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Things to Do in Eastvale with Kids
Curated by Punita Patel
Things to do in Eastvale
Harada Heritage Park
The big all-in-one Eastvale park: a large playground, ball fields with batting cages, a walking path, and a 10,000 sq ft skate park with bowls and ramps. There's also a fenced dog park split into big-dog and small-dog sides. Come early on weekends when the youth ballgames pack the lot.
FreeCedar Creek Park
A local favorite for hot days thanks to its free splash pad, plus two playgrounds for different ages, shaded picnic tables with BBQs, and walking paths. Pack towels and water shoes since the splash area has no shade right over it. The picnic tables fill up fast on summer weekends, so stake one out early.
FreeEastvale Community Park
At nearly 47 acres this is the open-space giant in town, with wide soccer fields, a jogging and biking loop, restrooms, and well-designed playgrounds for various ages. It hosts big community events like Picnic In The Park, and the room to run makes it great for kites, scooters, and tag. Bring your own shade — the grassy expanses are wide open.
Free
Eastvale Library
Eastvale's Riverside County branch sits on the Eleanor Roosevelt High School campus, so plan around its afternoon-heavy hours. It runs free kids' story times and is a reliable cool, quiet escape on triple-digit afternoons. Saturday mornings are the easiest window for a relaxed visit with little ones.
FreeJurupa Mountains Discovery Center
About 15 minutes from Eastvale in the Jurupa Valley, this beloved nonprofit nature museum has life-sized dinosaur sculptures, fossils, rocks and gems, and live reptiles kids can meet. Admission is free but parking is $10 cash per car, so bring cash. Weekends only for the public, and the gift shop and nursery are worth a stroll before you leave.
Admission free; parking $10/carHidden Valley Wildlife Area
Just south along the Santa Ana River, this 1,500-acre preserve has miles of easy hiking and a self-guided nature trail, plus a Nature Center open Saturdays where kids can see local wildlife exhibits. Parking is cash-only, so bring small bills. Go early in summer to beat the heat, and watch for birds and river views along the flatter sections.
Parking fee (cash only)Local restaurants in Eastvale
Tacos Los Cholos
Family-friendly Eastvale taqueria known for burritos, Cholo bowls and Cholo pizzas, open late nightly.
June's
Neighborhood Eastvale scratch kitchen making everything in-house, with handmade pastas and Italian-Mediterranean plates.
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