# Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Davis

Playgrounds, parks, museums and other things to do with kids in Davis. See which ones have a changing table, room for a stroller and what ages they suit before you go. 8 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-07, 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.
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 good for a scooter.
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.
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, with free family open house days.

## Other lists for Davis

- [Restaurants](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/davis/restaurants) (4)

## 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) A list needs at least three places to exist.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/davis/playgrounds. All of Davis: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/california/davis