[please visit our updated 2016 sprayground list] We all need a place to take the kids for some fun water play when it is HOT and are extremely lucky that throughout Sacramento, there are 23 parks with wonderful water features open for the Summer! The majority of them have just turned their water on or will …
Gibson Ranch Park 8556 Gibson Ranch Rd Elverta, CA 95626 $5.00 parking fee per vehicle
[Updated October 2018]This is the best time of the year to visit the Nimbus Fish Hatchery! It’s SALMON SEASON and there is so much to see and learn! Laura Drath, the Fish and Wildlife Interpreter for the Nimbus Fish Hatchery was kind enough to give me the inside scoop on what is happening and the …
I’ve put my Indoor Play Series posts all in one place for those days that are too hot, too cold, or too rainy to play outside! #1 – Indoor Playgrounds, Trampolines, and Inflatables INDOOR PLAYGROUNDS [Several businesses closed during the pandemic, so this post will be updated soon. Please see the INDOOR PLAYGROUNDS page for …
[Links updated for 2014] This morning on my Fox40 News Segment at 9:40am, I’ll be sharing 4 FREE Activities to Celebrate Memorial Day and Kick off Summer with the Family! 1. FREEDOM PARK – Perfect place to have a Memorial Day Picnic! This park has most amazing space shuttle playground structure! Saturday and Sunday the …
[Published 2011/ Updated 2022] If you ask Sacramento families what the perfect traditional Fall outing is, more than likely the answer you will hear is…APPLE HILL! It is hard for me to admit that in the eight years that we have lived in Sacramento, we have never once been to Apple Hill! Every Fall I …
Right beside the Aerospace Museum of California sits an amazing playground at Freedom Park. I recommend checking out the museum and then heading over to the park for a truly awesome outing! What kid would not want to play on a SPACE SHUTTLE? We happened to be in the area recently and went to Freedom …
[Updated Feb 2019] Whether your child is a baby, toddler or school-age, they probably love storytime just like mine do! Not only is it a fun outing, but it plays an important role in introducing kids to the magic of books. Another plus is that storytimes are FREE! We are lucky in Sacramento to have …
Updated for 2015! We all need a place to take the kids for some fun water play when it is HOT and are extremely lucky that throughout Sacramento, there are 12 parks with wonderful water features open for the Summer! In response to the drought, the spraygrounds that are not recirculating have closed for the …
