Why sit home because you don’t want to spend any money? Here are five things you can do this week that cost nothing at all.
Sunday
Miniature train ride: Woo woo! Ride the rails of the miniature Goat Hill Junction Railroad on a five-mile track through Costa Mesa’s Fairview Park, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the third weekend of each month. Kids must be old enough to walk. Free, but donations and volunteers are welcome. Hope it doesn’t get rained out! 2525 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa Information: ocmetrains.org.
Monday
The newly renovated Richard Nixon Presidential Library, including the museum and birthplace in Yorba Linda, will be free to visit on Presidents’ Day. Have your picture taken with Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. The first 300 people get free cherry pie, and there’s a concert at 2 p.m. Regular adult admission is $16. Location: 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd. Yorba Linda. Learn more and RSVP here: 714-993-5075 or nixonfoundation.org.
All national parks and monuments will be free to visit Monday, in honor of Presidents’ Day, so head on out and see some nature! I suggest getting there first thing in the morning because these free days are very popular. I went out to Joshua Tree National Park on the last free day. It made a good day trip, but head out early.
Thursday
Join others and learn how to search your family tree, share what you know and have fun learning genealogy. Open to all levels, this club at the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor library meets the first Thursday of every month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. 12700 Montecito Road, Los Alamitos. Learn more: 562-430-1048.
Saturday
Check out the Wolf Discovery and Recovery workshop, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Skie Bender of Wolf Haven International holds a fun, family-friendly session teaching learn about behavior and communication, the differences between wolves and dogs, the importance of wolves in an ecosystem, and the history and current status of wolves in California. At the San Clemente library, 242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente. Learn more: 949-492-3493.
Contact the writer: mfisher@scng.com or 714-796-7994
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