Parent's Guide for parks

Discover activities, events, and resources for children.

Rollero Family Skating Center is a fun and entertaining establishment for everyone. We have the only wood floor in the valley. Skating is a good source of exercise. Meet new people and make more fr...

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Rock Creek Nature Centre

5200 Glover Road Northwest
Washington, DC

Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nation's capital. This 1,754-acre city park was officially authorized in 1890, making it the 3rd national park to be designated by the federal government. It o...

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Great Falls Park

11710 Macarthur Boulevard Northwest
Bethesda, MD

The Maryland side of Great Falls, including the Billy Goat Trail, is part of the C&O Canal National Historical Park. At Great Falls, the Potomac River builds up speed and force as it falls over a...

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Six Flags America

13710 Central Avenue
Upper Marlboro, MD

Maryland's Best Theme Park! The Nation's Capital of Fun! Go Big! Go Close! Six Flags America! Rides from mild to wild, miles of smiles await your entire family in this dual theme & water-park ...

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Universal Studios

1000 Universal Studios Plaza
Orlando, FL

Vacation like you mean it at Universal Orlando Resort – where every heart pounding, jaw-dropping, goose-bumping second counts. With two incredible theme parks, Universal Studios Florida and Univers...

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Walt Disney World

3111 World Drive
Orlando, FL

In Walt Disney World you’ve got a whole fantastic world to celebrate in! With four spectacular Theme Parks and two Water Parks plus the most amazing shopping, dining and recreation magic imaginable...

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Warner Parks Nature Center

7311 Highway 100
Nashville, TN

The mission of Warner Parks Nature Center is to provide quality environmental education and responsible recreation, to help protect, preserve, restore and manage the park ecosystem and all natural...

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Elitch Gardens

2000 Elitch Circle
Denver, CO

Elitch Gardens has touched the lives of most of Colorado’s residents and is responsible for many of its best memories. Elitch Gardens was always more than a mere amusement park, it was also one of ...

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Denver Botanic Gardens York St

1007 York Street
Denver, CO

Denver Botanic Gardens strives to entertain and delight while spreading the collective wisdom of the Gardens through outreach, collaboration and education. Conservation programs play a major role i...

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Lakeside Amusement Park

4601 North Sheridan Boulevard
Denver, CO

Lakeside Amusement Park is a large facility with excitement, history and charm. Located in Denver, Colorado, at I-70 and Sheridan, on a picturesque lake (with great mountain views), trains, a merry...

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Explore Washington Park

4033 SW Canyon Rd. Portland
Portland, OR

Washington Park is a special place. It's an unusual place. Filled with gardens and museums; a zoo and a forest. Right in the heart of Portland, Oregon. Park strives to improve the experience at Wa...

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Portland Japanese Garden

611 Southwest Kingston Avenue
Portland, OR

Portland Japanese Garden designed in 1963, it encompasses 12 acres with eight separate garden styles, and includes an authentic Japanese Tea House, meandering streams, intimate walkways, and a spec...

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Fairytale Town

3901 Land Park Drive
Sacramento, CA

Since 1959, Fairytale Town has been a treasured place of laughter, memories, learning and family fun. Favorite fairytales and nursery rhymes are the backdrop for more than 25 colorful play sets. Th...

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Enchanted Island

1202 West Encanto Boulevard
Phoenix, AZ

Enchanted Island is nine ride riddie amusement park for the entire Family! Designed for children ages 2-10 and their families, Enchanted Island is truly an oasis of family fun. The exciting rides, ...

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Desert Botanical Garden

1201 North Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, AZ

Desert Botanical Garden is a living museum with more than 50,000 plants from around the world. Enjoy tours, workshops, seasonal exhibits, special events, concerts and more. For more than 70 years, ...

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Glen Echo Park

7300 Macarthur Boulevard Northwest
Glen Echo, MD

Glen Echo Park began in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly "to promote liberal and practical education." By 1911, it transformed into DC's premier amusement park until it closed in 1968. Since ...

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Sandy lake Amusement Park

1800 Sandy Lake Road
Carrollton, TX

Sandy Lake Amusement Park is family owned and operated. Sandy Lake Amusement Park offers rides, swimming, games, mini golf, large group picnics, company event hosting and more family fun in Dallas....

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Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park

500 East Washington Avenue
Las Vegas, NV

Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort, the first permanent, non-native settlement in the Las Vegas Valley, features the historic remains of an adobe fort built by Mormon missionaries along a spring-fed creek i...

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Round Valley Recreation Area

1220 Stanton Lebanon Road
Lebanon, NJ

The brisk blue waters of Round Valley Reservoir attract swimmers, boaters, fishermen, picnickers and campers to its scenic shore. The Round Valley Reservoir swimming area was created by the constru...

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Joyland Amusement Park

500 Canyon Lake Drive
Lubbock, TX

For more than 35 years Joyland has provided a fun, family-friendly environment that is clean, safe and a great place to make lasting memories. JOYLAND AMUSEMENT PARK is a small family-owned traditi...

