# Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Davis

Playgrounds, parks, museums and other things to do with kids in Davis, each listing a changing table, stroller access and the ages it suits, with who said so. 8 listed.

Last updated 2026-09-27, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Central Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/central-park-davis) (playground, Davis). Downtown Davis's park, where the Saturday farmers market sets up, with play areas and Natalie's Corner, a free splash pad for summer. Market plus splash pad is a pretty perfect Saturday.
2. [Arroyo Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/arroyo-park-davis) (playground, Davis). West Davis's big park, with a climbing structure rebuilt in 2019, a tot area and greenbelt bike paths, plus a pool with water slides in summer.
3. [Rainbow City Play Area](https://ourplayday.com/places/rainbow-city-davis) (playground, Davis). Davis's community-built wooden play world: castles, turrets, bridges, a pirate ship and a huge sandbox. It's the playground every Davis parent names first, and the park around it makes a half day.
4. [Sandy Motley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sandy-motley-park) (playground, Davis). A Wildhorse park with a separate little-kid playground under shade sails, next to a bigger structure for older siblings. A good toddler pick.
5. [Slide Hill Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/slide-hill-park) (playground, Davis). An East Davis park named for its big grassy hill, which kids slide down. There's a playground and a summer city pool too.
6. [UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/uc-davis-arboretum) (garden, Davis). A long ribbon of gardens along a creek on the edge of campus, flat and free and perfect for a scooter. Parking is free on weekends.
7. [California Raptor Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/california-raptor-center) (attraction, Davis). A free self-guided walk past hawks, owls, falcons and eagles that can't go back to the wild, each with its own story on a sign. Weekend visits end at noon.
8. [Bohart Museum of Entomology](https://ourplayday.com/places/bohart-museum-of-entomology) (museum, Davis). A university insect collection with a live petting zoo of walking sticks and hissing cockroaches your kid can actually hold. Public hours are limited, so the free family open house days are the easy way in.

## Other lists for Davis

- [Restaurants](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/davis/restaurants) (3)

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Each listing carries the kid facts (high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus, wheelchair access) with the source and month of each. A list needs at least three places to exist.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/places/in/davis/playgrounds. All of Davis: https://ourplayday.com/places/in/davis