Things to do with kids in Bellevue
Bellevue may be one of the most family-friendly downtowns in the country: a big playground, a children's museum, a library, a lake beach and a mall all within walking distance, and a free farm, a botanical garden and wetland boardwalks ten minutes by car.
Inspiration Playground at Downtown Park, KidsQuest and the Bellevue Library sit side by side, so sun or rain is covered; walk down to the beach at Meydenbauer Bay, or drive east to Kelsey Creek Farm and the suspension bridge at the botanical garden. In the rainy season, Kids Cove on the third floor of Bellevue Square and Funtastic Playtorium in Factoria; in summer, the Crossroads spray park and blueberry picking at Larsen Lake; and in December, Snowflake Lane after dark.
- 16 places
- 12 free
- 16 stroller-friendly
- closest is 5 min away
16 places
Drive times from Bellevue
Bellevue Downtown Park & Inspiration Playground
5.0Bellevue · 5 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Small free park lot (often full); Bellevue Square garage free for the first 3 hours
Bellevue Square Kids Cove
5.0Bellevue · 5 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Mall garage free for the first 3 hours
Bellevue Library kids' area
5.0Bellevue · 5 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free underground garage
Meydenbauer Bay Park
5.0Bellevue · 5 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free park lot (small, full on weekend afternoons)
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
$$ · Parking: Free in the Bellevue Library garage (the museum is next door)
Mercer Slough Nature Park
4.0Bellevue · 5 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot at Winters House (2102 Bellevue Way SE)
Kelsey Creek Farm Park
5.0Bellevue · 7 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Bellevue Botanical Garden
4.0Bellevue · 7 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Crossroads Park spray park
5.0Bellevue · 10 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Grass Lawn Park
5.0Redmond · 10 min drive
1.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Marymoor Park
5.0Redmond · 10 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
$ · Parking: $1/day inside the park (pay station)
Luther Burbank Park
5.0Mercer Island · 10 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Funtastic Playtorium
5.0Bellevue · 10 min drive
2 h · stroller-friendly
$$ · Parking: Free at the Factoria mall
Redmond Library kids' area
5.0Redmond · 10 min drive
1 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot
Idylwood Beach Park
5.0Redmond · 10 min drive
2.5 h · stroller-friendly
Free · Parking: Free lot, full after 11am on summer weekends
💡 Good to know
- The Bellevue Square and Lincoln Square garages are free for the first 3 hours, the easiest parking downtown.