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Kastle Park Family Fun Centre

2301 South Irwin Avenue
Allouez, WI

Enjoy the Go-Karts, a round of Mini-Golf, not to mention Paintball, Bumper Boats, Batting Cages, Arcade! Challenging Mini Golf course takes you winding down rolling hills, over and under bridges,...

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Memphis Botanic Garden

750 Cherry Road
Memphis, TN

Memphis Botanic Garden encompasses over 96 acres of sweeping vistas, lakes & woodlands, display gardens, the renowned Japanese Garden of Tranquility, the Sensory Garden & My Big Backyard family gar...

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Wild Island Family Adventure Park

250 Wild Island Court
Sparks, NV

Wild Island, the biggest little locally owned and operating waterpark and family entertainment complex in the West, opened first with the waterpark in June, 1989. Today, Wild Island boasts a mult...

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Toledo Botanical Garden

5403 Elmer Drive
Toledo, OH

Toledo Botanical Garden inspires and nurtures the joy of growing through stewardship of horticulture, the arts and nature. Toledo Botanical Garden offers visitors the opportunity to share, discove...

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Tulsa Garden Center

2435 South Peoria Avenue
Tulsa, OK

Tulsa Garden Center, located in Historic Woodward Park, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide horticultural and environmental education opportunities for the community and to ser...

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Falls Park on the Reedy

601 South Main Street
Greenville, SC

Far more than a nature lover's paradise, Falls Park on the Reedy, located in downtown Greenville's Historic West End, is one of Greenville's greatest treasures. The park serves as an oasis within t...

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Paris Mountain State Park

2401 State Park Road
Greenville, SC

Paris Mountain State Park is located five miles north of Greenville, South Carolina. Activities available in the 1540acre park include hiking, biking, swimming and picnicking. The 13acre Lake Placi...

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Katy Trail State Park

5901 Missouri 163
Columbia, MO

The Katy Trail State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Missouri that contains the Katy Trail, a recreational rail trail that runs 240mi in the right-of-way of the former Missouri–Kansas–Tex...

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Boise National Forest

1249 South Vinnell Way
Boise, ID

The Boise National Forest’s vast landscape spans over 2.5 million acres of diverse forest and grassland. Located northeast of Idaho’s capital city of Boise, recreationists can explore the North Fo...

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Stratosphere Trampoline Park Wilmington

510 Justison Street
Wilmington, DE

Altitude Trampoline Park in Wilmington features high-energy equipment such as trampolines, a foam pit, a rock climbing wall, and much more entertainment for families, groups, and individuals. Al...

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SeaWorld Adventure Park

10500 Sea World Drive
San Antonio, TX

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment™ is a subsidiary of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: SEAS). For more than 50 years, Seaworld has been a leading theme park and entertainment company delivering per...

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Horse Listeners Orchard

317 Bebbington Road
Ashford, CT

Horse Listener’s Orchard is a beautiful 153 Acre Orchard with apples, peaches, tomatoes, vegetables and blueberries asking to be picked and bought. As well as Pony rides on weekends, special tours ...

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Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center

10 Deerfield Road
Ansonia, CT

The mission statement of the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center is to foster an ethic of enviornmental stewardship that will connect our communities to the natural world of the Lower Naugatuck Ri...

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Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park

161 Brownstone Avenue
Portland, CT

Brownstone Park 2017 Season Passes 20% off. Zip Lining, Cliff Jumping, Wakeboarding, Rock Climbing...& much more.

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Roaring Brook Nature Center

70 Gracey Road
Canton, CT

We offer a year-round schedule of educational programs for all ages. These programs range from week-long summer experiences to our school-year Discovery Days series for students. Seminars, lectures...

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Tony Dapolito Recreation Center

1 Clarkson Street
New York, NY

NYC Parks is the agency responsible for NYC's public parks and recreational spaces. We offer public events, sports, fitness, and outdoor adventure. Our vision is to create and sustain thriving par...

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City Parks Foundation

830 5th Avenue
New York, NY

City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to offer programs in public parks throughout the five boroughs of New York City. At CPF, we are dedicate...

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Riverside Park

475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY

In the 1870s Frederick Law Olmsted was in the midst of designing a lovely green space above the Hudson River on the Upper West Side of Manhattan — Riverside Park. Over 60 years later, Robert Moses ...

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Apex Park and Recreation District

13150 West 72nd Avenue
Arvada, CO

Apex Park and Recreation District offers fun, affordable, safe and accessible recreation to residents and members of neighboring communities. Its goal is to welcome and encourage all current and ne...

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The Buffalo Botanical Gardens

2655 South Park Avenue
Lackawanna, NY

A gathering place where visitors can find peace and harmony and enjoy the simple power of the natural world. Today, the Botanical Gardens is thriving! Over 100,000 people visit annually to enjoy t...