The Bay Area is fortunate to have a wealth of places to enjoy a fun day outdoors with your children.
Biking and Hiking Trails
Iron Horse Regional Trail – Concord to San Ramon
Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail – Lafayette, Moraga
Contra Costa Canal Bike Trail – Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Concord
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline – Richmond
Angel Island – San Francisco
Golden Gate Park – San Francisco
Lake Merced – San Francisco
Crystal Springs Trail – San Mateo
Mt. Diablo State Park – Walnut Creek
San Francisco Bay Trail – Bay Area
Boat Rentals
Lake Chabot – Castro Valley
Lake Elizabeth – Fremont
Lafayette Reservoir – Lafayette
Lake Del Valle – Livermore
Vasona Park – Los Gatos
Monterey Bay Kayaks – Monterey
Shoreline Park – Mountain View
Lake Merritt – Oakland
Shadow Cliffs Recreation Area – Pleasanton
Almaden Lake Park – San Jose
San Pablo Reservoir – San Pablo
Boat Rides
Alameda/Oakland Ferry – Alameda
Elkhorn Slough Safari – Moss Landing
Alcatraz Cruises – San Francisco
Red and White Fleet – San Francisco
Blue & Gold Fleet – San Francisco, Alameda, Oakland, Vallejo, Tiburon, Sausalito
Hornblower Yachts – San Francisco, Berkeley
Golden Gate Ferry – San Francisco, Sausalito, Larkspur
Captain Kirk’s Sailing Adventures – Sausalito
Angel Island Tiburon Ferry – Tiburon
Farms
Wolfe Ranch – Brentwood
U-Pick Farm Map – Brentwood
Swanton Berry Farm – Davenport
Joan’s Farm & Pumpkin Patch – Livermore
Deer Hollow Farm – Los Altos
Hidden Villa – Los Altos Hills
Slide Ranch – Muir Beach
CoastWays Ranch – Pescadero
Petaluma Pumpkin Patch – Petaluma
Tara Firma Farms – Petaluma
Prusch Park – San Jose
Rodoni Farms – Santa Cruz
Loma Vista Farm – Vallejo
Farmers Markets
Campbell Farmers’ Market – Campbell
Benicia Farmers Market – Benicia
Daly City Farmers Market – Daly City
Pescadero Grown Farmers’ Market – La Honda
Moraga Farmers Market – Moraga
Morgan Hill Farmers Market – Morgan Hill
Mountain View Farmers’ Market – Mountain View
Old Oakland Farmers’ Market – Oakland
California Ave Farmers Market – Palo Alto
Palo Alto Farmers’ Market – Palo Alto
Pescadero Grown Farmers’ Market – Pescadero
Coastways Ranch – Pescadero
Redwood City Kiwanis Farmers Market – Redwood City
San Carlos Farmers’ Market – San Carlos
Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market – San Francisco
San Jose Downtown – San Jose
Bayfair Farmers Market – San Leandro
Santa Clara Farmers’ Market – Santa Clara
Rodoni Farms – Santa Cruz
UCSC Farm & Garden – Santa Cruz
Sunnyvale Farmers’ Market – Sunnyvale
Vallejo Farmers’ Market – Valley
Diablo Valley Farmers Market – Walnut Creek
Gardens
Meyers House & Garden – Alameda
Bamboo Giant – Aptos
Berkeley Rose Garden – Berkeley
UC Berkeley Botantical Garden – Berkeley
Hayward Japanese Garden – Hayward
Allied Arts Guild – Menlo Park
Gamble Garden – Palo Alto
Strybing Aboretum & Botanical Gardens – San Francisco
Chinese Cultural Gardens – San Jose
Japanese Friendship Garden in Kelly Park – San Jose
Municipal Rose Garden – San Jose
Rosicrucian Park – San Jose
San Jose Heritage Rose Garden – San Jose
San Mateo Japanese Garden in Central Park – San Mateo
UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden – Santa Cruz
Hakone Garden – Saratoga
Villa Montalvo Arboretum – Saratoga
Cornerstone Gardens – Sonoma
The Gardens at Heather Farm – Walnut Creek
Ruth Bancroft Garden – Walnut Creek
Filoli – Woodside
Horseback Riding
Mar Vista Stable – Daly City
Friendly Pony Parties – Half Moon Bay
California Riding Academy – Menlo Park
Skylark Ranch – Pescadero
Seven Oaks Farm – Portola Valley
Spring Down Equestrian Center – Portola Valley
Monterey Bay Equestrian Center – Salinas
North Gait Equestrian Center – Walnut Creek
Nature Centers & Outings
Crab Cove Visitor Center – Alameda
Shorebird Nature Center – Berkeley
Tilden Nature Area and Little Farm – Berkeley
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge – Fremont
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center – Hayward
Sulphur Creek Nature Center – Hayward
GreenPlay – Mill Valley, Ross
James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve – Moss Beach
Rotary Nature Center & Wildlife Bird Sanctuary – Oakland
Palo Alto Baylands Nature Center – Palo Alto
Ano Nuevo – Pescadero
Point Reyes Outdoors – Point Reyes Station
Marine Science Institute – Redwood City
Crissy Field Center – San Francisco
Randall Museum – San Francisco
Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley – San Jose
CuriOdyssey at Coyote Point – San Mateo
The Marine Mammal Center – Sausalito
Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary – Tiburon
Lindsay Wildlife Museum – Walnut Creek
Elkhorn Slough National Estuary Research Preserve – Watsonville
Tiny Treks – Peninsula, South Bay
Playgrounds
Adventure Playground – Berkeley
Small World Park – Pittsburg
Yerba Buena Playground – San Francisco
McEnery Park – San Jose
Sonoma Garden Park – Sonoma
Swimming Lakes
Contra Loma Reservior – Antioch
Lake Anza, Tilden Regional Park – Berkeley
Cull Canyon Reservoir – Castro Valley
Gull Park – Foster City
Quarry Lakes – Fremont
Don Castro Resevoir – Hayward
Shell Beach, Tomales Bay State Park – Inverness
Del Valle Reservoir– Livermore
Lake Temescal – Oakland
Shadow Cliffs Lake – Pleasanton
Almaden Lake Park – San Jose
Coyote Point Recreation Area – San Mateo
