# Kid-friendly places in Sacramento

51 listed places in Sacramento: 25 playgrounds and things to do, 11 restaurants, 9 hotels and 6 cafés. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known, with the source of every fact.

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

## Narrower lists

- [Kid-friendly restaurants in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/sacramento/restaurants) (11)
- [Kid-friendly cafés in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/sacramento/cafes) (6)
- [Family-friendly hotels in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/sacramento/hotels) (9)
- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/sacramento/playgrounds) (25)
- [Restaurants with a kids' menu in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/sacramento/with-kids-menu) (5)
- [Wheelchair and stroller accessible places in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/sacramento/wheelchair-accessible) (8)
- [Hotels with a pool in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/sacramento/with-a-pool) (7)
- [Hotels with free breakfast in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/sacramento/with-free-breakfast) (3)
- [Hotels with a separate bedroom in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/sacramento/with-a-separate-bedroom) (3)
- [Parks and playgrounds with restrooms in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/sacramento/with-restrooms) (15)
- [Splash pads and water play for kids in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/sacramento/with-water-play) (5)

## Guides

- [Playgrounds for a whole afternoon in Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/guides/sacramento/playgrounds-for-a-whole-afternoon): 5 playgrounds in Sacramento with a restroom and picnic tables right there, so you can actually stay a while. From parents and published guides.

## Itineraries

- [3 days in Sacramento with kids](https://ourplayday.com/itineraries/3-days-in-sacramento): Three days in Sacramento with kids: the zoo and Fairytale Town in Land Park, the trains and the river in Old Sacramento, then a day out in Folsom, with a map a day and six places to stay.

