Free & Cheap Things to Do in San Francisco, CA

  • 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.
  • 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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Employees lead 90-minute tours for guests aged 18 & older through five floors of historic armory & elaborate adult-film sets
26.5 Miles
50% 4 votes
Dog Park Del Mar Dr, Off Pine Valley Road, San Ramon, CA 94583 MoreLess Info
Composed of roughly one acre of land, the Del Mar Dog Park serves as a small community space for dog owners. The open play area allows dogs to run off their leashes, and there is a dog water fountain as well as dog waste bags.
26.6 Miles
90% 881 votes
Malls 680 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304 MoreLess Info
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.
26.7 Miles
79% 14 votes
Parks Novato Blvd, Novato, CA 94945 MoreLess Info
Covering 139 acres, Stafford Lake County Park offers fishing, picnicking, playground, disc golf, volleyball and horseshoe courts. This lakeside park is also home to large-scale events such as musical performances and festivals.
26.8 Miles
95% 475 votes
Arts Centers Lomita Dr. and Museum Way, Palo Alto, CA MoreLess Info
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.
26.8 Miles
25% 4 votes
Restaurants 235 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301 MoreLess Info
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.
26.8 Miles
98% 373 votes
Movie Theaters 221 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301 MoreLess Info
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.
26.8 Miles
80% 15 votes
Historic Sites 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin, CA 94568 MoreLess Info
Dublin Heritage Park & Museum is a ten acre park complete with picnic areas, historical buildings, a cemetery and scenic lawns. The buildings house a variety of historical documents, furniture items, artifacts and photographs from the early days of Dublin.
26.8 Miles
64% 120 votes
Movie Theaters 430 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 MoreLess Info
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.
26.8 Miles
75% 4 votes
Piers & Boardwalks Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 9500 Thornton Avenue, Newark, CA 94560 MoreLess Info
Dumbarton Pier generally offers only fair fishing. The bottom is mud, the water is fairly shallow and salinity levels of the water can be higher than in more northern reaches of the bay.
26.8 Miles
- 0 votes
Soccer Field Newark, CA 94560 MoreLess Info
As a youth soccer league, Newark Soccer Club Inc organizes teams and tournaments for the community. The league accept kids from age 4 and up, and have team sizes of up to 10 people.
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