Where to go this weekend with kids in the South Bay
In season now: Pumpkin patches & fall farm days near the South Bay →37 places for this weekend
Serra Park
5.0Sunnyvale · 5 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot and street parking
Children's Discovery Museum
5.0San Jose · 20 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Museum lot off Woz Way, about $10
Mountain View Public Library
5.0Mountain View · 8 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot behind the library
Mitchell Park Library
5.0Palo Alto · 12 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free Mitchell Park lot
Milpitas Library
5.0Milpitas · 20 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free underground garage
Henry Cowell Redwoods (Redwood Grove Loop)
5.0Felton · 45 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: $10 parking (main entrance)
California Academy of Sciences
5.0San Francisco · 55 min drive
4 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Parking: Music Concourse underground garage about $6-8/hour; spots available if you go early
Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch
5.0Morgan Hill / South San Jose · 35 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free field parking
Cuesta Park
4.0Mountain View · 8 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free along Cuesta Dr
Sunnyvale Public Library
4.0Sunnyvale · 5 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free Civic Center lot
Los Altos Library
4.0Los Altos · 12 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot shared with the Hillview Community Center
Rinconada Library
4.0Palo Alto · 15 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot shared with JMZ and Rinconada Park
Santa Clara Central Park Library
4.0Santa Clara · 10 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
4.0San Jose · 20 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: 4th St garage, about $5-10 (the library can validate for a discount)
Saratoga Library
4.0Saratoga · 15 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Redwood City Public Library
4.0Redwood City · 20 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Downtown garage, first 90 minutes free
SF Main Library (Fisher Children's Center)
5.0San Francisco · 60 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Civic Center garage, about $3-4/hour
Roaring Camp Redwood Steam Train
5.0Felton · 45 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$$ · Parking: $10 parking at the Felton depot
Los Gatos Library
4.0Los Gatos · 22 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free Civic Center parking
Sanborn County Park
4.0Saratoga · 25 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: $6 parking (main entrance)
Fremont Main Library
4.0Fremont · 25 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Alum Rock Park
4.0San Jose · 30 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: $6 inside the park; free spots before the entrance
San Mateo Main Library
4.0San Mateo · 30 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Underground garage, first 2 hours free
Ride Caltrain (Sunnyvale ↔ Mountain View / Palo Alto)
4.0Sunnyvale · 5 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Station parking about $5.50/day, free at some stations on weekends
Oakland Main Library
4.0Oakland · 45 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Street meters or nearby garages
Berkeley Central Library
4.0Berkeley · 50 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Downtown garages, about $2/hour
Safari Run Indoor Playground
4.0Sunnyvale · 5 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Free at 1180 Kern Ave
Cupertino Library Children's Area
4.0Cupertino · 8 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free Civic Center parking garage
Lawrence Hall of Science
4.0Berkeley · 55 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Garage at the entrance, $2/hour
The Tech Interactive
3.0San Jose · 20 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Downtown garages about $10-20
Crab Cove (Alameda's Shallow Beach)
4.0Alameda · 40 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: $5 lot / free street parking nearby
Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park
4.0Gilroy · 45 min drive
4 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Parking: Paid parking (free for premium members)
Casa de Fruta
4.0Hollister · 55 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free large lot
Hakone Estate & Gardens
3.0Saratoga · 15 min drive
1 h · carrier recommended
$ · Parking: $10 parking inside
Purisima Creek Redwoods (Higgins Canyon Entrance)
3.0Half Moon Bay · 45 min drive
2 h · carrier recommended
Free · Parking: Small lot at the end of Higgins Canyon Rd, fills up on weekends
Exploratorium
3.0San Francisco · 60 min drive
3.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Parking: Garages and meters along the Embarcadero near Pier 15, about $20-30
Uvas Canyon Waterfall Loop
3.0Morgan Hill · 45 min drive
2 h · carrier recommended · reservation needed
$ · Parking: $6 plus an entry reservation required every day of the week