## Places

1. [Southside Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/southside-park-sacramento) (playground, Sacramento). A solar-system playground built so kids of every ability can use it, with ramps, spinners and separate areas for babies, preschoolers and big kids. There's a pond with fishing piers too.
2. [Crocker Art Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/crocker-art-museum) (museum, Sacramento). A big art museum that actually plans for kids: Tot Land downstairs is for play, books and making things, and there are loaner strollers at the door. Do the galleries first and save Tot Land for the reward.
3. [Embassy Suites by Hilton Sacramento Riverfront Promenade](https://ourplayday.com/places/embassy-suites-sacramento-riverfront) (hotel, Sacramento). The easy pick for Old Sacramento: every room has its own bedroom door (bedtime solved), and you're across the street from the boardwalks.
4. [Residence Inn Sacramento Airport Natomas](https://ourplayday.com/places/residence-inn-sacramento-airport-natomas) (hotel, Sacramento). Two-bedroom suites off I-5, so everyone gets a door to close. Book the airport shuttle a day ahead.
5. [William Land Regional Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/william-land-park) (playground, Sacramento). Sacramento's big old park, with duck ponds, a rock garden, an adventure playground and a wading pool in summer. The zoo, Fairytale Town and Funderland are all on its edges.
6. [North Natomas Regional Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/north-natomas-regional-park) (playground, Sacramento). Natomas's big park, with a lake, a baseball-themed spray park and a playground that's shaded all the way over (a big deal in July).
7. [Residence Inn Sacramento Downtown at Capitol Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/residence-inn-sacramento-downtown-capitol-park) (hotel, Sacramento). Suites at the edge of Capitol Park, so dinner can be mac and cheese in your room after a day on your feet.
8. [William McKinley Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mckinley-park-sacramento) (playground, Sacramento). East Sacramento's favorite park (everyone just says McKinley), with an adventure playground, a separate tot lot and a rose garden next door. Summer brings a wading pool.
9. [Witter Ranch Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/witter-ranch-park) (playground, Sacramento). A Natomas neighborhood park with a little duck-and-frog spray pad that's just right for toddlers, and ranch-themed playgrounds under big shade covers.
10. [Burgers and Brew](https://ourplayday.com/places/burgers-and-brew-r-street) (restaurant, Sacramento). A burger place on R Street with its own beer for you and plain burgers, grilled cheese and hot dogs on the kids' menu.
11. [California State Capitol Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/california-state-capitol-museum) (museum, Sacramento). Free tours of the Capitol itself, open on weekdays only. Expect a security line and no toy weapons, then let the kids run it off on the lawns outside.
12. [Fieldwork Brewing Co. Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/fieldwork-brewing-sacramento) (restaurant, Sacramento). A Midtown taproom with Neapolitan and Detroit-style pizza and a real kids' menu, so the brewery stop works for everybody.
13. [Sacramento Adventure Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/sacramento-adventure-playground) (attraction, Sacramento). A free adventure playground run by Fairytale Town, for school-age kids who like to get messy. After school it's a drop-off program you register for; once a month there's a Community Day anyone can walk into (wear shoes you don't love).
14. [Sacramento Zoo](https://ourplayday.com/places/sacramento-zoo) (zoo, Sacramento). A small, walkable zoo tucked into Land Park, with giraffes you can feed from a raised deck and a carousel your kid will ask to ride twice. Fairytale Town and Funderland are right across the street, so it's easy to make a whole day of it.
15. [SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity](https://ourplayday.com/places/mosac-sacramento) (museum, Sacramento). A hands-on science museum in an old riverside power plant, with a planetarium upstairs for kids four and up. Everyone calls it MOSAC.
16. [The Citizen Hotel, Autograph Collection](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-citizen-hotel) (hotel, Sacramento). A 1925 building turned boutique hotel a few blocks from the Capitol, and it says outright that kids are welcome (cribs and connecting rooms on request). No pool, so it's a better fit for a baby or toddler than a kid who wants to swim.
17. [Bear & Crown](https://ourplayday.com/places/bear-and-crown-old-sacramento) (restaurant, Sacramento). A British pub in Old Sacramento for fish and chips a short walk from the Railroad Museum, with a kids' menu that includes a single banger and mash.
18. [California State Railroad Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/california-state-railroad-museum) (museum, Sacramento). Huge restored locomotives you can walk right up to (and into), in Old Sacramento. Train-obsessed kids lose their minds here, and on weekends a real excursion train runs along the river.
19. [Capitol Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/capitol-park-sacramento) (park, Sacramento). Forty acres of lawn and huge old trees around the Capitol, with a rose garden and plenty of squirrels to chase. No playground, so think picnic and a run on the grass after a Capitol tour.
20. [Central Library (Sacramento Public Library)](https://ourplayday.com/places/sacramento-central-library) (library, Sacramento). Downtown's main library, with the Kid's Place downstairs and maker spaces with 3D printers for older kids. A good cool-off stop between downtown sights.
21. [Enchanted Natomas](https://ourplayday.com/places/enchanted-natomas) (attraction, Sacramento). The space-themed Enchanted, with rocket ships to climb and room for kids up to eight. Story time and toddler art come with entry, like the others.
22. [Fairytale Town](https://ourplayday.com/places/fairytale-town) (attraction, Sacramento). A storybook play park where the nursery rhymes are things to climb on, with farm animals and kids' theater in between. Grown-ups only get in with a kid (as it should be).
23. [Hilton Sacramento Arden West](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilton-sacramento-arden-west) (hotel, Sacramento). A full-service Hilton in Point West, walking distance to Cal Expo for the State Fair. Better for school-age kids than babies.
24. [Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown-Arena](https://ourplayday.com/places/holiday-inn-sacramento-downtown-arena) (hotel, Sacramento). At the Old Sacramento end of downtown, a few minutes' walk from the Railroad Museum, with a rooftop pool and skyline views.
25. [Hyatt Regency Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/hyatt-regency-sacramento) (hotel, Sacramento). Right across from the Capitol and its lawns, with a saltwater pool and cabanas. Handy for a downtown weekend on foot.
