Jepson Prairie Preserve

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Griffith Quarry Park & Museum

Griffith Quarry Park & Museum

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Stonegate Park

Stonegate Park

Community park for sports & playground. Athletic fields, open green space, a playground & picnic area draw locals to this neighborhood park.

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Vacaville Play4All Park

Vacaville Play4All Park

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Menagerie Hill Ranch

Menagerie Hill Ranch

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Meadowlands Park

Meadowlands Park

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Magnolia Park

Magnolia Park

Basketball, picnicking & kids' play area. Green space offering a playground, splash pad & basketball court, plus covered picnic tables & BBQs.

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Andrews Park

Andrews Park

Charming park with trails & a creek. Verdant park with ambling trails, shaded picnic areas, a children's playground & a creek.

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Vacaville Museum

Vacaville Museum

Small museum for local heritage. Intimate gallery featuring changing exhibits related to city & county history, plus a gift shop.

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Candy Cane and Lollipop Lanes

Candy Cane and Lollipop Lanes

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Rio Vista Museum

Rio Vista Museum

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Children's Grove

Children's Grove

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Putah Creek Wildlife Area

Putah Creek Wildlife Area

Picturesque hillsides with nature trails. Scenic area with trails on slopes & steep hillsides, popular for fishing, birding & wildlife views.

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Jack Hume Grove

Jack Hume Grove

Multi-use trails through redwoods. Nature park featuring walking/biking paths amid redwood trees & other native California plants.

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Peña Adobe Regional Park

Peña Adobe Regional Park

Historic, sprawling recreation area. Large park offers hiking, BBQ areas, bike trails, fishing & a dog area, plus a historic adobe house.

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Lagoon Valley Park

Lagoon Valley Park

Recreation area with an off-leash park. 470-acre park offering boating, fishing, hiking & picnicking, plus an off-leash area for dogs.

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Glory Hole

Glory Hole

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Railhead Park

Railhead Park

Picnicking, soccer fields & a playground. Multipurpose park with 2 large soccer fields & a playground, plus a picnic shelter, trails & a pond.

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Western Railway Museum

Western Railway Museum

Rides in electric trains & streetcars. Unique facility offering rides in restored electric trains & historic streetcars, plus exhibits.

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Bernhard Museum

Bernhard Museum

Local museum in a hotel built in 1851. Museum of life in the mid-19th-century in an old hotel, with artifacts & furnishings from that era.

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Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Old Town Auburn

Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours - Old Town Auburn

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Hidden Falls Regional Park

Hidden Falls Regional Park

Tranquil spot for hiking, biking & more. Scenic warren of trails for hiking, biking & horseback riding amid foothills & waterfalls.

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Tower park

Tower park

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The Gold Rush Museum

The Gold Rush Museum

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Laurel Creek Park

Laurel Creek Park

Green space with fields & a playground. City park with green space, baseball fields & a playground, plus an after-school program center.

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Brannan Island State Recreation Area

Brannan Island State Recreation Area

Wetlands park with fishing & camping. Islands & marshes connected by waterways offer fishing, camping & wildlife viewing for visitors.

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Black Hole of Calcutta Falls

Black Hole of Calcutta Falls

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Dunnell Nature Park and Education Center (Dunnell Park)

Dunnell Nature Park and Education Center (Dunnell Park)

Venue with play areas & nature programs. Park offering a playground, creek & grasslands, plus conservation-themed learning programs.

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Hillview Park

Hillview Park

Neighborhood park with a playground. Grassy neighborhood park with picnic & barbecue facilities, fitness equipment & a playground.

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