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California- Butte County
​Things to Do - Places to Go


​Find great places to take your kids.  There are fun things to do in the greater Chico area, rain or shine! This list is provided for information only.  No guarantee of availability or quality of services is implied.  Please contact individual business for hours and availability before planning your trip.

Chico
Note: Check Chico Area (Bidwell) parks for opening / closing at  
http://www.chico.ca.us/General_Services_Department/Park_Division/Bidwell_Park.asp

Barnes & Noble
2031 Dr Martin Luther King Pkwy, Chico CA 95928

Baroni Park
15 Baroni Dr, Chico, CA 95928

Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park
525 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926

Butte County Library- Chico
1108 Sherman Avenue, Chico, CA 95926


Cal Skate & Fun Land
Roller skating, mini golf, batting cages, arcade games
2465 Carmichael Dr, Chico, CA 95928

Caper Acres
(Off Woodland Avenue near Sycamore Field- plan ahead; it's hard to find on your first time there)
500 South Park Drive, Chico, CA 95928
Closed Mondays.  Closed Tuesday if Monday is a holiday.


CARD Office and Rose Garden
545 Vallombrosa Ave, Chico, CA 95926

Chico Air Museum 
165 Ryan Ave Chico,CA 95973

Chico Art School & Gallery
(check times before going)
261 E 3rd Street, Chico, CA 95926

Chico Children's Museum
325 Main Street, Chico, CA 95926

Chico Ceramics Center
(10:00 am - 6:00 pm Tuesday- Saturday)
198 East 11th Street, Chico, CA 95928

Chico Creek Nature Center
1968 E. 8th Street, Chico, CA 95928

Chico Mall (play area, food court, ride-on mechanical animals and seasonal events or displays) (park by Dick's Sporting Goods)
1950 E 20th St, Chico, CA 95928

Community Park (a.k.a. 20th Street Park)
1900 Dr. MLK Jr. Pkwy., Chico, CA 95928
​
DeGarmo Park (near Esplanade and Eaton)
1
99 Leora Ct, Chico, CA 95973
Hancock Park

Five Mile Recreation Area

375 Centennial Ave, Chico, CA 95928

Gateway Science Museum
625 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926 (near Bidwell Mansion)
(noon to 5:00pm Wednesday - Sunday)
see parking map

Hooker Oak Park

1928 Manzanita Ave., Chico, CA 95926
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Hancock Park
Marigold Ave and Middletown Ave, Chico, CA 95973

Humboldt Avenue Skate Park
370 Humboldt Avenue, Chico, CA 95928


McDonald's Play Place
99 and East Avenue 

2452 Connors Ct, Chico, CA 95926

McDonald's Play Place
Near Forest Avenue and Lowe's
​
2444 Notre Dame Blvd, Chico, CA 95928

National Yo-Yo Museum
320 Broadway Street, Chico, CA 95926

Nob Hill Park
868 Palo Alto St, Chico, CA 95928
Climbing structures, swings, basketball court, frisbee golf.
This park does not have a restroom.

Oak Way Park
Oak Way and Nord Avenue (near Emma Wilson Elementary School)

One Mile Recreation Area
South Park 


Orchard Lanes Bowling Alley (& Arcade)
2397 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926

Peterson Park (a.k.a. Denali Park)
Denali Dr & Rollins Lake Dr, Chico, CA 95973 
This park does not have a restroom.

Rare Air
1090 E 20th St, Chico, CA 95928

Rotary Park
1532 Broadway St, Chico, CA 95928

Rotary Centennial Park
Ceres and Whitewood 

Wildwood Park
100 Wildwood Ave, Chico, CA 95973

Tree Farm
Skyway to Cramer Lane, past the radio station



Paradise
Paradise is rebuilding after the destructive Camp Fire on 11/08/2018; check before going. #ButteStrong 

Aquatic Park

5600 Recreation Drive, Paradise, CA 95969

Bille Park
501 Bille Road, Paradise, CA 95969

Bille Park Expansion
6261 W. Wagstaff Road, Paradise, CA 95969
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Butte County Library- Paradise
5922 Clark Rd, Paradise, CA 95969

Children's Discovery Playhouse
5923 Clark Rd, Paradise, CA 95969

Terry Ashe Park 
6626 Skyway, Paradise, CA 95969

Butte County Library- Paradise
5922 Clark Road, Paradise, CA 95969

Moore Road Park 
​Moore Road, Paradise, CA 95929

Crain Memorial Park
(near Concow Lake)

Oroville
​

Butte County Library- Oroville
1820 Mitchell Avenue, Oroville, CA 95966

Lake Oroville
map

Round Table Pizza Clubhouse
1124 Oro Dam Blvd E, Oroville, CA 95965

Table Mountain
​Table Mountain Blvd to Cherokee Road


Durham

Durham Community Park
9447 Midway, Durham, CA 95938

Something we missed?  Contact us and suggest a family-friendly location that should be added to our list.

