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.

Tour the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield

Discover + Go gets you in FREE to Discovery Museum

Field Trip: Sausalito’s Bay Area Discovery Museum

7 Family-Friendly Wineries in Napa

Family guide to Safari West in Santa Rosa

Unique family day trip: Safari West in Santa Rosa

Day trip: Guerneville for families

Roaring Camp Railroad in Santa Cruz is awesome for Bay Area train lovers

Santa Cruz guide for kids who love trains

12 Family-friendly Lunar New Year Events

January 13, 2020 By Heather Flett Leave a Comment

As the Year of the Rat approaches, a handful of Lunar New Year celebrations pop up around the Bay Area. Here are some places to take your children

Bay Area Road Trip: Monterey Bay

December 27, 2019 By Julie Herson 6 Comments

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of California’s best indoor tourist attractions, a perfect mission for the long days of holiday school closures.

5 East Bay Spots to Get Even Wetter on a Rainy Day

December 18, 2019 By Heather Flett Leave a Comment

Outdoor spots to take kids after — or during — a rainy day in the East Bay.

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What Are The Closest Snow Play Trips for Bay Area Families?

December 9, 2019 By Whitney Moss Leave a Comment

Where to take Bay Area kids to play in the snow? Skip the lifts. Here are five options for kid-friendly snow play with snowshoes or cross-country skis.

Leland Snow Play: Tubing fun for all ages

December 6, 2019 By Whitney Moss 1 Comment

At Leland Snow Play, tickets allow you to ride tubes down a man-made hill as many times as you like, all-day access or for a two-hour ticket. Dec & Jan only