- The list below includes 636 free or cheap things to do in or near San Francisco, California, including 130 different types of inexpensive activities like Neighborhoods, Parks, Art Gallery and Walking Tours.
- From Lands End to Golden Gate Bridge, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in San Francisco and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Pacifica, Berkeley, Half Moon Bay and South San Francisco.
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Artifacts and stories from Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and other Beat Generation figures populate museum
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8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
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At the Coyote Hills Regional Park, visitors can go picnicking, camping, hiking, and bicycling. The location's staff also offers naturalist programs that cover subjects like Native American history and birds and butterflies.
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Old Town Novato is comprised of many different storefronts, including thrift shops, salons, banks and many other specialty shops. There are also several restaurants that focus primarily on Mexican cuisine.
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1350 Castle Rock Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
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Riders from as young as four years old can be accommodated at Castle Rock Arabians. The ranch offers horseback riding, trail rides, summer camps for children and teens, and riding lessons.
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Dry Creek Park is also known by its longer name of Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park, which is located in an area that was famous in the 1880s for large festival events. The park currently holds the Garin Barn Visitor Center, picnic areas, an extensive landscaped garden, and hiking trails.
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Hanns Park features heavily-shaded picnic areas with BBQ's, an amphitheater, open-turf play areas and a trail leading to the Blue Rock Springs linear parkway. The park also offers reservable picnic areas.
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Bishop Ranch Regional Preserve is a nature preserve and hiking area that offers medium difficulty hiking trails amid impressive natural vistas. The preserve welcomes dogs, and features trail maps for guidance.
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9711 Dublin Canyon Road, Castro Valley, CA 94552
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Moore's Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Trees is a family owned Christmas tree lot and pumpkin patch. Silver Tips, Noble Fir, Grand Fir, and Douglas Fir trees are available annually in a variety sizes, up to 20 feet tall.
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1700 Castle Rock Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
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At 1,060-acres, Diablo Foothills Regional Park offers open land for horseback riding, hiking and bicycling. The relatively undeveloped park offers views of the San Francisco Bay region and is notable for its oak woodlands and sandstone formations.
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1700 Castle Rock Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
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Castle Rock Regional Recreation Area is a park populated by oak woodlands and sandstone formations. The park offers picnic areas, softball fields, and volleyball courts, as well as a supervised swimming pool.
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A charming community park in Menlo Park is Flood Park. The park features wide open greenery with oversized shady oak and bay trees as well as tennis courts, a baseball field and picnic tables.