- The list below includes 732 free or cheap things to do in or near San Carlos, California, including 126 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Trampoline Parks, Aviation Museums and Children's Play Area.
- From Burton Park to Laurel Street Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in San Carlos and in nearby cities within 25 miles like San Francisco, Pacifica, Half Moon Bay and Los Altos.
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North Bay Mobile Drive-In holds semi-monthly flash mob cinema style movie showings where patrons can watch free drive-in movies and purchase concessions like cupcakes, popcorn and sodas. They also hold raffles and run on donations.
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The California Season Park features both barbeque grills, picnic tables, and a shaded patio for those who wish to enjoy a group or family event. The park's large turf area also offers plenty of room for play and exercise.
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All kinds of wildlife are found at Lighthouse Field State Beach including the black swift, monarch butterflies and sea lions. The beach is popular with dog owners and surfers and is even home to a surfing museum.
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Stand Up Paddle New Brighton is a seasonally open shop that serves all paddleboarding and kayaking needs from rentals to private classes. They can also serve parties and team building activities for groups up to 20 people.
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Friends of Santa Cruz State Park is a non-profit organization that funds interpretive programs for schools groups, native plant restorations, and community education events. The organization focuses on Sunset State Beach and Manresa State Beach.
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West Cliff Drive at Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, CA
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The water is warm at the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum. Surfers and beach babies enjoy the many exhibits dedicated to board design, safety practices and the physics behind successful surfing.
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Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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In 1986, the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum opened inside the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse. It is one of the oldest museums in the world dedicated to surfing, and visitors can see how surfboards progressed from huge paddleboards to modern surfboards, along with surf club patches, surf movie posters, and wetsuits,
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At the Capitola Historical Museum, guests will be able to enjoy seasonal exhibitions related to the history of Capitola. Visitors may also go on a walking tour of the site.
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Benicia Community Park, Community Park Drive, Benicia, CA 94510
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Benicia Skatepark offers skateboarders an Olympic bowl and kidney pool. The park provides a section that tunnels though a pipe area waterfalling into another bowl. There is also a small stair and some ledges around the outside of the park.
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At half an acre, Noble Gulch Park provides visitors with a multipurpose field for outdoor activities like soccer and flag football. There are several picnic areas with tables and grills available on a first come first serve basis.