Free & Cheap Things to Do in Mesquite, TX

  • The list below includes 217 free or cheap things to do in or near Mesquite, Texas, including 95 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, Parks, Family Fun Center and Race Tracks.
  • From Debusk Park to City Lake Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Mesquite and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Dallas, Plano, Richardson and Irving.
  • The list below includes 217 free or cheap things to do in or near Mesquite, Texas, including 95 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, Parks, Family Fun Center and Race Tracks.
  • From Debusk Park to City Lake Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Mesquite and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Dallas, Plano, Richardson and Irving.
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29.2 Miles
84% 31 votes
Movie Theaters 1701 S Central Expy, McKinney, TX 75069 MoreLess Info
A 14-screen movie theater, Cinemark Movies 14 displays first-run feature films using digital projection and RealD 3D. The theater offers self-service and mobile ticketing, a game room and a concession area with food and drinks.
29.3 Miles
85% 1208 votes
Aquariums 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Grapevine, TX 76051 MoreLess Info
Over 5,000 marine wildlife call the Sea Life Aquarium home, including two rehabilitated Kemp Ridley Sea Turtles. From its location inside the Grapevine Mall, visitors can see many types of fish.
29.3 Miles
67% 15 votes
Paintball 582 E Hwy 121, Lewisville, TX 75057 MoreLess Info
Featuring two indoor paintball fields, GatSplat Indoor Paintball offers visitors a competitive paintball experience. Visitors can rent 50 Caliber paintball guns or bring their own to take on the field.
29.4 Miles
78% 9 votes
Bowling 2010 W Bus 287, Waxahachie, TX 75165 MoreLess Info
Hilltop Lanes offers family fun in Waxahachie. The center features bowling and league play, as well as a pro shop, an onsite cafe and a video arcade with billiards.
29.4 Miles
80% 15 votes
Parks 110 Fairway Drive, Grapevine, TX 76051 MoreLess Info
With panoramic views of Lake Grapevine, Rockledge Park offers visitors hiking trails, swimming areas, and picnic pavilions. The trail leads visitors through scenic shorelines with rock structures, wild flowers, and native succulents.
29.4 Miles
100% 5 votes
Parks 8000 McKinney Road, Frisco, TX 75034 MoreLess Info
Frisco Commons Park is a 63 acre park featuring a large performing amphitheater. Visitors will also find a grand pavilion, a stocked pond, a nature garden, a playground (the largest in Frisco,) a spray pad, and a walking trail.
29.4 Miles
80% 5 votes
Haunted Tours 7801 Main Street, The Colony, TX 75056 MoreLess Info
Not quite a haunted house, Haunted Shadows Lake Trail is a haunted trail where visitors are given a flashlight and sent off at night to explore alone. There is also a barn and basement, and creatures encountered along the way.
29.5 Miles
79% 129 votes
Lake 110 Fairway Drive, Grapevine, TX 76051 MoreLess Info
Lake George is an 8,000-acre manmade lake that is popular for boating, water skiing, and windsurfing. It is also popular with anglers, both for shore fishing, and boat fishing, for largemouth bass, spotted bass, white bass, white crappie, and channel catfish.
29.5 Miles
97% 63 votes
Historic Sites 315 S. Chestnut Street, McKinney, TX 75069 MoreLess Info
The Chestnut Square Historic Village is a collection of six historic homes, a replica one-room school house, a blacksmith shop, a smoke house, a chapel, and a reception garden. Visitors can rent the facilities for special occasions or take a trolley tour.
29.5 Miles
100% 19 votes
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Hope Park

Playgrounds 8000 E McKinney Road, Frisco, TX 75034 MoreLess Info
Opened in 2013, Hope Park is a large, fenced children's playground facility with areas for both toddlers and older children. The park includes slides, swings, various play structures, a nearby splash pad and sheltered picnic areas.
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