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.
Kid-Friendly Farms to Visit Near The East Bay
We have loved bringing our children to meet animals and run around at a working farm. Ride a pony, chase a chicken, pick an apple. ...
Toddlers’ Guide to Lindsay Wildlife Experience
Everything at Walnut Creek's animal rescue and museum, Lindsay Wildlife Experience, is great for a three-year old.
Ticket Alert: Train Ride with Easter Bunny Visit
Easter Bunny and a steam train ride through the redwoods! Just, wow. Buy tickets now for one of these train rides in April.
Ticket Alert: Easter Brunch Train in Sacramento
The River Fox Train runs its Easter experience on weekends April 1 through April 9 on open-air vintage cars followed by an egg hunt.
What Are The Closest Snow Play Trips for Bay Area Families?
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 ...
Lunar New Year in the Bay Area is a Family-Friendly Celebration
As the Year of the Horse approaches, a handful of wonderful kid-friendly Lunar New Year celebrations pop up around the Bay Area.
Tour the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield
The Jelly Belly jellybean company in the land offers free tours and will send you home with samples and fun facts to spare. Win win. ...
The Best Tubing and Sledding near the Bay Area
10 top destinations with a ticket booth that will give you access to tubing or sledding with your kids!
Hike to Pancake Breakfast at West Point Inn
Pancake hike was totally worth it! I tried to savor the perfect weather, these sweet children, and the epic view because I may never get ...
5 East Bay Spots to Get Even Wetter on a Rainy Day
Outdoor spots to take kids after -- or during -- a rainy day in the East Bay.
