Things to do with kids in and near San Jose
Downtown San Jose packs a lot in: the Children's Discovery Museum, The Tech Interactive and the King Library are close together, and the fully fenced Rotary PlayGarden at Guadalupe River Park is just across the river.
About ten minutes away, Kelley Park combines Happy Hollow Park & Zoo with the free Japanese Friendship Garden, and Emma Prusch Farm Park is a free city farm with free-roaming chickens and peacocks. Everything here is within about 15 minutes of downtown, sorted by drive time.
- 16 places
- 10 free
- 16 stroller-friendly
- closest is 5 min away
16 places
Drive times from San Jose
Guadalupe River Park & Rotary PlayGarden
5.0San Jose · 5 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot at 438 Coleman Ave, fills by midday on weekends
Children's Discovery Museum
5.0San Jose · 5 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Museum lot off Woz Way, about $10
Ride Caltrain (Sunnyvale ↔ Mountain View / Palo Alto)
4.0Sunnyvale · 5 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Station parking about $5.50/day, free at some stations on weekends
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
4.0San Jose · 5 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: 4th St garage, about $5-10 (the library can validate for a discount)
The Tech Interactive
3.0San Jose · 5 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Downtown garages about $10-20
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
5.0San Jose · 10 min drive
3.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Kelley Park lot about $10; free street parking nearby
Central Park
4.0Santa Clara · 10 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot off Kiely Blvd
Emma Prusch Farm Park
4.0San Jose · 10 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot, fills up on busy weekends
Japanese Friendship Garden (Kelley Park)
4.0San Jose · 10 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Kelley Park about $10 when busy, free street parking available
Magical Bridge Playground (Sunnyvale, Fair Oaks Park)
5.0Sunnyvale · 15 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free at Fair Oaks Park
Serra Park
5.0Sunnyvale · 15 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot and street parking
Las Palmas Park
4.0Sunnyvale · 15 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free
Safari Run Indoor Playground
4.0Sunnyvale · 15 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Free at 1180 Kern Ave
Cupertino Library Children's Area
4.0Cupertino · 15 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free Civic Center parking garage
Sunnyvale Baylands Park
4.0Sunnyvale · 15 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: $6 on weekends/holidays, free on weekdays
Santa Clara Central Park Library
4.0Santa Clara · 15 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot