Where to go this weekend with kids around Dallas, Plano and Frisco
In season now: Pumpkin patches and the State Fair with kids around Dallas →79 places for this weekend
Bob Woodruff Park lakeside trail
5.0Plano · 10 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Several free lots on both sides of San Gabriel Dr and Park Blvd
Towne Lake Recreation Area
5.0McKinney · 20 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot at the Wilson Creek Pkwy entrance
Heritage Farmstead Museum
5.0Plano · 5 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free lot at the 15th St entrance
Haggard Park (Downtown Plano)
5.0Plano · 5 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free street parking in Downtown Plano and the DART station lot
Windhaven Meadows Park (Liberty Playground)
5.0Plano · 15 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot at the Windhaven Pkwy entrance, full on weekend afternoons
Cottonwood Park
5.0Richardson · 15 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lots on both sides of Belt Line Rd and Cottonwood Dr
Celebration Park
5.0Allen · 15 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Big free lot at the Angel Pkwy entrance
Hope Park (Frisco Commons)
5.0Frisco · 20 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot at Frisco Commons
Bonnie Wenk Park
5.0McKinney · 25 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot at the Virginia Pkwy entrance
Andy Brown Park East
5.0Coppell · 25 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot at the Parkway Blvd entrance
Flag Pole Hill all-abilities playground
5.0Dallas · 25 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free park lot on Doran Cir
Klyde Warren Park
5.0Dallas · 30 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Nearby garages and street meters (about $10–15 on weekends); or take DART to St. Paul station and walk 10 minutes
M-Line Trolley (Uptown Dallas)
5.0Dallas · 30 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Garages and street meters around Klyde Warren Park, or take DART to Cityplace station and transfer
Dallas Arboretum & Children's Adventure Garden
5.0Dallas · 30 min drive
4 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: On-site lot about $11–15 (cheaper prepaid online), lines after 10am on peak-season weekends
Autumn at the Arboretum pumpkin village
5.0Dallas · 30 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: On-site lot about $11–15, prepay online; long lines after 10am on October weekends
Grapevine Vintage Railroad
5.0Grapevine · 35 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$$ · Parking: Free lots and street parking around the Grapevine Main station
Dallas Zoo
5.0Dallas · 35 min drive
4 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Zoo lot about $12/car; or take the DART Red Line to Dallas Zoo station, right at the gate
Hall's Pumpkin Farm
5.0Grapevine · 35 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free grass parking next to the farm, lines on weekend afternoons
Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch
5.0Flower Mound · 35 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot, lines to get in on weekend afternoons
Haggard Library children's area (Plano)
5.0Plano · 10 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free library lot
Frisco Public Library (new building) children's area
5.0Frisco · 20 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot shared with the Frisco Discovery Center
Richardson Public Library children's area
5.0Richardson · 15 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free Civic Center lot
Allen Public Library children's area
5.0Allen · 15 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free library lot
Josey Ranch Lake Library children's area (Carrollton)
5.0Carrollton · 20 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free library lot
DART rail ride (Downtown Plano to Dallas)
5.0Plano · 5 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free lots at both Downtown Plano and Parker Rd stations
Sci-Tech Discovery Center
5.0Frisco · 20 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free lot at the Frisco Discovery Center
River Legacy Park & Living Science Center
5.0Arlington · 40 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Several free lots at the NW Green Oaks Blvd entrance
Preston Trail Farms (Big Orange Pumpkin Farm)
5.0Gunter · 40 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Big free farm lot along Preston Rd
NorthPark Center (Bookmarks children's library)
5.0Dallas · 25 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free mall lots and garages
Roy & Helen Hall Library children's area (McKinney)
5.0McKinney · 25 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free library lot and street parking downtown
Cozby Library children's area (Coppell)
5.0Coppell · 25 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free library lot
Dallas World Aquarium
5.0Dallas · 30 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Parking: Paid lots around the West End about $10–15; or DART to West End station and a 5-minute walk
Texas Discovery Gardens butterfly house (Fair Park)
5.0Dallas · 35 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Fair Park lots, free or cheap most of the year (except during the State Fair)
SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium
5.0Grapevine · 35 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$$ · Parking: Free parking at Grapevine Mills
Trinity Park riverside trail
5.0Fort Worth · 55 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lots along University Dr and Trinity Park Dr
Dream Park (Trinity Park)
5.0Fort Worth · 55 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot next to the playground on Trinity Park Dr
Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
4.0Plano · 15 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot at the Parker Rd entrance, usually full after 9am on weekends, with a wait when it is
Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve
4.0Plano · 10 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Several free lots along Los Rios Blvd and next to the Oak Point Recreation Center
Breckinridge Park
4.0Richardson · 10 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot at the Brand Rd entrance
Museum of the American Railroad
4.0Frisco · 20 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free parking at the museum entrance on Page St
Forest Park Miniature Railroad
