Free things to do with kids in 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.

A long ribbon of gardens along a creek on the edge of campus, flat and free and good for a scooter.

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.

A university insect collection with a live petting zoo of walking sticks and hissing cockroaches your kid can actually hold, with free family open house days.