Things to Do with Kids in Palo Alto, CA

  • TripBuzz found 631 things to do with kids in or near Palo Alto, California, including 610 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Los Altos and Cupertino.
  • From Junior Museum & Zoo to Rinconada Pool, the Palo Alto area offers 127 different types of family activities, including: Parks, Nature & Wildlife Areas, Movie Theaters and Hiking Trails.
  • Only an hour from San Francisco, Palo Alto, CA is home to parts of Stanford University and many technological research centers. Palo Alto is considered by some to be the technology capital of the country with its many prominent headquarters including Xerox, Amazon.com's A9.com, Hewlett-Packard, and Tesla Motors among many others.
  • TripBuzz found 631 things to do with kids in or near Palo Alto, California, including 610 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Los Altos and Cupertino.
  • From Junior Museum & Zoo to Rinconada Pool, the Palo Alto area offers 127 different types of family activities, including: Parks, Nature & Wildlife Areas, Movie Theaters and Hiking Trails.
  • Only an hour from San Francisco, Palo Alto, CA is home to parts of Stanford University and many technological research centers. Palo Alto is considered by some to be the technology capital of the country with its many prominent headquarters including Xerox, Amazon.com's A9.com, Hewlett-Packard, and Tesla Motors among many others.
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34.4 Miles
91% 75 votes
Beaches 701 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 MoreLess Info
All kinds of wildlife are found at Lighthouse Field State Beach including the black swift, monarch butterflies and sea lions. The beach is popular with dog owners and surfers and is even home to a surfing museum.
34.4 Miles
100% 6 votes
Scenic Railroads Tiburon, CA MoreLess Info
Located in Angel Island State Park, Perimeter Road is a 5 mile trail with several sight seeing locations with views of the bay. Visitors often spot wildlife like deer. The trail has a picnic area.
34.4 Miles
73% 11 votes
Visitor Centers Tiburon, CA MoreLess Info
Situated next to a bay, Tiburon Peninsula Chamber of Commerce provides a scenic location to enjoy the ocean views. The streets are made from cobblestone, and are filled with restaurants and gift shops.
34.4 Miles
91% 22 votes
Children's Play Area 2256 Oak Grove Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 MoreLess Info
Ranked as the #1 Children's Fitness Program by Entrepreneur Magazine, My Gym Children's Fitness Center is a gym offering a large selection of recreational activities. Exercise classes, birthday party hosting, and recreational programs are among the services offered.
34.4 Miles
33% 3 votes
Sports Facilities/Fields 1 Santa Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 MoreLess Info
Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District - Adult Sports offers basketball, bocce, flag football, cornhole, soccer, softball and volleyball. Leagues are seasonal with different levels of competition and both a regular season and playoffs.
34.4 Miles
100% 1 votes
Parks 2 Santa Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 MoreLess Info
Renovated in 2014, Pleasant Oaks Park has spacious fields for baseball, including several baseball diamonds and batting cages. The park also has a picnic area and a large, grassy field for outdoor activities.
34.5 Miles
86% 307 votes
Specialty Museums West Cliff Drive at Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, CA MoreLess Info
The water is warm at the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum. Surfers and beach babies enjoy the many exhibits dedicated to board design, safety practices and the physics behind successful surfing.
34.5 Miles
74% 35 votes
Lighthouses Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 MoreLess Info
In 1986, the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum opened inside the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse. It is one of the oldest museums in the world dedicated to surfing, and visitors can see how surfboards progressed from huge paddleboards to modern surfboards, along with surf club patches, surf movie posters, and wetsuits,
34.5 Miles
86% 7 votes
History Museums 7605-B Old Dominion Court, Aptos, CA 95003 MoreLess Info
Focused on preserving the history of the small area of Aptos and its surrounding hills and beaches is the Aptos History Museum. The museum features a curated collection of historical photographs, artifacts and documentation of the areas past.
34.5 Miles
100% 15 votes
National & State Parks Rosie the Riveter WWII National Historical Park, 1111 Melville Sq, Richmond, CA 94804 MoreLess Info
The Rosie the Riveter Outdoor Memorial is a public park and historical site made in honor of the sacrifices civilians made on the WWII home front. Visitors commonly enjoy biking, hiking or learning about local history during their trip.
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