# Aerospace Museum of California Air Park & STEM Flight Simulators

> Place to go for families in the Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom area (CA). Times are Pacific Time.

- When: Open on its own schedule
- Where: Aerospace Museum of California, 3200 Freedom Park Dr, McClellan Park, CA 95652
- Ages: All ages (Children 3 and under free)
- Price: $15 adults, $10 children (ages 4-17); free for children 3 and under and active military
- Organizer: Aerospace Museum of California
- Official page: https://aerospaceca.org/
- Last checked: Thu, Nov 5

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## About

Located at the historic McClellan Air Force Base in North Highlands, the Aerospace Museum of California lets families explore aviation history and futuristic aerospace engineering up close. Spanning a 4-acre outdoor Air Park alongside an expansive indoor STEM exhibit hall, the museum showcases more than 40 historic military aircraft, commercial planes, and space artifacts, including a supersonic Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird simulator, jet fighter cockpits kids can climb inside, and vintage rescue helicopters. Inside the heated exhibit hall, young aviation enthusiasts can test professional high-tech flight simulators, build aerodynamic paper gliders in the STEM Maker Space, and discover how physics keeps aircraft flying through interactive experiments.

Family Experience & Accessibility:
• Stroller Accessibility: Smooth concrete tarmac in the outdoor Air Park and completely barrier-free indoor museum galleries easily accommodate double strollers.
• Nursing & Rest Spots: Climate-controlled indoor seating lounges, picnic tables under covered hangars, and modern family restrooms with changing stations.
• Age Suitability: Welcomes all ages; interactive climb-in cockpits and flight simulators are big hits for kids ages 3 to 15.
• Sensory Tips: Outdoor air park can have brisk breezes in winter; indoor exhibits are quiet, well-lit, and spacious with tactile controls.

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