Free things to do in Carson

Outdoors

Alondra Park

Large, wooded park with a lake & an island where a native-plant garden attracts birds & butterflies.

Outdoors

Pfc. James Anderson Memorial Park

Tree-filled, 8-acre venue with tennis courts, a Frisbee-golf course, a playground & an amphitheater.

Outdoors

Victoria Community Regional Park

Landscaped 36-acre park featuring a gym, a heated pool, cricket fields & an 18-hole golf course.

Outdoors

Veterans Park

Outdoors

Stevenson Park

Recreation area with lighted tennis courts & baseball fields, plus playgrounds & picnic pavilions.

Outdoors

Dolphin Park

Local park featuring sports facilities, a wading pool, a playground & an after-school program.

Outdoors

Hemingway Park

Outdoors

Foisia Park

Public green space featuring playground equipment, a ball field & basketball courts.

Arts & Culture

Catalina Museum For Art & History

60+ year-old museum exhibits artifacts from more than 8000 years of human settlement on the island.

Pacific Palisades

Los Leones Canyon

Starting point with parking for a canyon hiking trail across chaparral grassland for Pacific views.

Outdoors

Calas Park

Facilities for baseball, tennis & calisthenics plus a playground, wading pool & picnic area.

Outdoors

Carson Park

City-run, 11-acre park with lighted ball fields, a playground, basketball courts & a swimming pool.

Tuna Canyon

Tuna Canyon Park

Hiking trails lead to panoramic ocean & bay views in this 1,255-acre parkland area in the mountains.

Outdoors

Dominguez Park

Activity space with tennis courts, a baseball field & an aquatics center, plus a snack bar.

Arts & Culture

Go Kart World

Outdoor, multiple-track go-kart & bumper-car park also boasting party rooms, snack bar & arcade.