Snow adventures for young families. Skip the lifts, 5 options with snowshoes or cross-country skis.
Family-friendly Passover Guide for the East Bay
Passover 2018 outings for Oakland, Berkeley, and other East Bay families including seders and kid-friendly community events.
Leland Snow Play: Tubing fun for all ages – including adults
At Leland Snow Play, guests pay for a ticket which enables them to use tubes for riding down a man-made hill as many times as they like. You can choose to pay for all-day access to the park or a two-hour ticket.
Family camps for Bay Area families
Family Camp is a terrific blend of outdoorsy fun and vacation. Usually, you bring your bedding and sleep in a modest cabin; meals and family programming are provided!
Where to get a US passport in 20ish minutes in Berkeley
UC Berkeley campus at the Recreation building is an administrative desk that processes US passport applications including taking your photo.
FREE kids tickets to LEGOLAND (2018)
Free kid ticket for each adult ticket is available – get the details here.
Day Trip: Sonoma’s TrainTown Railroad
Just 50 minutes from Berkeley, Sonoma’s TrainTown offers an introductory amusement park experience. Train enthusiasts will be more than satisfied.
Northern California Overnight Camp Guide (2018)
Our Northern California Overnight Camp Guide covers the Bay Area and beyond for kids as young as 7. Helping you choose the best sleepaway camp.
Apple-picking with children near the Bay Area
Apple-picking keeps getting trickier. Here are a few U-pick options and Bay Area apple orchards that’ll do the work for you. Always, call first!
What’s new at Disneyland?
What’s new at Disneyland right now? All new MaxPass, the return of some classic experiences, and the Guardians of the Galaxy!
Tips for road trip down I-5 with kids
Driving I-5 down the center of California is a fairly joyless journey. I offer some tips, restaurants & diversions for enduring a day in the car with kids.
Bay Area camping with little kids
Here are our favorite Bay Area places to go tent camping with our little kids — plus one awesome cabin experience for good measure.
{Road Trip} Kid-friendly glamping spot in California’s Central Valley
Swimming, boating, jumping, and general outdoor fun, all made easy with low-key cabin rental.
Sunset Celebration Festival in Sonoma this Weekend
Have you ever paged through an issue of Sunset magazine and thought, “I wish I could climb right in there”? Well, during Sunset Celebration Weekend, you really can.
San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park
Heading to San Diego? We had a great time at the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park in Escondido.