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.
Where to Take Bay Area Kids to Experience the Snow
Bay Area kids get to experience the snow with a day trip or weekend getaway for sledding, tubing, snow shoeing, skiing, or snowboarding. Lucky kids.
The Best Tubing and Sledding near the Bay Area
8 great destinations with a ticket booth that will give you access to tubing or sledding with your kids!
Lunar New Year in the Bay Area is a Family-Friendly Celebration
As the Year of the Snake approaches, a handful of wonderful kid-friendly Lunar New Year celebrations pop up around the Bay Area.
Leland Snow Play, Tubing Fun for All Ages
At Leland Snow Play, tickets allow you to ride tubes down a man-made hill as many times as you like. Open late Dec.-April.
Day Trip to the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Tide Pools in Moss Beach
King Tides are Dec 13-15, 2024. The Fitzgerald tide pools are accessible for all ages. You can get to tide pools a very short walk ...
Best Bay Area Christmas Events for Families
Your Christmas planner of family-friendly Bay Area Christmas event picks for toddlers to teens.
Favorite East Bay Christmas Tree Lots & Farms
East Bay Christmas tree lots from Alameda, Oakland, Castro Valley, Berkeley range from fast, playful, to woodsy. Choose your favorite!
Visit with Black Santa in Oakland & More
Find Black Santa Claus for photos in Oakland from Nov. 16 through Christmas Eve.
Tahoe: Northstar Ski School for Kids
Pro-tip: If you're considering ski school for two kids, check the various resorts for their age groupings. Siblings may be together in some locations, but apart ...
Dodge Ridge: More Accessible Kid-friendly Skiing Than Tahoe
More affordable than Tahoe and super family-friendly, Dodge Ridge is one Oakland mom's little secret.
