Where to go this weekend with kids around Seattle and the Eastside
In season now: Pumpkin patches and the salmon run with kids around Seattle →40 places for this weekend
Saint Edward State Park
5.0Kenmore · 20 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: State park lot, Discover Pass required
Kelsey Creek Farm Park
5.0Bellevue · 7 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Farrel-McWhirter Farm Park
5.0Redmond · 15 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Bellevue Square Kids Cove
5.0Bellevue · 5 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Mall garage free for the first 3 hours
Funtastic Playtorium
5.0Bellevue · 10 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Free at the Factoria mall
Bellevue Library kids' area
5.0Bellevue · 5 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free underground garage
Redmond Library kids' area
5.0Redmond · 10 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Sammamish Library kids' area
5.0Sammamish · 15 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Ride the Link 2 Line
5.0Bellevue · 5 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free at the South Bellevue station park and ride; Bellevue Downtown station is walkable
KidsQuest Children's Museum
5.0Bellevue · 5 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Free in the Bellevue Library garage (the museum is next door)
Seattle Monorail
5.0Seattle · 25 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Garages around Westlake about $15-25/day; or the Seattle Center garage
Ferry to Bainbridge Island
5.0Seattle · 25 min drive
3.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Garages near Colman Dock about $20/day; 10-minute walk from Pioneer Square light rail station
Seattle Aquarium
5.0Seattle · 25 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$$$ · Parking: Waterfront garages about $15-25; 10-minute walk from Symphony light rail station
Seattle Children's Museum
5.0Seattle · 25 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Seattle Center garage about $15-25/day
Snoqualmie Falls
5.0Snoqualmie · 30 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot across the road (with a footbridge), expect a wait on weekend afternoons
Northwest Railway Museum train ride
5.0Snoqualmie · 30 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Free street parking around the old depot
Woodland Park Zoo
5.0Seattle · 30 min drive
4 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Parking: Zoo lot about $8-10; free street parking nearby but hard to find
Imagine Children's Museum
5.0Everett · 35 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Metered street parking or nearby garages (the museum validates for a discount)
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
5.0Tacoma · 45 min drive
4 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Parking: Free lot
Children's Museum of Tacoma
5.0Tacoma · 45 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Nearby metered street parking / museum district garages
Garden d'Lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden
5.0Bellevue · 7 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$ · Parking: Botanical garden and Wilburton Hill Park lots, with a shuttle on holiday weekends
Tradition Lake Loop (Tiger Mountain)
4.0Issaquah · 15 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: High Point trailhead; Discover Pass required ($10/day or $30/year)
Kirkland Library kids' area
4.0Kirkland · 15 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free underground garage / Peter Kirk Park lot
Issaquah Library kids' area
4.0Issaquah · 15 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Lake Hills Library kids' area
4.0Bellevue · 10 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Bellevue Botanical Garden
4.0Bellevue · 7 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Washington Park Arboretum
4.0Seattle · 20 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot at the Graham Visitors Center; separate lot for the Japanese Garden
Cougar Mountain Zoo
4.0Issaquah · 15 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Free lot
Museum of Flight
4.0Tukwila · 20 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Parking: Free lot
Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
4.0Issaquah · 15 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free street parking at the hatchery and in old town (except Salmon Days weekend)
WildLanterns (Woodland Park Zoo)
5.0Seattle · 30 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$$ · Parking: Zoo lot about $8-10
Seattle Central Library children's center
4.0Seattle · 25 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Library garage about $7/hour (cheaper on Sundays); 5-minute walk from Pioneer Square light rail station
Volunteer Park Conservatory and water tower
4.0Seattle · 25 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: Free street parking inside the park
Pacific Science Center
4.0Seattle · 25 min drive
3 h · stroller-friendly
$$$ · Parking: Seattle Center garage about $15-25/day
Burke Museum of Natural History
4.0Seattle · 25 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: UW campus lots about $5-8 on weekends
Kubota Garden
4.0Seattle · 20 min drive
1.5 h · carrier recommended
Free · Parking: Free lot
Zoolights (Point Defiance Zoo)
5.0Tacoma · 45 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly · reservation needed
$$ · Parking: Free zoo lot
Snowflake Lane holiday parade
4.0Bellevue · 5 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Bellevue Square / Lincoln Square garages free for the first 3 hours (very full during the holidays)
Coal Creek Falls (Cougar Mountain)
3.0Newcastle · 15 min drive
2 h · carrier recommended
Free · Parking: Free at the Red Town trailhead, tight after 9am on weekends
Twin Falls Trail (Olallie State Park)
3.0North Bend · 40 min drive
2.5 h · carrier recommended
$ · Parking: State park lot, Discover Pass required