Best Family-Friendly Attractions
Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in Keizer
Straub Nature Park
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Gilbert House Children's Museum
Children's museum in 3 historic houses. Children's science & art museum spanning 3 Victorian houses plus an outdoor play area.
Waldo Park
Tiny park around a giant sequoia. 12-ft. by 20-ft. downtown park centered around a giant sequoia tree planted here in 1872.
Riverfront City Park
Waterfront park with a carousel. Riverside green area with a playground, an amphitheater, a carousel & the Eco Earth Globe sculpture.
Salem's Riverfront Carousel
Indoor carousel carved by local artists. Local volunteers carved more than 40 horses by hand for this indoor carousel, which opened in 2001.
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art
Modern art, regional artifacts & more. Museum displaying historic, regional & modern art, plus collections of Native American baskets.
Giant Globe
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Weathers Park
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Willamette Heritage Center
Wool-making exhibits, a cafe & shops. Victorian-era, water-powered mill turned wool-making museum, with exhibits, a cafe & shops.
Bush House Museum
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Bush's Pasture Park
Gardens, playgrounds, trails & tennis. Verdant, 90-plus acre park featuring flower gardens, playgrounds, trails, tennis courts & more.
Bush’s Pasture Park Rose Garden
Small botanical park & greenhouse. Compact botanical park with diverse flower & plant species, plus a gazebo & a greenhouse.
Powerland Heritage Park
62-acre, open-air farm machinery museum. Open-air exhibits featuring old farm machinery, a mini-train & the Pacific Northwest Truck Museum.
Deepwood Museum & Gardens
Victorian house museum & formal gardens. Formal gardens, nature trails & a Queen Anne Victorian home with history exhibits & guided tours.
Minto-Brown Island Park
Vast riverside park with miles of trails. 898-acre site with paved trails in open & wooded areas, picnic & play areas & an off-leash dog park.
Willamette Mission State Park
Park with a lake in a historic setting. A nature preserve with a lake, camping, hiking & picnicking, on the site of a former settlement.
Get Air Trampoline Park
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Cascades Gateway City Park
Natural area with disc golf & a lake. This 102-acre park offers ball fields, 18 holes of disc golf, fishing, trails & picnic facilities.
Bryan Johnston Park
Play equipment & a walking trail. Neighborhood park featuring a walking loop, a toddler playground & a half-court basketball court.
Bowman Park
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Takena Landing Park
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Timber Linn Memorial Park
Veterans memorial, lake & playground. Grassy park featuring a veterans memorial, athletic fields & a playground, plus a lake for fishing.
Albany Regional Museum
Exhibits exploring local history. Changing exhibits offer insight into the history & culture of the Albany, Oregon area.
Historic Carousel & Museum
Indoor carousel with hand-carved animals. Over 50 hand-carved animals on an antique mechanism, plus exhibits of historic carousel artefacts.
Kinder Park
Green space with a ball park & play area. Recreational oasis featuring a colorful children's playground, grassy fields & a baseball diamond.
Peavy Arboretum
Relaxed natural area with walking paths. Peaceful standby featuring a varied assortment of plant life & several hiking trails.
Jackson Frazier Wetland
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Chip Ross Park
Elevated hiking trail with scenic views. Sizable park featuring a 1.5-mi. trail through forests & hilltop prairie with sweeping views.
Wildcat Park
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Riverfront Commemorative Park
4.5-acre park along the Willamette River. Greenway along the Willamette River featuring a paved walkway, benches & statues, plus fountains.
Central Park
Kids' play area, walkways & sculptures. 3.75-acre green space with a gazebo, walkways & flowerbeds, plus a playground, sculptures & benches.
Avery Park & Natural Area
Large park with a rose garden & fields. Woodland park filled with playgrounds, a rose garden with more than 250 varieties & a sports field.
Willamette Park And Natural Area
Large nature space for sports & play. This 287-acre riverside area has trails, a playground & soccer fields, plus a disc-golf course.
Bald Hill Natural Area
Sprawling park popular with hikers. This large park is a popular hiking destination & also allows seasonal horseback riding & bicycling.
Bruce Starker Arts Park And Natural Area
City park with reservable amphitheater. Public park with a grassy amphitheater with a shelter that can be booked for events, with a pond.
