Guides for weekends with kids around Dallas
Hand-picked lists for the way parents actually plan a weekend: by your kid's age, the weather, your budget, the kind of outing, or where you live. Every place links to full details — drive time, stroller notes, parking and tips.
In season
- Bluebonnets & bloomsSpring flowers with kids around Dallas: tulips, bluebonnets and spring farms5 places
- Summer splash & ACDallas summer with kids: where to get wet and where to find air conditioning6 places
- Pumpkin patchesPumpkin patches and the State Fair with kids around Dallas5 places
- Holiday lightsHoliday lights and Christmas outings with kids around Dallas6 places
By age
By weather & budget
By type
- HikesTrails kids can actually finish around Dallas17 places
- FarmsFarms and historic farmsteads for kids around Dallas5 places
- PlaygroundsThe best playgrounds for kids around Dallas10 places
- LibrariesLibraries with the best children's areas in Dallas's northern suburbs7 places
- Lake beachesLake beaches near Dallas for kids6 places
- TrainsTrains, trolleys and miniature railroads for kids around Dallas5 places
- GardensGardens and botanic gardens to visit with kids around Dallas4 places
- ZoosZoos, aquariums and wildlife parks for kids around Dallas6 places
- MuseumsChildren's museums and science centers for kids around Dallas7 places
By area
Every place, by type
Hike
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
- Bob Woodruff Park lakeside trail
- Breckinridge Park
- Cedar Ridge Preserve
- Coppell Nature Park
- Dinosaur Valley State Park dinosaur tracks
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center
- Fort Worth Water Gardens
- LLELA Nature Preserve (Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area)
- Mustangs of Las Colinas & Mandalay Canal walk
- Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve
- River Legacy Park & Living Science Center
- Spring Creek Nature Area
- Towne Lake Recreation Area
- Trinity Park riverside trail
- Trinity River Audubon Center
- White Rock Lake loop
Farm
Playground
Library
- Allen Public Library children's area
- Cozby Library children's area (Coppell)
- Frisco Public Library (new building) children's area
- Haggard Library children's area (Plano)
- Josey Ranch Lake Library children's area (Carrollton)
- Richardson Public Library children's area
- Roy & Helen Hall Library children's area (McKinney)
Beach
Train
Garden
Zoo
Museum
Seasonal
- Autumn at the Arboretum pumpkin village
- Blase Family Farm strawberry picking
- Dallas Zoo Lights
- Ennis Bluebonnet Trails
- Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark
- Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch
- Frisco Christmas in the Square light show
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm
- Hawaiian Falls waterpark
- Holiday at the Arboretum
- Prairie Lights drive-through light show
- State Fair of Texas
- Vitruvian Lights