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Family-friendly California Travel
Kid-friendly, budget-friendly trips around California. Where to go and how to get there when it comes to family travel on the West Coast.
Bay Area Family Day Trips and Vacations
Safari West: An Oakland family surprises the kids with a mystery trip
Thanks to Oakland writer Nancy Davis Kho for sharing her story with us today. When I was a kid in Upstate New York, my parents ...
A great time for camping at Half Moon Bay
This guest post was submitted by Peggy, who has lived all over the Bay Area but now calls El Cerrito home. Since having her son, ...
5 Family-friendly road trips from Oakland
Looking for a fun day trip or mini vacation for your long weekend? These fellow Bay Area bloggers have a few inspiring ideas and photographs ...
Mourning Berkeley Tuolomne Camp, burned in Rim Fire
I’m sad to tell you, if you don’t already know that the Rim Fire in Yosemite has destroyed Berkeley Family Camp. Read all about it ...
Healdsburg: Wine-tasting with kids
My husband and I took an anniversary trip to Healdsburg for wine-tasting with our two daughters, and Heather asked me to share some highlights. My ...
Reader tip: Family surfing in Half Moon Bay
I can remember taking surf camp lessons in Sayulita when I was a single, child-free chica. This program sounds like so much fun, albeit completely ...
Hyperlocal sites for parents across the country
Since launching this site, I have had the great pleasure of becoming connected to other hyperlocal bloggers who have started similar sites in their own ...
Kid-friendly Sonoma and Napa
I was standing in line at Sonoma’s Train Town when another mom started chatting me up. (She was observing a certain quirk of my 5-year ...
What to know about Disney’s California Adventure CARS LAND
I was invited on a media tour of Cars Land at Disney’s California Adventure park in Anaheim — just across the plaza from Disneyland but ...
Road Trip: A Week in Southern Oregon with Kids
After browsing Amy Whitley’s impressive website, Pit Stops for Kids, I invited her to contribute a vacation recommendation for Bay Area families. I’m pleased to publish ...
