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5 free (or really cheap) things to do in Paso Robles
Updated 3:08 pm, Friday, February 16, 2018
As the number of boutique hotels, hip restaurants and upscale wineries grows in Paso Robles, so does the average cost of a wine tasting weekend there. Fortunately, there are still a host of diversions that are free (or seriously cheap) to make the visit a little more reasonable. Here are a few options:
Town Square City Park: For those visiting with or without children, Paso’s 4.8-acre downtown park is a must. Parents can watch comfortably from nearby (or join in) as children enjoy the gem of a new playground. Wide, oak-lined sidewalks and expansive swaths of green are popular for strolling and lolling. For larger groups, the park also features picnic tables, horseshoe pits, and grills. (Bordered on the east and west by Spring and Park streets, 11th and 12th on the south and north.)
El Paso de Robles Historical Society: Based in the old Carnegie Library in City Park, the society is a treat for serious history buffs — don’t stop with the first-floor exhibits, but ask if the basement research room is open (www.pasorobleshistoricalsociety.org). About a mile away is the popular and free Paso Robles Pioneer Museum, with a collection that ranges from vintage signs to saddles to machinery, as well as an entire one-room schoolhouse. (2010 Riverside Ave., www.pasoroblespioneermuseum.org, open 1-4 p.m., Thursday through Sunday.)
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Jack Creek Farms: This roadside outlet on Highway 46 west of Paso Robles has plenty for all ages. While adults peruse the farm’s for-sale produce, honey and other local products, children (or adults, for that matter) can enjoy diversions such as petting farm animals and getting lost in hay mazes. (5000 Hwy. 46, West Templeton, www.jackcreekfarms.com, currently open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, although visiting hours are more expansive hours during other seasons.)
Estrella Warbirds Museum and Woodlands Automotive Display: If it’s been flown or driven in U.S. military service or has raced on any kind of California track, it’s probably here. Aviation and automotive buffs will find tickets (free to the under-6 crowd, $5 for children, $12 for adults) to the well worth the admission. (15 minutes out Hwy. 46 East at 4251 Dry Creek Road, www.ewarbirds.org/index.shtml, open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday through Sunday.) Also popular and modestly-priced ($7 adults, $6 children) is the Paso Robles Kids Museum, located in Paso’s old volunteer firehouse a block from the town square. (623 13th St., www.pasokids.org, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday and Saturday.)