26. [Leatherby's Family Creamery](https://ourplayday.com/places/leatherbys-family-creamery-arden) (ice cream shop, Sacramento). A sit-down ice cream parlor where the kids' meal ends in a clown sundae, and a birthday party here is a local rite of passage.
27. [Sacramento History Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/sacramento-history-museum) (museum, Sacramento). Gold Rush Sacramento in Old Sacramento, and the people who run the Underground Tours of the buried streets below it. The tour is the part school-age kids remember.
28. [Scandia Family Fun Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/scandia-family-fun-center) (attraction, Sacramento). Old-school mini golf, go-karts, bumper boats and batting cages, with junior rides for little kids. Height rules vary ride by ride, so know your kid's number before you go.
29. [Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/sheraton-grand-sacramento) (hotel, Sacramento). A 1920s market building turned hotel a couple of blocks from the Capitol. The pool is the reward at the end of a long museum day.
30. [State Indian Museum State Historic Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/state-indian-museum) (park, Sacramento). A small state museum about California Indian life, with hands-on things for kids, on the same block as Sutter's Fort. Do both in one morning.
31. [Tower Cafe](https://ourplayday.com/places/tower-cafe) (restaurant, Sacramento). A garden patio next to the Tower Theatre, a globe-trotting menu and French toast people drive across town for, with kids' sections for brunch and dinner.
32. [Bacon & Butter](https://ourplayday.com/places/bacon-and-butter) (restaurant, Sacramento). A Tahoe Park brunch spot known for French toast and donuts, with a patio. Mornings only, and it's worth the wait.
33. [Funderland Amusement Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/funderland-amusement-park) (park, Sacramento). A tiny old-school amusement park in Land Park, sized for little kids: a two-year-old can ride most of it, from the teacups to the train. It closes for the winter, so check it's open before you promise anyone the carousel.
34. [Old Sacramento Waterfront](https://ourplayday.com/places/old-sacramento-waterfront) (attraction, Sacramento). Gold Rush streets on the river with wooden boardwalks and old-fashioned candy shops, a block from the railroad and history museums. Start at the visitor center on 2nd Street and just wander.
35. [Rebounderz Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/rebounderz-sacramento) (attraction, Sacramento). A big indoor trampoline park with a ninja course and climbing walls, plus a separate indoor playground for kids seven and under that you can go into with them.
36. [Sutter's Fort State Historic Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/sutters-fort-state-historic-park) (park, Sacramento). A rebuilt 1840s adobe fort in Midtown where kids can poke through the old rooms at their own pace. It's a quick visit, which makes it a pretty good one with school-age kids.
37. [Buffalo Pizza & Ice Cream Co.](https://ourplayday.com/places/buffalo-pizza-and-ice-cream) (pizzeria, Sacramento). Pizza and ice cream under one roof, which is basically a kid's dream restaurant. Breakfast pizza in the mornings and vegan options for both.
38. [California Automobile Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/california-automobile-museum) (museum, Sacramento). More than a hundred cars from the very first ones to now, and on some days you can go for a ride in one. It's a warehouse, so dress for the weather outside.
39. [Delta King Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/delta-king-hotel) (hotel, Sacramento). Sleep on a 1927 paddlewheel riverboat in Old Sacramento, a short walk from the Railroad Museum. Staterooms are small and most sleep two, so it works best with one kid (book one of the queen-plus-twin rooms).
40. [Freeport Bakery](https://ourplayday.com/places/freeport-bakery) (bakery, Sacramento). The Land Park bakery a lot of Sacramento kids get their birthday cakes from, with cookies and pastries in the case for a regular Tuesday. Cards only, no cash.
41. [Gunther's Ice Cream](https://ourplayday.com/places/gunthers-ice-cream) (ice cream shop, Sacramento). Sacramento's oldest ice cream parlor, making its own from a 1940s recipe, with kiddie cones and clown cones. Point out Jugglin' Joe on the roof sign: if he ever drops the scoop, the ice cream's free.
42. [Masullo](https://ourplayday.com/places/masullo-pizza) (restaurant, Sacramento). A Land Park pizzeria for an early dinner with the kids, with a kid's pasta and an ice cream sandwich made with Gunther's vanilla for dessert.
43. [Orphan Breakfast House](https://ourplayday.com/places/orphan-breakfast-house) (restaurant, Sacramento). An East Sac breakfast house open every day of the year. Cash only, and there's no ketchup (house salsa only), so bring a packet if your kid's a ketchup kid.
44. [Paesanos Midtown](https://ourplayday.com/places/paesanos-midtown) (restaurant, Sacramento). A Midtown Italian and pizza place that local parent guides keep naming, with plenty of pizza and pasta a kid will actually eat.
45. [Pizzasaurus Rex](https://ourplayday.com/places/pizzasaurus-rex) (pizzeria, Sacramento). Square-slice pizza with a T. rex mascot, which is all a dinosaur kid needs to hear. Lots of vegan options too.
46. [Pushkin's Bakery](https://ourplayday.com/places/pushkins-bakery) (bakery, Sacramento). A gluten-free, dairy-free bakery, so the kid with the allergy gets to pick anything in the case for once. Cupcakes, cookies and sandwiches.
47. [Rick's Dessert Diner](https://ourplayday.com/places/ricks-dessert-diner) (café, Sacramento). A 1950s-style Midtown diner with glass cases full of cakes and pies made from scratch. Letting a kid pick one slice from that case is harder than it sounds.
48. [Sellands Neighborhood Cafe and Bar (East Sacramento)](https://ourplayday.com/places/sellands-east-sacramento) (restaurant, Sacramento). An East Sac neighborhood café with wood-fired pizza, burgers and house desserts, casual enough for kids and good enough for you.
49. [Sky Zone Sacramento](https://ourplayday.com/places/sky-zone-sacramento) (attraction, Sacramento). The bigger of the local Sky Zones, with a foam pit, a ninja course, a trapeze and a toddler zone. Plan on a tired kid afterward (you're welcome).
50. [Urban Air Adventure Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/urban-air-sacramento) (park, Sacramento). Trampolines, a ropes course, an indoor zip line and climbing walls across from Arden Fair, with a separate area for kids seven and under. Grip socks required.
51. [Vic's Ice Cream](https://ourplayday.com/places/vics-ice-cream) (ice cream shop, Sacramento). A Land Park soda fountain from 1947, reopened in 2026 by new local owners with the old recipes. There are sandwiches and soup too, so you can call it lunch.

## 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. Any page linked above is also served as markdown by adding .md to its address.

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