Outdoors
Reopening Mar. 19: Children’s Fairyland in Oakland
Reopening with reduced admission prices & limitations: Children’s Fairyland is a beloved storybook theme park for kids under age 8 at Lake Merritt in Oakland.
Dirt World: Richmond’s Free Public BMX Bike Park
The first bike park in the 510, Dirt World is a 2-acre public bicycle terrain park currently under development on the Richmond Greenway in Richmond.
Find the Yetis on Alameda’s Bay Farm Island
A creative parent on Bay Farm Island, a ten-minute drive from Oakland, has distributed small plush yeti characters in a public scavenger hunt for children to complete.
Meet a Giant Furry Cow & a Zonkey at American Made Miniatures Farm
Located in Petaluma, American Made Miniatures Farm Sanctuary is incredible, your kids will beg to revisit for years to come. I brought 6 kids.
Search for Trolls on Bridgeview Trail in Oakland
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park: How to Search for Salamanders in Wet Weather
Here’s a mission for your little explorers and instructions on how to have a successful hunt for salamanders in the Oakland hills.
Open with Advance Booking: Fremont’s Ardenwood Historic Farm
Ardenwood Farm is a working farm and a trip back in time, to a place where Laura Ingalls might have lived, without the Minnesota snow.
Unusual TEPCO Beach in Richmond is Full of Riches
Open for Booking: Berkeley’s Little Farm, Free and Fun for All Ages
Tilden Park’s Little Farm is fantastic and free. Reserve your spot to get up-close-and-personal with cows, pigs, chickens, bunnies, and more.