Explore California with kids ⋆ Things to do in California with kids and family while on vacation. We travel around golden state exploring best spots to see with children. See out checklist guide to Redding, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Palm Springs.

Paradise Falls ~ Wildwood Park

nlike all the other waterfall hikes we’ve been on around Los Angeles this one actually has water!

Turtle bay Exploration park Redding

… we completely restructured our schedule placing Turtle Bay Exploration park Museum at the top of the list.

El paseo galleries palm desert

‘A little rodeo drive of the desert, a place uninhabitable for 5-6 month out of the year El passeo is one of a kind top of spot in all of California.

La porte rose – The pink door

easy, a bit weird, yet entertaining to snap a few magazine-flat images for the portfolio. La porte rose was one of my favorite

Dawson Cole art gallery Carmel

The gallery in Carmel-by-the-sea is the second most impressive out of three.

Bay Area from Plane’s wing

Best way to see SF Bay area is from the Plane’s wing

Mt Diablo ~ Contra Costa County

One of the top 5 State Park in all of California

Camelot Golfland ~ Anaheim

Awesome absolutely inexpensive place for parents with kids of all ages!

Fort Ross winery | Sonoma

Winery that has nothing to do with Fort Ross

Fort Ross ~ Sonoma County

Once upon a time, in 1812, a Russian-American company established a trading post on the shore of the Pacific Ocean in California.

The Huntington Library Botanical Garden

Pasadena annual rose bowl parade

After visiting the little town several times now we wouldn’t say that the city is particularly child oriented.

Santa Cruz Sea Lions

Some pics of sea lions from the Santa Cruz Wharf

Dawson Cole gallery Palm Desert

Dawson Cole gallery – a breath of inspiration !

Hsi Lai – coming to the West

Our son really enjoyed wondering around the temple looking at the various statues.

Yosemite Valley | California

we’ve never realized how impressive the Yosemite valley itself really is until we decided to walk it on foot…

Crissy Field Next | San Francisco

Perhaps one of the least publicized and yet one of the cleanest beaches in all of SF – Crissy Field is a pleasant place to walk off a lunch. There are kite surfers, foil surfers and other surf board aficionados

Sentinel Dome Panorama ~ Yosemite

The color run | California

The most vibrant 5k race of your life is equal parts insane, silly, and fun

Blu home model Mare Island

An interesting solution of fabricated house for insane Bay Area housing crisis

Point Dume Hike ~ Malibu

Perhaps one of the most underrated yet one of the most picturesque hikes in all of Southern California

Pirate festival Vallejo for Father’s day

Spend Father’s day at the Pirates Fest in Vallejo where you and your kids will enjoy the time together

Baker Beach With Family

Absolutely gorgeous seascape from east to west with refreshing sea breeze – probably anyone’s idea of paradise

The Original flower market on Mother’s Day

STOP right there! The Original flower market is closed on Sundays so you might want to go there on Saturday instead, the day before 2019 Mother’s day.

Fullerton Arboretum | Orange County

This place is so awesome we almost wanted to keep it all to ourselves.

REI Catalina Island Campout

Discovery Cube | Anaheim

The place is pretty spacious with a lot of engaging exhibits where you can try things with your hands.

Sequoia NP Checklist

Short useful Sequoia NP Checklist including locations in Kings Canyon National Park off of HWY 198 and Hwy 180

Pixieland Amusement Park | Concord

The theme park in Concord is specifically designed for the little ones and probably would be ideal for kids up to age of 10.

Contra Costa County | California

A country so different from the rest of San Francisco Bay Area that for a minute you may think that you teleported to rolling hills of central Texas or Sonoma

Lost in Joshua Tree National Park | California

A vast expanse of space so open somehow manages to hide the most unique attributes in plane sight. Joshua Tree National Park

Lake Arrowhead Village | California

Winter in southern California means that you can go surf and snowboard within the same day!

Temescal canyon Viewpoint

Hike the trails in the moonlight, coupled with the light pollution from LA and Santa Monica you’d be able to see everything at night just as clear as during the day.

Billion dollar beach in Malibu

You don’t have to be a Billionaire to have your own private beach on the shores of Pacific Ocean in the heart of Malibu! What? Seriously, you don’t!

Cypress Tree Tunnel | California

One of the most intriguing places in Northern California is Cypress Tree Tunnel within the Point Reyes National Seashore park.

Pepperdine University Park | Malibu

There’s an atypical site of forever green carpeted landscape overlooking the Malibu cliffs over the Pacific Ocean along Pacific Coast highway. What is this place? Why is it so unusual?

California’s tiniest playground – Sea View Park

Located on the top of the hill overlooking Dana point harbor this is California’s tiniest playground with the bourgeoisiest view ever imaginable.

Super Bloom Walker Canyon | California

I forgot work, worries, just about everything when my foot stepped out of the car as my pupil contracted from all the bright poppies petals burning all the way into my retina.

Lake Siskiyou | Mt Shasta

Sometimes you need to take a step back to realize the how grand some of the California’s natural monuments are. Mt. Shasta is one of those nature’s obelisks that you have look at and simple marvel.