Good Places to Take Kids

Davis is well-known for its fantastic environment for kids. The city is full of good places to take kids, plenty of which are fun for parents too.

Within Davis

The Central Park Play Fountain is fun for kids of all ages

• Davis has a plethora of fantastic Parks
• Explorit Science Center
• Davis Paintball Center is a great place to play paintball for kids ages 8+.  
• Davis Farmers Market (and Picnic In The Park in the summer time), and the Davis Flea Market
• Central Park Play Fountain (currently turned off)
• Impossible Acres has farm animals, pumpkin patches before Halloween. During summer months it has a U-Pick patch for berries, cherries, apricots, etc.
• The carousel in Central Park during Picnic in the Park and the Farmer's Market.
• Third and B Unless your kids like looking at bicycles.
• The Davis Food Co-Op is a great place to shop with kids. They have mini-shopping carts and a coloring area.
• The MU Bowling Alley has bumpers, light balls and even a ramp suitable for even the youngest of kids.
• Davis has multiple public Swimming pools
• For a very simple Davis outing, the intersection of 2nd and H streets features a great fountain, trains, and pizza by the slice near lots of benches. You can't lose.
• If you have a group of kids you can arrange a UC Davis Barn Tour
• California Raptor Center has lots of cool birds, including a bald eagle. There is a one-room educational museum packed with interesting activities like identifying bones pulled from owl pellets.

Outside of Davis

(sorted by rough distance from Davis)

• Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area
• Old Sacramento
  • California State Railroad Museum - $35 year-round pass for a kid gets 1 adult in free with the kid. Conveniently located within walking distance of the Amtrak station for even more train fun. Appropriate for toddlers and up - children too young to enjoy the exhibits will probably have fun with the train table.
  • Gold Rush History Center - Very well set up for kids; Davis Explorit members get in free.
• The Sacramento Zoo - An excellent zoo well set up for kids (of course). Funderland and Fairytale Town are right next door.
• The Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield gives free tours - Weekdays are best since that's when the cool machines are running.
• The Sacramento Children's Museum in Rancho Cordova is designed for ages birth to eight-years-old.
• The Nimbus Salmon and Steelhead Hatchery - Any time of year, but early November is the best

Other Activities For Kids in Davis

• Kids love Geocaching
• Youth Sports

Seasonal Events For Kids