40 Fun Spots for SoCal Kids We Loved This Year

Written By Kelly S

Looking for fun places to go with your kids in Southern California in 2024?

Here are 40 nature spots my family loved exploring in 2023. You can check them out on Instagram here (part 1) and here (part 2).

Los Angeles Area:

  • Rancho Dominguez Discovery Day

  • Averill Park

  • Pirate Playground Pasadena

  • Roundhouse Aquarium Manhattan Beach

  • Lacy Park San Marino

  • Bogdanavich Park San Pedro

  • Aquarium of the Pacific Long Beach

  • KidSpace Children’s Museum Pasadena

  • Palm view Park West Covina

Orange County:

  • Yorba Linda Adventure Playground

  • Pretend City Children’s Museum

  • OC Zoo

  • Irvine Park Railroad

  • OC Great Park

  • Oak Canyon Nature Center Anaheim

Inland Empire:

  • Castleview Park Arroyo Hike Riverside

  • UC Riverside Botanic Garden

  • Insect Fair Riverside

  • Mary Vagle Nature Center Fontana

  • San Bernardino County Museum

  • Downtown Riverside Farmer’s Market

  • Joshua Tree National Park

  • Sycamore Canyon Riverside

  • Land Use Learning Center Riverside

  • Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

  • Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum

  • Shadow Rock Park Fontana

  • Horseshoe Lake Park Jurupa Valley

  • Oak Glen Preserve

  • Big Morongo Canyon Reserve

San Diego:

  • San Diego Zoo

  • Mt Soledad La Jolla

  • Old Town San Diego

  • Narnia Tea at Britannia Tearooms

  • Birch Aquarium

  • Safari Park

  • Children’s Pool La Jolla

Elsewhere in California:

  • Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park

  • Morro Bay

  • Pinnacles National Park

Have you been to any of these places? What would you add to the list as places you enjoyed in 2023? Come share in a comment on Instagram - I’d love to hear.

Kelly S
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