5.0Fort Worth · 60 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free lot next to the Forest Park station (Colonial Pkwy)
Fort Worth Botanic Garden & Japanese Garden
5.0Fort Worth · 60 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free garden lot
Fort Worth Zoo
5.0Fort Worth · 60 min drive
4 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Zoo lot about $5/car
White Rock Lake loop
4.0Dallas · 30 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Several free lots including Winfrey Point, Bath House, and Big Thicket
Mustangs of Las Colinas & Mandalay Canal walk
4.0Irving · 30 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Garages around Williams Square, free on weekends, or street meters
Vitruvian Lights
5.0Addison · 15 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free street parking and apartment guest spots around Vitruvian Park, takes some circling on weekend evenings
Frisco Christmas in the Square light show
5.0Frisco · 20 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free garages and street parking around Frisco Square, arrive early on weekend evenings
Old City Park (Dallas Heritage Village)
4.0Dallas · 35 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot on the grounds (Gano St entrance)
Nash Farm
4.0Grapevine · 35 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free parking at the farm gate on Ball St
Grapevine Botanical Gardens at Heritage Park
4.0Grapevine · 35 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free park lot on Ball St
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
4.0McKinney · 25 min drive
3 h · carrier recommended
$ · Parking: Free sanctuary lot
Crayola Experience
4.0Plano · 15 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Free parking at the Shops at Willow Bend
Hidden Cove Park & Marina
4.0Frisco · 30 min drive
3 h · carrier recommended
$ · Parking: Per-car fee at the gate (about $10–15/car, check the website), parking included
Interurban Railway Museum
4.0Plano · 5 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free street parking in Downtown Plano and the DART station lot
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
5.0Fort Worth · 60 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Free Cultural District lot (Gendy St)
Blase Family Farm strawberry picking
5.0Rockwall · 35 min drive
1.5 h · carrier recommended
$ · Parking: Free grass parking at the farm
Trinity River Audubon Center
4.0Dallas · 40 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free lot at the center
Holiday at the Arboretum
5.0Dallas · 30 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$$ · Parking: On-site lot about $11–15, prepay online; evening tickets sold separately
Meadowmere Park (Grapevine Lake)
4.0Grapevine · 35 min drive
3 h · carrier recommended
Free · Parking: Per-car entry fee on peak-season weekends (about $10/car, check the website)
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
4.0Dallas · 30 min drive
4 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Museum garage and nearby lots about $10–15; or DART to West End station and a 10-minute walk
Frontiers of Flight Museum
4.0Dallas · 30 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free museum lot
LEGOLAND Discovery Center
4.0Grapevine · 35 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$$ · Parking: Free parking at Grapevine Mills
Fort Worth Stockyards & longhorn cattle drive
4.0Fort Worth · 55 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Paid lots nearby about $10–20/day, easy to find before 11am on weekends
Ray Roberts Lake State Park (Isle du Bois)
4.0Pilot Point · 55 min drive
4 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: State park lot; entry about $7/adult, under 12 free, reserving a day pass is recommended on summer weekends
Cedar Hill State Park (Joe Pool Lake)
4.0Cedar Hill · 50 min drive
4 h · carrier recommended
$ · Parking: State park lot; entry about $7/adult, under 12 free, reserving a day pass is recommended on summer weekends
Prairie Lights drive-through light show
5.0Grand Prairie · 45 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: You watch from the car, with a per-car fee of about $35–45 (check the website); the Holiday Village halfway through has a lot
Log Cabin Village
4.0Fort Worth · 60 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free lot at the village entrance
Little Elm Beach (Lewisville Lake)
4.0Little Elm · 30 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Little Elm Park lot, may charge a per-car parking fee on summer weekends (check the website)
LLELA Nature Preserve (Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area)
3.0Lewisville · 25 min drive
2.5 h · carrier recommended
$ · Parking: Per-person entry fee at the gate (about $5/person, little kids free, check the website), parking included
State Fair of Texas
3.0Dallas · 35 min drive
5 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Parking: Fair Park parking about $20–30 and very congested; strongly recommend taking the DART Green Line to Fair Park station
Spring Creek Nature Area
3.0Richardson · 10 min drive
1.5 h · carrier recommended
Free · Parking: Two small free lots at the Holford Rd and Renner Rd entrances
Dallas Museum of Art
3.0Dallas · 30 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Museum underground garage about $15, street meters nearby are cheap on weekends; Klyde Warren Park is right across the street
Dallas Zoo Lights
4.0Dallas · 35 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$$ · Parking: Zoo lot about $12/car; or the DART Red Line to Dallas Zoo station
Coppell Nature Park
3.0Coppell · 25 min drive
1.5 h · carrier recommended
Free · Parking: Free lot at the Freeport Pkwy entrance inside Wagon Wheel Park
Fort Worth Water Gardens
3.0Fort Worth · 55 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Paid garages and street meters around the convention center, cheap on weekends
Burgers Lake
4.0Fort Worth · 60 min drive
4 h · carrier recommended
$$ · Parking: Free lot on the grounds
Ennis Bluebonnet Trails
4.0Ennis · 60 min drive
3 h · carrier recommended
Free · Parking: Roadside on country roads; the Ennis Welcome Center has a lot and maps
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center
3.0Cedar Hill · 50 min drive
2 h · carrier recommended
Free · Parking: Free lot at the center
Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark
3.0Grand Prairie · 45 min drive
4 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Parking: Free park lot