Outdoors
Where to Take Bay Area Kids to Experience the Snow
Bay Area kids get to experience the snow with a day trip or weekend getaway for sledding, tubing, snow shoeing, skiing, or snowboarding. Lucky kids.
21 Places in the Bay Area Where Kids Can See Animals
A few favorite places to get a miniature zoo experience for FREE in the East Bay, small animal encounters, & farms!
The Best Tubing and Sledding near the Bay Area
8 great destinations with a ticket booth that will give you access to tubing or sledding with your kids!
Lunar New Year in the Bay Area is a Family-Friendly Celebration
As the Year of the Snake approaches, a handful of wonderful kid-friendly Lunar New Year celebrations pop up around the Bay Area.
Leland Snow Play, Tubing Fun for All Ages
At Leland Snow Play, tickets allow you to ride tubes down a man-made hill as many times as you like. Open late Dec.-April.
We Love the Drive-In Movie Theater in Concord
We love to pile into our minivan for the drive-in movies in Concord at the Solano West Wind. Winter is the best time for little kids.
What’s Open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day?
Movies, art, music, cycling, hiking secret stairs, and watching penguins -- lots of fun choices for families on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve!
Christmas Lights: Crippsmas Place in Fremont
From Dec. 9 to 27, enjoy the Crippsmas Place neighborhood decorations and light displays. Walk or drive to enjoy this East Bay lights display.
How to Find Salamanders in Wet Weather at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
Here's a mission for your little explorers and instructions on how to have a successful search for salamanders in the Oakland hills.
Day Trip to the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Tide Pools in Moss Beach
King Tides are Dec 13-15, 2024. The Fitzgerald tide pools are accessible for all ages. You can get to tide pools a very short walk ...
