# Things to do with kids at Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center

> 2 upcoming family events and 2 ongoing programs and visits at Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center, 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego, CA 92119, in the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad area. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Discovery Tables at Mission Trails Visitor Center](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/discovery-tables-at-mission-trails-visitor-center--listing-f2bc3a7823a480f79eff2044) — Sat, Oct 31 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center · checked Oct 14. Drop-in hands-on discovery tables in the Visitor Center lobby run by MTRP Trail Guides, with take-home materials for kids and adults. Topics in the window: Oct 31 Bats and…
- [Raptor Talk with Dr. Bob Gordon at Mission Trails](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/raptor-talk-with-dr-bob-gordon-at-mission-trails--listing-73a10de10f776167bcf52091) — Sun, Nov 1 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center · checked Oct 16. Drop into the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center lobby on the first Sunday morning of the month (9 a.m.–noon) to meet local falconer Bob Gordon and his birds of prey…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/mission-trails-regional-park-visitor-center--listing-e74ed9bc3043590624348806) — Guided nature walks from the Visitor Center: Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m… · Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center · Free · checked Oct 14. Visitor center for the 8,000-acre Mission Trails Regional Park, a City of San Diego park whose rugged hills and valleys represent San Diego before 1542. Starting point for free…
- [Trail Tykes at Mission Trails](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/trail-tykes-at-mission-trails--listing-8ec111c3a08e4f5cbb947a18) — Every Sunday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. · Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center · Ages 2–5 · Free · checked Oct 14. Nature program for 2- to 5-year-olds presented by the nonprofit Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation at the MTRP Visitor Center: read-aloud story, singing, movement…

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