- The list below includes 431 free or cheap things to do in or near San Rafael, California, including 129 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, National & State Parks, Parks and Swimming Pool.
- From China Camp State Park to China Camp, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in San Rafael and in nearby cities within 25 miles like San Francisco, Berkeley, South San Francisco and Richmond.
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4455 Black Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566
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The Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center features a 50m Olympic size pool, a shallow pool with waterslide, a lap pool with diving well, picnic and lounge area, locker room and showers. Numerous programs are available for swim teams and lessons.
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680 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Palo Alto's finest mall is The Stanford Shopping Center. The complex includes major clothing retailers, sourvenir shops, department stores, a hair salon and a variety of restaurants in its food court.
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Allied Arts Guild is an event space and botanical gardens, with beautiful architecture and many art shops as well. The venue is a popular wedding destination and there are docent-led garden tours almost daily.
41.5 Miles
Birch Grove Park is a 15-acre outdoor park that features a basketball court, a lighted tennis court, and a fenced softball field. The park also has multiple playgrounds as well as picnic facilities.
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Pleasanton's Amador Valley Park is a family friendly community park. Featuring an outdoor movies-in-the-park series through the summer the park also offers a playground, a basketball court, shady trees and picnic areas.
41.7 Miles
Situated inside the Stanford campus, Cantor Arts Center houses a variety of artworks from all over the world spanning the time period of many centuries. The temporary galleries showcase more contemporary work. The adjoining Rodin Sculpture Garden is also beautiful. Admission is free.
41.7 Miles
Located on University Avenue, Da Hookah Spot offers a relaxed atmosphere for you to enjoy herbal shisha via the use of an oriental smoking pipe, whilst chatting to friends, drinking smoothies and listening to music.
41.7 Miles
Palo Alto's The Stanford Theatre is dedicated to the art of cinema and its role in American culture. The theater has a Wurlitzer organ for silent film screenings, and frequently hosts independent festivals.
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The Aquarius Theatre is a retro styled movie theater that offers a vintage theater experience. One of a few small theaters showing limited release, independent, and foreign films, this double theater features a concession stand and an old-fashioned atmosphere.
41.8 Miles
Ca'toga Galleria D'arte is a unique open house art gallery featuring the diverse collection of works by Carlo Marchiori, a world renowned artist famous for his beautiful ceiling murals depicting human and animal figures in fluid motion.