San Francisco Bay Area family weekend planner
San Francisco Bay Area parks and outdoor spots for kids
Family-friendly parks, playgrounds, regional open space and outdoor adventures across San Francisco, the Peninsula, the East Bay, and the South Bay. Browse 30 family-friendly spots and 40 upcoming events on FamHop.
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Upcoming parks & outdoors
- Mindful Movement · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Skyline Ridge Preserve, Los Altos
- Mini Miners · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Black Diamond Mines, Antioch
- Sea Squirts: Busy Bees! · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Crown Beach, Alameda
- All Abilities Day · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Ardenwood, Fremont
- Children's Fairyland · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Children's Fairyland, Oakland · $$
- Fish Feeding · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Crown Beach, Alameda
- Children's Fairyland · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Children's Fairyland, Oakland · $$
- Boat to Brooks · Friday, May 15, 2026
Brooks Island, Berkeley
- Spring Morning Leisure Paddle · Friday, May 15, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr., Oakland
- Children's Fairyland · Friday, May 15, 2026
Children's Fairyland, Oakland · $$
- Story Time · Friday, May 15, 2026
Crown Beach, Alameda
- Good Night Farm · Friday, May 15, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
- Happy Hour Qigong Hike · Friday, May 15, 2026
Monte Bello Preserve, Los Altos
- Wildlife Volunteers: Tern Town Team Colony Monitors Training · Friday, May 15, 2026
Reinhardt Redwood, Oakland
- Bird Exploration · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Shadow Cliffs, Pleasanton
- Boat to Brooks · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Brooks Island, Berkeley
- Archery Introduction · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Roberts, Oakland
- National Love A Tree Day · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Del Valle, Livermore
- Children's Fairyland · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Children's Fairyland, Oakland · $$
- Don Edwards SF Bay NWR — family programs · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Don Edwards SF Bay NWR, Fremont · Free
- Waterbird Clean-Up · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Waterbird, Martinez
- WWW: Wildflowers, Wandering & Wine · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Picchetti Ranch Preserve, Los Altos
- Coal Mine Experience · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Black Diamond Mines, Antioch
- Creature Feature · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
- Meet The Chickens · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Ardenwood, Fremont
- California Bees · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Coyote Hills, Fremont
- Delta Discovery Craft · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Big Break, Oakley
- Coal Mine Experience · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Black Diamond Mines, Antioch
- Wooly Lambs · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Ardenwood, Fremont
- Archery Introduction · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Roberts, Oakland
- Coal Mine Experience · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Black Diamond Mines, Antioch
- Drawing Ardenwood Plants · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Ardenwood, Fremont
- Gyotaku Fish Prints · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Del Valle, Livermore
- Wild Explorations · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
- Fish Feeding · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Crown Beach, Alameda
- Good Night Farm · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
- Fish on the Beach- Grunion · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Crown Beach, Alameda
- The Early Birder Sees the Bird · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Coyote Hills, Fremont
- Infinite Wonders · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Sierra Azul Preserve, Los Altos
- Deer Valley Landbank Tour · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Deer Valley, Brentwood
Parks & outdoors spots
- Coit Tower · San Francisco
View stop in San Francisco.
- SkyTerrace · San Mateo
View stop in San Mateo.
- Outdoor Terrace · San Mateo
View stop in San Mateo.
- Koshland Park · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Community Garden · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Golden Gate & Steiner Mini Park · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Japan Town Peace Plaza · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Raymond Kimbell Playground · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Sergeant John Macaulay Park · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Alta Plaza Park · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Mission Creek Park · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Yerba Buena Gardens · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Bayfront Park · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Ina Coolbrith Park · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Salesforce Park · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Bernal Heights Park · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Francisco Park · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Glen Canyon Park · San Francisco
Outside hangout in San Francisco.
- Immigrant Point Overlook · San Francisco
View stop in San Francisco.
- Colma Historical Park · Daly City
Outside hangout in Daly City.
- Sterling Park · Daly City
Outside hangout in Daly City.
- Estuary Park · Alameda
Outside hangout in Alameda.
- Acta Non Verba - West Oakland Farm Park · Oakland
Outside hangout in Oakland.
- Golden State Bonsai Garden · Oakland
Outside hangout in Oakland.
- San Pablo Park · Berkeley
Outside hangout in Berkeley.
- Charlie Dorr Mini Park · Berkeley
Outside hangout in Berkeley.
- George Florence Park · Berkeley
Outside hangout in Berkeley.
- James Kenney Park · Berkeley
Outside hangout in Berkeley.
- Malcolm X School Park · Berkeley
Outside hangout in Berkeley.
- Spiral Gardens · Berkeley
Outside hangout in Berkeley.