Philomath Museum | Benton County Historical Society
History museum with varied collections. Museum with collections of geological equipment, quilts & 16mm family movies shot in the 1940s.
Oaks Amusement Park
Nostalgic spot with skating rink & rides. Family-oriented, circa-1905 amusement park offering wooden skating rink, mini-golf & picnic grounds.
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
Blooming plants, trails & water features. Park with 2,500+ plants that bloom in spring & summer, plus year-round water features & trails.
Oregon Zoo
Elephants & other endangered animals. 64-acre zoo featuring elephants, polar bears & other animal exhibits emphasizing conservation.
Washington Park
400-acre park with zoo & rose garden. Huge park with varied attractions including zoo, rose garden, Japanese garden & 12 miles of trails.
Portland Japanese Garden
Serene, landscaped greenery & waterfall. Many styles of gardens showcased in serene 5.5-acre space with waterfall, teahouse & mountain view.
International Rose Test Garden
Landscaped park with 10,000+ plants. City-maintained rose test gardens founded in 1917, featuring 10,000+ plants in manicured displays.
Pittock Mansion
Historic 1914 home turned into a museum. 23-room mansion from 1914 now a museum, featuring gardens, period furnishings & scenic views.
Witch's Castle
Abandoned stone house in the forest. On the Lower Macleay Trail, this old stone building with no roof is surrounded by dense woodland.
Portland Art Museum
Asian, American & Native American art. Collection of Asian, American, Native American & European art, plus touring shows & film screenings.
Mt. Scott Park
Scenic open space with a rec center. Neighborhood park featuring 11 acres of trees & recreational facilities, plus a community center.
Happy Valley Park
Live music series & sport fields galore. Summer concerts lure locals to this green locale boasting multiple picnic shelters & sports spaces.
Pirate Park
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Lan Su Chinese Garden
Serene botanical oasis with a tearoom. Tranquil botanical garden featuring rare plants native to China, decorative stonework & a tea shop.
The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum
Odd collection of exhibits, art & gifts. Museum featuring strange & creepy exhibits, artwork & merchandise (not recommended for children).
Leach Botanical Garden
Tranquil estate & 2,000+ plant species. Estate featuring a manor house, 2,000+ plant species, classes & trails for nature walks.
Laurelhurst Park
Dog-friendly park with a duck pond. 32-acre park featuring an off-leash dog area & a duck pond, plus walking trails & picnic areas.
Mt. Tabor Park
Sprawling park on an extinct volcano. Large forested park covering an extinct volcano with tennis courts, a playground & 360-degree views.
Forest Park
Enormous wooded area with many trails. 5,000+-acre wooded area with trails for hiking, biking & bird-watching, including a 30-mile route.
The Wishing Tree
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Wilshire Park
Park & picnic spot with a dog area. A 14.4-acre park open since 1940 with a playground, ball fields, dog-run & picnic areas.
Gateway Discovery Park
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Rocky Butte Natural Area
Remote grassy area with scenic views. Out-of-the-way option for relaxing on the grass amid sweeping views of the city, airport & river.
Hogan Butte Nature Park
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The Grotto
Peaceful Catholic shrine & garden. Cliffside Catholic sanctuary known for its Pieta sculpture in a grotto & serene botanical gardens.
Gresham Japanese Garden - Tsuru Island
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The Famous U Tree
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Nadaka Nature Park
Wooded area with playground & garden. This wooded, 10-acre park offers a playground, community garden, covered picnic area & nature trail.
Gresham Historical Society
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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Historic fort with self-guided tours. Park in a former trading post & fort with self-guided tours & 19th-century blacksmith demos.
Esther Short Park and Playground
Public square with art & activities. Historic square with playgrounds & public art featuring activities for all ages, including concerts.
Fort Vancouver Visitor Center
Pioneer life at a former trading center. Old trading post with cultural exhibits of 19th-century life, including a blacksmith & weapon demos.
Wintler Community Park
Beach park with scenic mountain views. 12.5-acre riverfront park providing beach access, benches, picnic tables & scenic mountain views.
Vancouver Lake Regional Park
Waterfront park with a beach & BBQs. Regional park with a sandy lakefront beach, BBQ grills, picnic tables & volleyball courts.
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