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FCCS is directed by Melinda Haynes, MA, California LMFT 102308.  Oklahoma LMFT 1153. North Carolina LMFT 2143.

​The National Supervised Visitation online training program is a subsidiary of FCCS and can be found at 
https://www.SupervisedVisitationTraining.com.  Professional consulting for mental and behavioral health professionals is available at www.MelindaHaynes.com.  

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        • Donate to the General Fund
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      • California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
    • Consumer Privacy HIPAA
  • About
    • Areas Served
    • Contact >
      • Referral Request
      • Satisfaction Survey
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • Meet Our Team >
      • Jayme Schlager - Office Assistant
      • Bryony Hottendorf - Program Manager, Supervised Visitation
      • Roxanna Taylor- Supervised Visitation Monitor
      • Brehanna Schweizer Supervised Visitation Monitor
      • Tiffany Runge, AMFT 112914
      • Emily Medina, AMFT 107900
      • Tyree Griffith MS APCC 7863
      • Deb Auran, Therapist Associate
      • Ginger Barros Therapist Associate 107604
      • Erica Washington, MSW, ACSW Associate Clinical Social Worker 95523
      • Beth Perkins Therapist Trainee
      • Gabriela Leyva
      • Melinda Haynes, MA, LMFT. Executive Director
    • Our History >
      • Tour the Chico Office
    • As Seen On
    • Trauma-Informed
    • Mission Vision Philosophy
    • Values
  • Services
    • Brochures
    • Therapy or Counseling >
      • Family Therapy
      • Child Therapy
      • Teen Therapy
      • Reunification Therapy
      • Co-Parenting Therapy
      • LGBTQAI+ Counseling
      • Christian Counseling
      • Foster /Kinship
      • Post-Adoption
      • Family Maintenance
      • EPIC Family
    • Types of Therapy >
      • Online Therapy >
        • Online Therapy- Questions and Answers
      • Cognitive-Behavioral (CBT)
      • Play Therapy
      • Play Therapy for Adults
      • Multi-Sensory Integration
      • Parent-Child Therpay
      • Experiential Therapy
      • REBT
      • EMDR
      • School Based Family Counseling >
        • For Schools and Districts- PBIS Partners
      • E-Motion >
        • Movement- Stored Trauma Therapy
      • Mindfulness
    • Supervised Visitation >
      • Online Visits
      • Getting Started
      • Facilitated Visitation
      • Monitored Exchange
    • Family Preservation
    • Groups >
      • Confident Kids
      • Productive Parenting
    • Kids Behavior Coaching
    • Daycare / School- Based Services
    • Associate Clinical Supervision
    • Workshops
    • Online Learning Center >
      • Become a Supervised Visitation Monitor
    • PBIS Partners >
      • Why Do We Have Empty Chairs?
      • Signs A Student May Benefit
      • Why Should My School Collaborate with FCCS?
      • School-Based Services May Include
  • Insurance / Fees
    • Insurance Accepted >
      • Anthem Blue Cross Medi-Cal
      • TriCare
      • Health Net
      • California Health and Wellness
      • Cigna
      • aetna
      • Molina
      • Victim-Witness
      • Cash Pay
      • Important Note About Insurance
    • Superbills
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    • Can Therapy Help My Child?
    • Helping Kids Feel Safe in a Scary World
    • Attachment Trauma Recovery >
      • Origins of Attachment Trauma
      • Signs of Attachment Trauma in Adults and Children
      • Therapy for Attachment Trauma
    • Mental Health Apps
    • Help! My Kids Have Been Taken by CPS >
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      • Places to Go in Oklahoma >
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    • Recommended Reading
    • Celebrity Psychology >
      • Amber Heard Borderline Personality Disorder
      • Serena Williams Post Partum Depression
    • Weight Management >
      • Why We Develop Bad Habits
      • Diets Don't Work
      • Mapping Out Success
      • Journaling
      • Making New Habits
      • Creating Staying Power
    • Can We Talk?
    • Life On Their Terms >
      • Is My Partner Abusive?
      • The Cycle of Violence
      • Dangers of Staying
      • Healing From an Abusive Relationship
    • What is a Treatment Plan?
    • Of Caterpillars and Courage
    • LifeStyle Wellbeing- Creating a New You
  • Career Center
    • What We Offer
    • Practicum Site
    • Now Hiring Remote LMFT LPCC LCSW Supervisor- CHICO, CA
    • Now Hiring Community Based Therapist
    • Now Hiring Therapist Associate
    • Now Hiring Family Support Specialist