Guides for weekends with kids around Seattle
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
- Tulips & blossomsSpring flowers with kids around Seattle: tulips, cherry blossoms and blossom walks4 places
- Berry pickingU-pick berries with kids around Seattle: blueberries, strawberries and raspberries4 places
- Pumpkin patchesPumpkin patches and the salmon run with kids around Seattle6 places
- Holiday lightsHoliday lights and festive outings with kids around Seattle5 places
- Snow playWhere to play in the snow with kids near Seattle3 places
By age
By weather & budget
By type
- HikesKid-friendly hikes and nature walks around Seattle16 places
- FarmsFarms with animals for kids around Seattle5 places
- PlaygroundsThe best playgrounds around Seattle9 places
- LibrariesLibraries with great kids' areas around Seattle7 places
- Lake & sea beachesLake beaches and sea beaches for kids around Seattle11 places
- TrainsTrains, light rail and ferries for kids around Seattle4 places
- GardensGardens worth visiting with kids around Seattle4 places
- Zoos & aquariumsZoos, aquariums and animal farms for kids around Seattle5 places
- MuseumsKid-friendly museums around Seattle7 places
By area
Every place, by type
Hike
- Ballard Locks and fish ladder
- Coal Creek Falls (Cougar Mountain)
- Discovery Park beach and lighthouse
- Franklin Falls
- Gold Creek Pond Loop
- Green Lake Loop
- Juanita Bay Park
- Mercer Slough Nature Park
- Mount Rainier National Park (Paradise)
- Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
- Point Defiance Park (Owen Beach + Five Mile Drive)
- Saint Edward State Park
- Seward Park old-growth loop
- Snoqualmie Falls
- Tradition Lake Loop (Tiger Mountain)
- Twin Falls Trail (Olallie State Park)
Farm
Playground
Library
Beach
Train
Garden
Zoo
Museum
Seasonal
- Bob's Corn & Pumpkin Farm
- Craven Farm pumpkin patch
- Garden d'Lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden
- Harvold Berry Farm strawberry picking
- Hyak Sno-Park sledding
- Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
- Larsen Lake blueberry u-pick
- Serres Farm pumpkin patch
- Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
- Snowflake Lane holiday parade
- UW Quad cherry blossoms
- WildLanterns (Woodland Park Zoo)
- Zoolights (Point Defiance Zoo)