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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
Vacation Inspiration: 5 amazing trips for Bay Area families who plan ahead
Anticipation is half the pleasure of a vacation. Be inspired by these 5 amazing plan-ahead family adventures all around the world.
7 Family-Friendly Wineries in Napa
Monday Sparkles shares the most terrific family-friendly wineries that they go to not just for the wines but for the views, activities, and treats
Where to camp: Schoolhouse Canyon Campground
Near Guerneville, Schoolhouse Canyon Campground offers kid-friendly car camping in a redwood grove across the road from the Russian River.
5 great day trips in the Bay Area
Bay Area day trips for families within 90 minutes of Oakland: Safari West, Monterey Aquarium, Roaring Camp, Jelly Belly Factory, Ano Nuevo State Park.
Quick getaway to the Capitol: One night in Sacramento
Old town Sacramento makes an easy getaway for Bay Area families including a stop by the capitol building and a swim at the Embassy Suites ...
Day trip: Guerneville for families
90 minutes North of Oakland on the Russian River sits the quaint little town of Guerneville -- our favorite day trip.
Vacation Inspiration: Lake Siskiyou near Mount Shasta
The Lake Siskiyou Camp Resort was the perfect place for my family to stop on our way to Oregon, but it’s worthy of a long ...
Getaways with mom: ME time
This is the third post in our series about ME time, sponsored by domain.ME. I’ve just returned from spending a long weekend with my mom, ...
Road Trip: Columbia, CA, a taste of California history
We took a family road trip to Columbia, CA because I wanted to pan for gold while my son was in 4th Grade. Although I ...
Unaccompanied minors in the air
My children, 7 and 9, flew Southwest to Los Angeles yesterday without a chaperone. Here’s how it works: My mom, the person on the receiving ...