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Free or Inexpensive Things to Do
With the Kids
Ongoing
- Children love to Drum!! WorldBeat
offers Childrens West African Drumming
Every Tuesday ages 5 months - 6 years from 3:00 pm-3:30
pm and ages 6 - 12 years from 3:30 pm-4:15 pm
Sundays at 12 pm there is a Free Drumming class for
Children ages 10 to 15 years in Collaboration with
The House of Blues Foundation.
- Petco Park Tours
Always wanted to see what the ball players see? You
can, on a behind-the-scenes tour of Petco Park. Visit
the bullpen, press box, and historic Western Metal
Supply Co. building. Smaller groups can walk up and
purchase tickets at the box office just prior to tour
start time. Time: 10:30am, 12:30pm, and 2:30pm (not
all tours are available on home game days) Cost: Adults
$9; Children $5 Ongoing Daily except Mon; check with
location for exceptions. Call 619.795.5011; email:
tours@padres.com
- Nature Walk at Mission Trails Regional Park
Learn about the history, geology, plants, animals,
and ecology of Mission Trails Regional Park by taking
a 1.5 hour walk with a Trail Guide. Wear sturdy shoes
and bring water. A hat and sunscreen are recommended.
Walk cancelled if raining. Meet at the Visitor Center.
Ongoing Sun, Wed, Sat; check with location for exceptions,
from 9:30am-11am
• Neighborhood: San Diego
• Phone: 619.668.3275
• Regular Hours: Visitor Center 9am-5pm daily
(closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day);
Park gates 8am-5pm (winter); 8am-7pm (summer)
• Cost: Free
• Web: http://www.mtrp.org
At more than 5,800 acres, Mission Trails Regional Park
is one of the nation's largest urban open space parks,
encompassing both Cowles Mountain and Lake Murray. Located
only eight miles northeast of downtown San Diego, the
park offers a quick escape from the city to surround
yourself with San Diego as it used to be.
The area not only boasts 40 miles of trails for hiking,
biking and equestrian use, but is rich with history.
The Kumeyaay Indians lived on this land long ago and
later, when the first Mission in California was built,
this area became the site of the Old Mission Dam. An
aqueduct traveled from here to supply the Padres and
Native Americans living miles downhill with water.
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