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.
Delicious Strawberry U-Pick at Blue House Farm
Enjoy the fresh coastal air while picking delicious organic strawberries with your children, it is a practically perfect, stress-free outing near Half Moon Bay
Stafford Lake Bike Park in Marin: An Epic Playground for Bike Lovers
This 17-acre family-friendly mountain bike course offers all the exciting jumps, challenging tricks, and clever toys that mountain bikers of all ages will love.
Kayaking with Kids Near Oakland
Kayaking can be an easy and enjoyable way for your family to enjoy the Bay waters. Here are places that can get you out on ...
Now Open: Roaring Camp Railroad near Santa Cruz
About 90 minutes from Berkeley, Roaring Camp Railroad is a real steam locomotive chugging up and down steep passes through a redwood grove.
Stand-Up Paddle Boarding in the East Bay (SUP)
Being in the water on your own floating device is an ideal socially distanced activity. Here are places where you can get your family out ...
Super Family-friendly Trails & Beaches at Mori Point, Pacifica
Mori Point, a 32-acre wetland park near Pacifica, has trails that wind along bluffs and beaches, is an easy 30-minute drive from Oakland, and can ...
Stargazing With Kids & Seeking Out the Elusive Milky Way
You don’t need a telescope to see the Milky Way and stargaze. Just a sense of adventure to escape the light pollution and some coffee ...
Half-day Trip to San Rafael and WildCare
A half day adventure in San Rafael starts with a visit to WildCare, a FREE rehabilitation facility for local animals that toddlers dig.
Pushing Through to Point Pinole with Kids
This helpful guest post is by Annie Burke. She not only shares her insider tips to Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, but she also keeps it ...
Staycation in Santa Clara
For a low key, budget friendly staycation in Silicon Valley, the Santa Clara Marriott is an easy last-minute trip. My girls loved it.
