Day Trips
There are so many places to go when you have the day to explore the Bay Area with a family. Here are a few hundred terrific ideas with places to play and eat while you’re away on your adventurous day trips with kids.
{510} Family Faves with Beautiful Brown Adventures’ Angel
Angel is a Puerto Rican and Indigenous mom of two in Alameda, a doula, and a co-founder of Beautiful Brown Adventures. Here are her faves.
Pomegranate Picking in the East Bay
It is pomegranate picking season and you can head out to a Bay Area farm and pick with your children for a terrific autumn outing.
East Bay Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze Guide
East Bay pumpkin patches come in many types: a pile at the market, a quick pumpkin picture, a carnival atmosphere, or a full day on the farm.
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{510} Family Faves with Beautiful Brown Adventures’ Angelica
Angelica, an Oakland mama to a 5-year-old, shares her favorite local places for boba, brunch, & beaches along with a passion for world travel.
Ticket Alert: East Bay Polar Express: Niles Canyon Train of Lights (2022)
Set your calendar alerts. Niles Canyon Railway plans to release tickets for their popular Train of Lights event for the 2022 Holiday season in October.
Arata’s Pumpkin Farm & Hay Maze in Half Moon Bay
Arata’s Pumpkin Farm features a 6-acre corn field, a pumpkin river and a famous and menacing two-acre Minotaur’s Labyrinth Hay Maze.
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Dell’Osso Family Farm Pumpkin Patch & Massive Corn Maze
Dell’Osso Family Farm is open for spooky fun in the pumpkin patch with an epic corn maze. I went with 3 kids under age 7 and I’m ready to go back!
Our visit to G & M Farms Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze in Livermore
The pumpkin patch portion of G & M Farms couldn’t be cuter. Grab a red Radio Flyer wagon and pick from rows of perfectly placed round pumpkins.
Lemos Farm in Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Patch and More
Lemos Farm will host their annual pumpkin patch, complete with hay rides, pony rides, and more, all modified for COVID-19 safety.
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G&S Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze Is Festive Fun For The Whole Family
At G&S Farms, kids can pick their very own pumpkins straight from the vine and run through an awesome corn maze.
